Future of Life Institute Podcast

The Unexpected Side Effects of Climate Change with Fran Moore and Nick Obradovich


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It’s not just about the natural world. The side effects of climate change remain relatively unknown, but we can expect a warming world to impact every facet of our lives. In fact, as recent research shows, global warming is already affecting our mental and physical well-being, and this impact will only increase. Climate change could decrease the efficacy of our public safety institutions. It could damage our economies. It could even impact the way that we vote, potentially altering our democracies themselves. Yet even as these effects begin to appear, we’re already growing numb to the changing climate patterns behind them, and we’re failing to act.
In honor of Earth Day, this month’s podcast focuses on these side effects and what we can do about them. Ariel spoke with Dr. Nick Obradovich, a research scientist at the MIT Media Lab, and Dr. Fran Moore, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis. They study the social and economic impacts of climate change, and they shared some of their most remarkable findings.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
- How getting used to climate change may make it harder for us to address the issue
- The social cost of carbon
- The effect of temperature on mood, exercise, and sleep
- The effect of temperature on public safety and democratic processes
- Why it’s hard to get people to act
- What we can all do to make a difference
- Why we should still be hopeful
...more
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