Climate Solutions with Project Drawdown - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 718
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2019-04-24

What are some solutions to climate change? Find out on the This Week in Science news Podcast (TWIS) with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich and Justin Jackson, and our special interview guest, Dr. Jonathan Foley of Project Drawdown! Science news you can use!

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Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories:

(0:00) - Recording Start 
(0:33) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki
(0:58) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! 
(2:28) - Opening Theme Music
(3:02) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines.

(4:45) - Interview w/ Dr. Jonathan Foley

Dr. Jonathan Foley, the Executive director of Project Drawdown, is a world-renowned environmental scientist, sustainability expert, author, and public speaker. His work is focused on understanding our changing planet, and finding new solutions to sustain the climate, ecosystems, and natural resources we all depend on.

(5:18) - It's wonderful to get you on so close to Earth Day! Did you celebrate? Dr. Kiki

[Ed. Note — YouTube does not give us enough room for the whole interview, find all those notes, here — http://bit.ly/twis-jonathan-foley-interview.]

(47:05) - Where can people find out more about you?

https://www.drawdown.org/
https://globalecoguy.org/
Twitter - @GlobalEcoGuy, @ProjectDrawdown
https://www.facebook.com/globalecoguy
https://www.facebook.com/projectdrawdown/
https://www.instagram.com/globalecoguy/
https://www.instagram.com/projectdrawdown/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-foley-182808b9/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-drawdown/

(47:46) - Thank you's & interview wrap-up. Dr Kiki

(48:33) - And we're at the break!
(48:50) - Half-Time Theme Music - "Our 1st Assumptions Were Correct" by Jake Mann from his album, "Daytime Ghost." https://apple.co/2G3ERxV

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(53:27) - Interstitial Music

(54:05) - And we're back from the break!

(54:12) - What has Science done for ME, lately?
TWIS Minion Todd Barnell shares how listening to a recent TWIS Interview grabbed him up short and forced him to re-evaluate my perceptions.
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(59:16) - Genetic study homes in on height’s heritability mystery, Dr. Kiki - https://go.nature.com/2W62lvc
(1:08:49) - Brain Implant Can Say What You’re Thinking, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/brain-implant

See also - Columbia engineers translate brain signals directly into speech - http://bit.ly/brain-implant-2

(1:19:32) - 'Catastrophic' breeding failure at one of world's largest emperor penguin colonies, Justin - http://bit.ly/penguin-breeding-fail
(1:22:53) - Reindeer adapt to climate change by eating seaweed, Justin - http://bit.ly/reindeer-climate-change

(1:25:42) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:25:55) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:26:17) - Good mousekeeping: En suite bathroom makes for happier mice, Blair - http://bit.ly/good-mousekeeping
(1:32:24) - Glowing millipede genitalia help scientists tell species apart, Blair - http://bit.ly/glowing-millipede-genetalia 

Quick Science Bytes! — 

(1:40:04) - Scientists Discover 1.8 Million Hidden Southern California Earthquakes, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/hidden-earthquakes 
(1:41:30) - NASA’s InSight Lander Captures Audio of First Likely ‘Quake’ on Mars, Dr. Kiki - https://go.nasa.gov/2Pqr4b9
(1:43:33) - Seven seconds of Spiderman viewing yields a 20% phobia symptom reduction, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/spidey-reduces-phobia 
(1:45:25) - The secret to a stable society? A steady supply of beer doesn't hurt, Justin - http://bit.ly/stability-through-beer

(1:50:34) - Show wrap up 

(1:51:08) - Thank you’s to our generous Patreon sponsors.

(1:54:39) - End Theme

(1:58:09) - The After Show! - An Australian Baby to Announce! Long time listener & TWIS Minion from Down Under Pamela had a baby. Congrats Pamela & welcome baby girl! It's been a long, long day for Blair.... and much much more...