Taking Social Stock

Taking Social Stock

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  • Episode 2: Science schmience, let’s talk money and climate change

    Parts of California, Oregon, and Washington are on fire as a result of climate change. This week we talk about how some pretty diverse voices have come together to speak out about how natural disasters, like these wildfires, could bring financial devastation to people and businesses across the world.  The countdown is on, and we could either win big or lose it all.  


    Article: Federal Report Warns of Financial Havoc From Climate Change
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/climate/climate-change-financial-markets.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap

    Linked in the NYT article: Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System

    24 min
  • Episode 1 - School is back in session, kinda

    The pandemic didn't end this summer and now students are returning to campus. Our first article discusses the unique challenges being faced by educators of students with additional educational needs. Our second article discusses the closure of college campuses and the impact of students returning to their home communities after a short stay on campus.

    Article 1: https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-08-28/for-special-needs-students-online-education-exposes-divides

    Article 2: https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-send-students-home-as-outbreaks-worsen-are-they-creating-a-new-coronavirus-threat-11599471000?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=16

    Also mentioned - Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. Highly recommended book

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    22 min

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Taking Social Stock podcast is a weekly show hosted by Andrew and Heather. In this podcast they discuss the people-centric topics facing business and society from the perspectives of an MBA and an…