For the first time in human history, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is 415 ppm. But what does that mean? Are we doomed to suffocate under a blanket of carbon, slowly cooking to death as the planet melts away beneath us? It’s not quite that bad, but it does not bode well for humanity.
Listen, and head over to NY Mag and read David Wallace Wells’ article The Uninhabitable Earth. It’s masterfully written and utterly terrifying.
Why do we have clean air regulations?
Is alcohol poison?
Why is raccoon scat deadly?
Should we make a humanzee?
What is CRISPR? With Sam Sternberg
Can you teach a computer to talk? With Kelly Davis
Is fusion power right around the corner?
Are we doomed to nuclear apocalypse?
Can you clone your dog?
How do crawdads clone themselves?
Are mole rats immortal?
What are Spectre and Meltdown?
What is CRISPR? With Amy Koski at OHSU
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast
Museum of the Missing
Strange by Nature Podcast
Sasquatch Chronicles
Hidden Brain