Safeguarding Sound Science, Evolution Edition

The second season of Safeguarding Sound Science examines the everyday impacts of evolution, the grand theory that informs our understanding of all life on this planet. Host Mat Kaplan talks with scientists, researchers, and other experts as they dispel common misconceptions about evolution, discuss its sometimes invisible importance in our day-to-day lives, and marvel at the wonders of ongoing scientific discovery that help us piece together more of the evolutionary puzzle.

Episode 2: Human Evolution: Uncovering our Origins

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Episode 1: Peter Hotez on Vaccines, Evolution, and Your Health

 

Safeguarding Sound Science, Season One: Climate Change

Safeguarding Sound Science combats misinformation, disinformation, and misconceptions about climate change with actual science. In the 8-episode Season One: Climate Change Edition, Mat Kaplan (former host of Planetary Radio) talks to scientists, teachers, and other experts to explore who's behind some of the more insidious efforts to sow distrust in climate science, how those efforts filter down to schools and classrooms, and what is being done to ensure that everyone — especially students — is exposed to accurate climate science.

Episode 1: "What Climate Change? Tackling Climate Denial"

Episode 2: "A Century of Disinformation: Naomi Oreskes and the Merchants of Doubt"

Episode 3: "Miseducation in the USA: How Our Kids Are Too Often Denied Climate Facts"

Episode 4: "Zombie Theories Must Die! A Conversation with Climate Communicator J. Marshall Shepherd"

Episode 5: "Today's Forecast: Climate Change, Trusted Sources, and a Sprinkling of Local Relevance"

Episode 6: "Making Every Classroom a Climate Classroom"

Episode 7: "Hope in the Face of the Climate Crisis: Youth Activism and Leadership"

Episode 8: "The New Face of Climate Denial: Online Influencers"

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