Climate Quandaries
A podcast about the Big Philosophical Questions raised by climate science, featuring in-depth conversations with climate scientists. We traverse the personal-professional interface to explore how scientists personally see the state of the field and the value of their work, and reckon with what it all means — from the long-term global level to individual decision-making.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
S3E4: Peter Kalmus
In this episode, Peter and I discuss, among other things:
bringing emotion into science and science communication;
the ethics of environmental solutions;
climate science in the sweep of history;
and his …
S3E3: Nicola Maher
In this episode, Nicola and I discuss, among other things:
finding meaning in a flood of data;
alternative visions for research proposals;
the value of personal connections;
and how we’re all products of…
S3E2: Corey Lesk
In this episode, Corey and I discuss, among other things:
the status and future of international science;
a Canadian perspective on environmental challenges;
the skewing effects of top-tier journals;
and…
S3E1: Jonathan Buzan
In this episode, Jonathan and I discuss, among other things:
international mobility of people, data, and ideas;
AI-driven advances;
the intimate relationship between basic and applied science;
and practi…
S2E4: Zack Labe
In this episode, Zack and I discuss, among other things:
crossovers between weather and climate mindsets;
balancing data transparency and potential misinterpretation;
making sense of the flood of sci…
S2E3: Lisa Thalheimer-Prezyna
In this episode, Lisa and I discuss, among other things:
the complexities of climate-related migration;
effective science communication and partnerships;
the ultimate purpose of impact and attributio…
S2E2: Tom Matthews
In this episode, Tom and I discuss, among other things:
studying climate impacts in a complex world;
evaluating existential threats;
science as a sociocultural pursuit;
and the ethical implications o…
S2E1: Roop Singh
In this episode, Roop and I discuss, among other things:
the Red Cross Red Crescent’s work on the front lines of climate risk;
reckoning with unprecedented events in cultural-historical context;
int…
S1E4: Peter Gibson
In this episode, Peter and I discuss, among other things:
thinking beyond 2100;
climate-impacts science for island nations;
the instinctive appeal of science and the importance of scientific litera…
S1E3: Arianna Varuolo-Clarke
In this episode, Arianna and I discuss, among other things:
communicating climate variability and change;
the merits of highly targeted climate risk information;
balancing research and activism;
an…
S1E2: Marleen de Ruiter
In this episode, Marleen and I discuss, among other things:
the interface between science and activism;
perceptions of risk in the Netherlands versus North America;
travel and its value;
and what Cha…
S1E1: Radley Horton
In this episode, Radley and I discuss, among other things:
the value of placing climate information in local cultural context;
the interplay between short- and long-term-focused mitigation/adaptati…