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Aug 2022
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Cosmic Queries – Predicting Earth’s Clim...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What can the climate on Venus tell us about Earth? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer questions about climate modeling, the state of climate change, and future predictions with climate scientist, Kate Marvel. 

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