Billions of dollars are donated every year from the fortunes of people who’ve died but are using their wills to influence our world from beyond the grave. Some of these zombie donors left instructions that are racist, classist, or just silly. So how do we free ourselves from the grip of the undead?Ray’s book: Immortality and the Law: The Rising Power of the ... Show More
Jan 2022
La géoingénierie solaire doit-elle être utilisée pour refroidir la Terre ?
Les dernières décisions prises par la COP 26, en novembre dernier, pour limiter le réchauffement climatique de la planète ont paru insuffisantes à beaucoup d'observateurs. Aussi de nombreux projets, basés sur le concept de la géo-ingéniérie, voient-ils le jour pour tenter de refr ... Show More
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Sep 2023
Stopping geoengineering, by accident
Solar geoengineering is a hot (er, cool?) topic these days. One method involves injecting a form of sulfur into the atmosphere to reflect solar radiation and help reduce global temperatures. But it could also cause unpredictable changes to ozone, rainfall, and ecosystems. So when ... Show More
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Apr 2024
An Engineering Experiment to Cool the Earth
Decades of efforts to cut carbon emissions have failed to significantly slow the rate of global warming, so scientists are now turning to bolder approaches.Christopher Flavelle, who writes about climate change for The Times, discusses efforts to engineer our way out of the climat ... Show More
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Jul 2020
Introducing How to Save a Planet
Does climate change freak you out? Want to know what we, collectively, can do about it? Us too. How to Save a Planet is a podcast that asks the big questions: what do we need to do to solve the climate crisis, and how do we get it done? Join us, journalist Alex Blumberg and scien ... Show More
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