Veronica O. Davis, a civil engineer and community activist, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how we might take a more human-centric approach to urban planning.
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We have trashed innerspace
Jaime Green, editor of “The Best American Science and Nature Writing,” joins host Krys Boyd to discuss space trash and what can be done about it.
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Where avocados are illegal
Harper’s contributor Alexander Sammon joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how drug cartels are getting into the avocado business – and how one town is fighting back to protect both its safety and natural resources.
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You don’t want to live on Mars
Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct faculty member in the BioSciences department at Rice University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the impracticalities of space colonization and the conflicts it could create back on Earth.
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Redwoods and Sequoias: Relocating natures giants
Moises Velasquez-Manoff, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how Sequoias and Giant Redwoods are falling victim to hotter and drier climates.
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Octopuses: The aliens of the ocean
Marine biologist Danna Staaf joins host Krys Boyd to discuss these intelligent and charismatic creatures and the amazing things they can do that no one else in the animal kingdom can.
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What do animals need from us?
Kendra Coulter, a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the animal advocates battling abuse and pushing for pro-animal policies in legislatures – and how their work benefits humans, too
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Why we should put women in charge of climate change
Zainab Salbi, co-founder of the nonprofit Daughters for Earth, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her efforts to empower women to counter climate change with activism.
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Why we should put women in charge of climate change
Zainab Salbi, co-founder of the nonprofit Daughters for Earth, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her efforts to empower women to counter climate change with activism.
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Do animals have inner lives?
Science journalist Sonia Shah joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what it means now that researchers are discovering that animals communicate in languages, too, and the moral dilemmas that is bringing up for biologists.
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Facing an ethical dilemma? Here’s some help
Philosopher Peter Singer talks about how we can make choices that lead to what he calls “maximum good.”
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We don’t talk enough about phosphorous
Brown University professor Stephen Porder joins host Krys Boyd to discuss hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus and how these building blocks of life affect the climate.
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