Podcasts about environment science

Hey Smarties! We’re taping today’s episode of Make Me Smart live from Seattle. We’ll have the show in your feeds soon. But for now, enjoy a rerun of one of our favorite episodes of the year so far. With all the rage tweets about gas stoves, it may be hard to believe, but climate change wasn't always so polarizing. Studies show that public opinion on the topic started to splinter in the 1990s, when governments and corporations had to reckon with the threat of a warming planet. “Prior to 1997, it was a conversation among a bunch of scientists, but once the Kyoto treaty came, it became an issue that affected powerful political and economic interests,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise at the University of Michigan and author of “How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate.” On the show today: Hoffman explains how climate change became a partisan issue, the financial and economic interests that got us to where we are today, and what might get us back to some common ground. In the News Fix, guest host Amy Scott tells us about an ad campaign bringing attention to gender bias in internet search results. Plus, we'll explain why classified documents in surprising places is more common than you might expect. And stick around for the TL;DR on Elon Musk's trial over what he said about Tesla on Twitter (the social media platform he now owns). Later, we'll hear from a listener who did the math on the cost-effectiveness of fueling up with diesel vs. gas, and a loyal listener makes us smarter about our own theme music! Here's everything we talked about today: “Climate Science as Culture War” from the Stanford Social Innovation Review A widening gap: Republican and Democratic views on climate change from Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development “For Earth Day, key facts about Americans' views of climate change and renewable energy” from Pew Research Center “Politics & Global Warming, March 2018” from Yale Program on Climate Communication “How the humble gas stove became the latest flash point in the culture wars” from The Washington Post “Wyoming lawmaker behind electric-vehicle ban says he didn't mean it” from The Washington Post “The business opportunity that is climate change” from Marketplace “Correct The Internet & DDB NZ on a mission to highlight bias against women's sport” from The Drum “Global ‘Correct the Internet' campaign launches to make sportswomen more visible via DDB NZ” from Campaign Brief “Classified Documents Found at Mike Pence's Home” from The Wall Street Journal “Elon Musk Securities-Fraud Trial” from Bloomberg It's a new year, and we're looking for new answers to the Make Me Smart question. Leave us a voice message at 508-U-B-SMART and your submission may be featured in a future episode.

Hey Smarties! We’re taping today’s episode of Make Me Smart live from Seattle. We’ll have the show in your feeds soon. But for now, enjoy a rerun of one of our favorite episodes of the year so far. With all the rage tweets about gas stoves, it may be hard to believe, but climate change wasn't always so polarizing. Studies show that public opinion on the topic started to splinter in the 1990s, when governments and corporations had to reckon with the threat of a warming planet. “Prior to 1997, it was a conversation among a bunch of scientists, but once the Kyoto treaty came, it became an issue that affected powerful political and economic interests,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise at the University of Michigan and author of “How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate.” On the show today: Hoffman explains how climate change became a partisan issue, the financial and economic interests that got us to where we are today, and what might get us back to some common ground. In the News Fix, guest host Amy Scott tells us about an ad campaign bringing attention to gender bias in internet search results. Plus, we'll explain why classified documents in surprising places is more common than you might expect. And stick around for the TL;DR on Elon Musk's trial over what he said about Tesla on Twitter (the social media platform he now owns). Later, we'll hear from a listener who did the math on the cost-effectiveness of fueling up with diesel vs. gas, and a loyal listener makes us smarter about our own theme music! Here's everything we talked about today: “Climate Science as Culture War” from the Stanford Social Innovation Review A widening gap: Republican and Democratic views on climate change from Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development “For Earth Day, key facts about Americans' views of climate change and renewable energy” from Pew Research Center “Politics & Global Warming, March 2018” from Yale Program on Climate Communication “How the humble gas stove became the latest flash point in the culture wars” from The Washington Post “Wyoming lawmaker behind electric-vehicle ban says he didn't mean it” from The Washington Post “The business opportunity that is climate change” from Marketplace “Correct The Internet & DDB NZ on a mission to highlight bias against women's sport” from The Drum “Global ‘Correct the Internet' campaign launches to make sportswomen more visible via DDB NZ” from Campaign Brief “Classified Documents Found at Mike Pence's Home” from The Wall Street Journal “Elon Musk Securities-Fraud Trial” from Bloomberg It's a new year, and we're looking for new answers to the Make Me Smart question. Leave us a voice message at 508-U-B-SMART and your submission may be featured in a future episode.

Girl Gang Craft the Podcast is back! It's our first episode of 2023, and we're excited to be back on the (digital) air. On this week's episode, Phoebe takes the mic solo to reflect on some of the experiences that have contributed to her success and personal growth - citing “failures” as a student, early employment, college, and most poignantly, in the process of launching a new business. She explains the extreme discomfort that can come with feeling you've come up short - especially in a space you're passionate about. For Phoebe, that discomfort came from failing her AP Art Portfolio, freshman Environment Science in college, and venturing into the world of biz - craft fair rejections. Long story short, it can feel pretty uncomfortable to sit with shortcomings, especially when they're happening in a space you're passionate about. While acknowledging that failure can happen on a large scale of severity and consequences, Phoebe speaks to her own experiences processing her failures as opportunities for growth, leaning heavily into the need for those creating a business to be able to pick themselves up - no matter how bad it might feel - and try again (or try different!) Phoebe concludes that the ability to encounter, sit with, and move beyond failure is one of the hardest skills we have to learn - but it's never without benefit to whatever life throws at you next. Quotes “I remember feeling so awful when I got denied from these (craft) shows. It made me question my worth, my work, my plans - my life plans. If I had quit - GGC would not exist today. Maybe I got practice failing.” “Failure sucks. But that failure is a part of business - a part of life. The difference between a successful entrepreneur and an unsuccessful one?...The successful ones keep going. They keep trying despite all of the failures - despite the shitty views, the low sales, the unsuccessful launches. They try it again - maybe with something slightly different - and they learn along the way.” Show Notes GGC Craft Fair Applications Open Now  Throw Your Own Craft Fair 

With all the rage tweets about gas stoves, it may be hard to believe, but climate change wasn’t always so polarizing. Studies show that public opinion on the topic started to splinter in the 1990s, when governments and corporations had to reckon with the threat of a warming planet. “Prior to 1997, it was a conversation among a bunch of scientists, but once the Kyoto treaty came, it became an issue that affected powerful political and economic interests,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise at the University of Michigan and author of “How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate.” On the show today: Hoffman explains how climate change became a partisan issue, the financial and economic interests that got us to where we are today, and what might get us back to some common ground. In the News Fix, guest host Amy Scott tells us about an ad campaign bringing attention to gender bias in internet search results. Plus, we’ll explain why classified documents in surprising places is more common than you might expect. And stick around for the TL;DR on Elon Musk’s trial over what he said about Tesla on Twitter (the social media platform he now owns). Later, we’ll hear from a listener who did the math on the cost-effectiveness of fueling up with diesel vs. gas, and a loyal listener makes us smarter about our own theme music! Here’s everything we talked about today: “Climate Science as Culture War” from the Stanford Social Innovation Review A widening gap: Republican and Democratic views on climate change from Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development “For Earth Day, key facts about Americans’ views of climate change and renewable energy” from Pew Research Center “Politics & Global Warming, March 2018” from Yale Program on Climate Communication “How the humble gas stove became the latest flash point in the culture wars” from The Washington Post “Wyoming lawmaker behind electric-vehicle ban says he didn't mean it” from The Washington Post “The business opportunity that is climate change” from Marketplace “Correct The Internet & DDB NZ on a mission to highlight bias against women’s sport” from The Drum “Global ‘Correct the Internet' campaign launches to make sportswomen more visible via DDB NZ” from Campaign Brief “Classified Documents Found at Mike Pence's Home” from The Wall Street Journal “Elon Musk Securities-Fraud Trial” from Bloomberg It's a new year, and we're looking for new answers to the Make Me Smart question. Leave us a voice message at 508-U-B-SMART and your submission may be featured in a future episode.

With all the rage tweets about gas stoves, it may be hard to believe, but climate change wasn’t always so polarizing. Studies show that public opinion on the topic started to splinter in the 1990s, when governments and corporations had to reckon with the threat of a warming planet. “Prior to 1997, it was a conversation among a bunch of scientists, but once the Kyoto treaty came, it became an issue that affected powerful political and economic interests,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise at the University of Michigan and author of “How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate.” On the show today: Hoffman explains how climate change became a partisan issue, the financial and economic interests that got us to where we are today, and what might get us back to some common ground. In the News Fix, guest host Amy Scott tells us about an ad campaign bringing attention to gender bias in internet search results. Plus, we’ll explain why classified documents in surprising places is more common than you might expect. And stick around for the TL;DR on Elon Musk’s trial over what he said about Tesla on Twitter (the social media platform he now owns). Later, we’ll hear from a listener who did the math on the cost-effectiveness of fueling up with diesel vs. gas, and a loyal listener makes us smarter about our own theme music! Here’s everything we talked about today: “Climate Science as Culture War” from the Stanford Social Innovation Review A widening gap: Republican and Democratic views on climate change from Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development “For Earth Day, key facts about Americans’ views of climate change and renewable energy” from Pew Research Center “Politics & Global Warming, March 2018” from Yale Program on Climate Communication “How the humble gas stove became the latest flash point in the culture wars” from The Washington Post “Wyoming lawmaker behind electric-vehicle ban says he didn't mean it” from The Washington Post “The business opportunity that is climate change” from Marketplace “Correct The Internet & DDB NZ on a mission to highlight bias against women’s sport” from The Drum “Global ‘Correct the Internet' campaign launches to make sportswomen more visible via DDB NZ” from Campaign Brief “Classified Documents Found at Mike Pence's Home” from The Wall Street Journal “Elon Musk Securities-Fraud Trial” from Bloomberg It's a new year, and we're looking for new answers to the Make Me Smart question. Leave us a voice message at 508-U-B-SMART and your submission may be featured in a future episode.

Ep. Br#004 Nepal and India do not only share borders but also relationships with rivers. More than 6000 rivers flow from Nepal to the Bay of Bengal through India. Koshi, Gandak, and Karnali river systems are the three most important river ecosystems that feed and foster the Ganges river ecosystem. Annually these rivers swell up during monsoon season and flood the downstream area in the southern part of Nepal and the States of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India, affecting the lives and livelihood of people, and raising the vulnerability of those living in the floodplain. With the changing climate, the floods are becoming more disastrous, claiming thousands of lives and affecting the food-energy-water nexus of millions of people on each side of the border. There is animosity against each other, especially regarding the cause of the flood issue. However, for this shared problem, India and Nepal need to explore together and benefit from a critical ecosystem through transboundary cooperation alongside flood management. In this episode of The Brief: Lasata discusses with Santosh Dahal, a humanitarian and disaster management professional with work experience for over a decade, on the latest paper he co-authored, “Rich water, poor people: Potential for transboundary flood management between Nepal and India”. The article explores flood-related transboundary challenges, particularly in Koshi and Gandak river basins, and potential actions for transboundary flood management. They would be discussing the changing pattern of floods in the region and the challenges faced. by the vulnerable communities in flood-prone areas and efforts at the Nepal-India Border for flood management. Santosh Dahal has experience in various capacities, especially in the sector of emergency response, and disaster risk management. In the course of his professional career, he has experience in technical assistance in social mobilization, governance, advocacy, and capacity building including coordination with central-level government stakeholders, local government authorities, national Red Cross society chapters, and local partners. He is currently working as a senior technical advisor in Plan International and a visiting faculty for climate change and disaster management courses prescribed for master's level students of Environment Science at Tribhuvan University.

Episode 19 celebrates National Threatened Species Day 2022; a day when Australians come together to remember extinct species, and put thought to curbing future biodiversity loss. We look at celebrating one of Australia's conservation success stories, the Nest to Ocean Program which sees thousands of people across Queensland's coasts working together to support nesting sea-turtles. For the Loggerhead Sea-turtle, who's South Pacific population is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List, it's especially vital to maximise nest and hatchling survival rates. We join Dr Col Limpus (OAM), Chief Scientist at the Queensland Department of Environment & Science and Associate Professor of the University of Queensland. He takes us on a remarkable journey of the last 50 years of his life spent researching, teaching and empowering people to save Loggerhead Sea-turtles, and other species, from extinction. To find out more about the amazing Loggerhead Sea-turtle and how you can help save it from extinction, search for Natura Pacific Back from the Brink - Season 4 Episode 5 available on YouTube, LinkedIn, IGTV and the Natura Pacific Facebook Page, or watch here: https://youtu.be/mFQqLR9Bm8c  www.natura-pacific.com

Continuing with our regular theme exploring the interactions between birds in urban settings, and the humans that have created and live in them, Grant spoke with ecologist and author, Emeritus Professor Darryl Jones, of the Centre for Planetary Health & Food Security and the School of Environment & Science at Griffith University about the idea some some species are adapting their behaviours to thrive in the built environment, perhaps on the road to becoming new species. You can read Darryl's Griffith University academic profile here You can follow Darryl on these social media platforms; Twitter: @MagpiejonesD Facebook: @thebirdsatmytable Instagram: @thebirdsatmytable Follow The Bird Emergency on Twitter @birdemergency or Instagram @thebirdemergency  You can support the show by making a contribution by buying Grant a coffee here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/birdemergency If you enjoy the show, how about share with your friends or colleagues?  https://followthepodcast.com/birdemergency Or you can review us at https://lovethepodcast.com/birdemergency

Dr Regan Gallagher is a Ph. D. Neuroscientist who studies sensation, perception, and consciousness. He recently left a research fellow position at the Monash Biomedical Institute in Melbourne, Australia, to become a director at Zaytuna farm and Permaculture Research Institute. He is now a personal consultant for people wanting to exit “the system”, including going off-grid, becoming self-sufficient, and developing independence from the financial system using cryptocurrency.   Dr Tony Matthews is an award-winning Urban and Environmental Planner, and Senior Lecturer at the Griffith School of Environment & Science and the Cities Research Institute. Tony's research and practice interests include adapting cities to climate change impacts; the role and function of green infrastructure; sustainable and low carbon design; the interplay between built environments and human health; and achieving high quality urban design outcomes.   Follow: @karlbeetv https://www.instagram.com/karlbeetv   KarlBeeTV Socials: https://linktr.ee/karlbeetv    Disclaimer: The opinions, beliefs and views expressed by the individuals in this production do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, and views of KarlBeeTV and/or any associated businesses/groups of the individuals presented. This production is for entertainment purposes and any advice or guidance is general.

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Party Favors:-3 most significant ways you can improve energy in your home and save on your electric bill. -Which lightbulbs help you save energy-Heating and cooling "if you feel the draft, you're losing cash."-What small appliances are the energy vampires of your home.Dave is a jack of all trades with a degree in Environment Science. As the owner of Pryce Home Inspections, Dave provides home inspections and energy audits while bringing a scientific mind to real-world applications to advise how to save money on energy.To Connect with Dave Pryce:Website: www.pryceinspections.comInstagram: @davidtheinspectorTo Connect with MPP:Be a guest: https://www.moneypartypodcast.com/contactParty Hotline: https://www.moneypartypodcast.com/contactInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneypartypodcast/TikTok: @moneypartypodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/moneypartypodcastPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/moneypartypodcast/_saved/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_eXAJuooAuysPk93VNj5aA

Dr Tony Matthews is an award-winning Urban and Environmental Planner, and Senior Lecturer at the Griffith School of Environment & Science and the Cities Research Institute. Tony's research and practice interests include adapting cities to climate change impacts; the role and function of green infrastructure; sustainable and low carbon design; the interplay between built environments and human health; and achieving high quality urban design outcomes.   Follow: @drtonymatthews https://twitter.com/drtonymatthews    Follow: @karlbeetv https://www.instagram.com/karlbeetv   KarlBeeTV Socials: https://linktr.ee/karlbeetv    Want to get your hands on a KarlBeeTV shirt? Visit Hipland.Co below: https://hipland.co/products/karl-bee-tv-tee Use Code: KARL2 for 10% off if you buy 2 or more!   Want to support KarlBeeTV and gain access to exclusive content? Well consider becoming a Patron. Click below link to join the community. https://www.patreon.com/KarlBeeTV    Disclaimer: The opinions, beliefs and views expressed by the individuals in this production do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, and views of KarlBeeTV and/or any associated businesses/groups of the individuals presented. This production is for entertainment purposes and any advice or guidance is general.

My special guest today is Alissa Cordner an Environmental Sociologist and Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at Whitman College which is in Eastern Washington State in the US. She has been working on PFAS since about 2014. She is the co-director of the PFAS Project Lab which is based at North Eastern University with Phillip Brown who is the other co-director. Alissa says "over the last 6-7 years we have been working on PFAS from a variety of social science perspectives, starting by trying the understand the social and scientific discovery of this class of chemicals and understand why they remain in such wide use, and production, and why they are such a ubiquitous contaminant, given that at least some actors have known for 50 years about their toxicity and exposure concern. What it is that has gotten us into this situation? We have worked on PFAS activism, trying to understand the rise of social movement activity related to PFAS and currently we are working on a number of projects and one of them is trying to understand the full and multifaceted costs of PFAS contamination." Today we discuss a commentary paper she and her team of experts have written called The True Cost of PFAS and the Benefits of Acting Now" which was published in Environment Science and Technology Journal on the 7 July 2021.Today's episode of Talking PFAS is the Season Finale and the last episode for 2021. The podcast will return on the 25th of January, 2022. I will be taking a 3 month break to recharge my batteries, and then begin research and production of the next season of Talking PFAS, and I have some great guests lined up already. I hope in this extended break that you re-listen to some of your favourite episodes. I will also tweet some of my favourite episodes each month.Episodes mentioned in today's discussion, or episodes which complement today's discussion, are Episode 2, 9, 13, 14, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 29, and I highly recommend listening for the first time or listening again to these.A very big thank you to all my listeners since 2018, and a very big thank you to all the guests in this podcast. I hope you will join me again in Jan 2022. Kayleen Bell, Journalist.Show Note Links: “The True Cost of PFAS and the Benefits of Acting Now”Alissa Cordner, Gretta Goldenman, Linda S. Birnbaum, Phil Brown, Mark F. Miller, Rosie Mueller, Sharyle Patton, Derrick H. Salvatore and Leonardo Trasandehttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c03565Environ.Sci.Technol. 2021, 55, 14, 9630-9633 Publication Date July 7, 2021“Evaluating the effects of living with contamination from the lens of trauma: a case study of fracking development in Alberta, Canada.” Debra J. Davidson debra.davidson@ualberta.ca.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23251042.2017.1349638Environmental Sociology July 28, 2017

The Importance of the Environment The Analysis of Stimuli Induction Discrimination Abstraction Some Traditional Problems in Stimulus Control; Cross-modal induction, Responding to a relation, The "interpreted" stimulus --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/debbie-jacobs/support

How do the two presidential candidates stack up when it comes to combatting climate change? Leah Stokes, assistant professor at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environment Science & Management, joins CBS News meteorologist and climate contributor Jeff Berardelii for her assessment of President Trump's record on the environment and former Vice President Joe Biden's climate plan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How do the two presidential candidates stack up when it comes to combatting climate change? Leah Stokes, assistant professor at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environment Science & Management, joins CBS News meteorologist and climate contributor Jeff Berardelii for her assessment of President Trump's record on the environment and former Vice President Joe Biden's climate plan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHeua_irDJ4 Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: Tonight we are very excited to welcome Dr. Kathryn Bywaters, Research Scientist at the SETI Insitute where she is currently working on the development of life-detection instrumentation for future space exploration. Additionally, she is investigating the nutrient constraints microbes would have on Mars as well as performing experiments in Mars analog environments.   As a pre-teen, Kathryn's family moved from California to St. Petersberg, Russia, and later to France. During this time Kathryn absorbed all of the history, culture, the local people, and everything else these locales could offer young adult. After spending four years in France, Kathryn decided to return to the States where she enrolled in a local community college and began her academic career. Kathryn went on to earn a Bachelors Degree in biochemistry from California State University San Marcos, and her PhD in Environment Science from the University of Nevada, Reno, after which she completed a two year Post Doc at NASA Ames Research Center.   Kathryn's career includes extensive fieldwork, including four months on Devon Island in the Canadian High Artic as a member of a Mars Society crew living under simulated Mars conditions, as well as the Yungay region of the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth.   Oh - and if all of the above isn't enough, Kathryn is also the author of a fantasy novel titled The Past is Rising – which she wrote during her doctorate studies and post doc fellowship at NASA!   To learn more about Kathryn and her truly fascinating life, visit her SETI page https://www.seti.org/our-scientists/k... as well as her personal site: https://www.kathrynbywaters.com/about   You can find out about The Past is Rising by visiting https://www.kathrynbywaters.com/welcome or visithttps://www.kathrynbywaters.com/book to read its first chapter online! Regular Guests: Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( http://cosmicchatter.org/ & @MorganRehnberg ) Michael Rodruck ( https://sites.psu.edu/mrodruck/ / @MichaelRodruck ) Beth Johnson - SETI Institute ( @SETIInstitute / @planetarypan ) This week's stories: - Neptune's moons dance weirdly... - How much is commercial crew gonna cost? - StarLink satellites interfere with science as predicted. - Un Oh. There's an R.U.D. with StarShip...   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

I have had the pleasure of knowing Gerard (pronounced Jared...that's right! Jared) Freeman for a couple years and each conversation we've ever had has been extremely enjoyable, as you can quickly tell from this one. Born in Hobart, Tasmania he spent the first 4 years of his life there before moving to Currie, King Island and then to Scone, New South Wales. He's also lived in Newcastle, New South Wales, London, Ontario and currently resides in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He has an Environmental Science Degree which we talk briefly about. Personally, I find Australians some of the most fun and interesting people to hang out with. In this episode we bounce around and chat about many topics including: Rural and Urban life, Environment Science, life in Australia vs Canada and the U.S.A., Alternative banking options, social media and its effects on society and much more. Enjoy! Click Here for this episodes show notes! What was your favourite part of the episode? Is there a specific topic or question you’d like to see Gerard and I to dive into next time? Let me know on Twitter @ddouglasstu

The trajectory seems set for further species loss and major disruption to life as we know it, but is there anything we can do to stop the decline in both species diversity, and the dire predictions of warming due to Anthropogenic climate change? Recent research published in the highly respected journal ‘Science’ highlights tree planting as the number one action people can take to mitigate climate change and the Extinction Rebellion has risen. Will that be enough and what action can we take? Come and join us for this important conversation. Joining Facilitator Dr Hanabeth Luke – Lecturer School of Environment Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University for this important conversation on the panel we welcome Professor Peter Harrison – Director of the Marine Ecology Research Centre, Southern Cross University; Sue Higginson – Public Interest Environmental Law Expert and former CEO of Environmental Defenders Organisation (NSW); with Ruth Rosenhek – Deep Ecologist and Facilitator of Extinction Rebellion Lismore. Thursday Night Live! is an evening of provocation, discussion and dialogue. Thursday Night Live! is a partnership event of Southern Cross University and the Lismore Regional Gallery. Follow us on facebook www.facebook.com/thursdaynightlivelismore

Australia has the worst extinction record in the world with 29 of our mammals now extinct. The common denominator for those extinctions and also for several species which are now threatened is weight - that is they can easily be eaten by cats and foxes. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Richard Kingsford, Professor of Environment Science at the University of New South Wales.

Australia has the worst extinction record in the world with 29 of our mammals now extinct. The common denominator for those extinctions and also for several species which are now threatened is weight - that is they can easily be eaten by cats and foxes. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Richard Kingsford, Professor of Environment Science at the University of New South Wales.

Dr. Sheldon Krimsky is Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University and adjunct professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Tufts University School of Medicine. He's a Fellow at the Hastings Center and author of, "The GMO Deception: What You Need to Know about the Food, Corporations, and Government Agencies Putting Our Families and Our Environment at Risk."   Krimsky discusses the social, political, and ethical implications of genetically modified foods, including who really controls the power structure of food production and why it's so difficult to get genetically modified foods labeled in the U.S. He shares where Ralph Nader stands in this debate. He also discusses how Vermont's new GMO law will affect the food industry.    Sheldon Krimsky is professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning in the School of Arts & Sciences and Adjunct Professor in Public Health and Family Medicine in the School of Medicine at Tufts University. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Brooklyn College, CUNY and Purdue University respectively, and a masters and doctorate in philosophy at Boston University.     Professor Krimsky's research has focused on the linkages between science/technology, ethics/values and public policy. He is the author of ten books: Genetic Alchemy: The Social History of the Recombinant DNA Controversy (MIT Press) 1982, Biotechnics and Society: The Rise of Industrial Genetics (Praeger) 1991, Hormonal Chaos:The Scientific and Social Origins of the Environmental Endocrine Hypothesis(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000), Science in the Private Interest: Has the lure of profits corrupted biomedical research? (Rowman & Littlefield Pub.) 2003. He is co-author of Environmental Hazards: Communicating Risks as a Social Process (Auburn House) 1988 and Agricultural Biotechnology and the Environment: Science, Policy and Social Values (University of llinois), 1996, co-editor of a collection of papers titled Social Theories of Risk (Praeger) 1992, and Rights and Liberties in the Biotech Age: Why We Need a Genetic Bill of Rights (Rowman & Littlefield Pub.) 2005.Genetic Justice: DNA Databanking, Criminal Investigations and Civil Liberties, 2011 with Tania Simoncelli, published by Columbia University Press, 2011; Race and the Genetic Revolution with Kathleen Sloan, published by Columbia University Press, 2011. His forthcoming book edited with Jeremy Gruber to be published by Harvard University Press is titled Genetic Explanations: Sense and Nonsesene. Professor Krimsky has published over 180 essays and reviews that have appeared in many books and journals.     Professor Krimsky served on the National Institutes of Health's Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee from 1978-1981. He was a consultant to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research and to the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. He participated on a special study panel for the American Civil Liberties Union that formulated a policy on civil liberties and scientific research. Professor Krimsky was chairperson of the Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility for the American Association for the Advancement of Science for 1988-1992. Currently he serves on the Board of Directors for the Council for Responsible Genetics, as a Fellow of the Hastings Center on Bioethics and on Committee A of the American Association of University Professors.