This Is Science with Jess Phoenix

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This Is Science with Jess Phoenix episodes

October 06, 2020 Ep. 94: The Racist History of Race Science
Author Angela Saini discusses biological myths and racist biases in the sciences from past to present
29 min
September 22, 2020 Ep. 93: The Cascading Disasters of Wildfire Season
Climate scientist and Bay Area resident Dr. Kristy Dahl discusses how global warming is fueling wildfire season and its impacts on the most vulnerable.
29 min
September 08, 2020 Ep. 92: Energy Storage Technology Will Ramp Up Renewables
Dr. Elena Krieger explains how an unsung technology can increase reliable access to clean energy
29 min
August 18, 2020 Ep. 91: The Afterlife of Electric Car Batteries
When electric vehicles start retiring, what happens to their batteries? Transportation expert Hanjiro Ambrose discusses the importance of recycling EV batteries.
29 min
August 04, 2020 Ep. 7: Los huracanes son más fuertes con el cambio climático y complican respuesta al COVID-19
La Dra. Astrid Caldas de UCS habla sobre los retos que tendrán que enfrentar las comunidades cuando choquen los huracanes con las áreas más afectadas por COVID-19
29 min
August 04, 2020 Ep. 90: Climate Change Brings Stronger Hurricanes and Threatens Pandemic Response
Senior climate scientist Dr. Astrid Caldas discusses the connections between climate change and more intense hurricanes and underscores the challenges when they converge with COVID-19.
29 min
July 28, 2020 Ep. 89: Voting During a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the 2020 Election, Part 2
Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner explains how science can keep us safe when casting our votes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
29 min
July 21, 2020 Ep. 88: Voting During a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the 2020 Election, Part 1
Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner explains how science can keep us safe when casting our votes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
29 min
July 07, 2020 Ep. 87: The Deadliest Intersection: COVID-19, Air Pollution, and Racism
Scientist and lawyer Dr. Adrienne Hollis connects the dots of the pandemic, and why a disproportionate number of Black and Brown people are dying.
29 min
June 23, 2020 Ep. 86: Science Is Not Immune to Racism (and That Includes Us)
A message from our host.
6 min

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This Is Science with Jess Phoenix is the official podcast of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Jess brings her experience as a volcanologist and science communicator to the mic through science…