Juliette Kayyem, a lecturer at Harvard and faculty director of the Homeland Security Project and the Security and Global Health Project, discusses her approach to crisis management.
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From crickets to whales, the sounds of a healthy planet
David George Haskell explains sonic diversity and its importance to human and animal life – and how we are silencing those critical noises around us.
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Corporations are people — what about animals?
Lawrence Wright examines human rights and how activists are fighting to extend them to animals, turning away from previous animal welfare models.
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The Draw Of Death-Defying Adventures
Stockton University professor Kristin J. Jacobson joins us to talk about the rise of a male-dominated, adventure-seeking culture and how it impacts the way we view — and treat — the planet.
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Artificial Solutions To Preserve The Natural World
New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert joins us to talk about how scientists are looking to address climate change by studying the ways plants and animals have already adapted to live alongside humans.
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Biden Promised To Fix The Climate – Here’s What He Can Do
Heather Hansman of Outside magazine joins us to discuss a myriad of options the president now has before him to mitigate environmental damage, and the political costs of choosing which path to take.
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The Wisdom Of Trees
Valerie Trouet, associate professor in the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona, joins us to talk about what we can learn by looking inside tree trunks – everything from the science of climate change to momentous occasions in human history.
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Rethinking Our Relationship With The Natural World
This hour, we’ll talk about how people’s relationship to the natural world has evolved over time.
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Aquariums Care For Animals- And The Planet
Julie Packard, executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, joins us to talk about how aquariums foster ocean life and contribute to a healthy environment.
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Life Is Better with Bugs
John Hainze, an entomologist and ethicist with Seattle University Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability, joins us to talk about his evolution from pesticide designer to insect advocate.
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Nature Provides – But How Much Should We Take?
Edward Posnett joins us to talk about journeys to harvest eiderdown, vicuña fiber and other coveted rare objects – and to talk about if humans even have a right to these treasures.
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The Deep Blue Sea: Life Under Water
Today, we’ll dive down and meet some of the animals who call our oceans home.
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