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Apr 2021
46m 39s

Climate Science! With NASA's Gavin Schmi...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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How do we fix climate change? In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with Sr. Advisor on Climate Science at NASA, Gavin Schmidt, for the Youth Climate Summit to answer questions about climate change. 
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