President Trump has called human-induced climate change a “hoax,” vowed to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency, and withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the international climate accord that sets a global action plan for avoiding climate destabilization. Why aren’t more Americans demanding action on climate change, despite the overwhelming evidence? And what’s at stake?
DR. MICHAEL MANN is a distinguished professor of Atmospheric Science and the director of Penn State’s Earth System Science Center. His 2001 book, The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars presents a visual presentation of the scientific data and describes his battle against climate denialism.
DR. RICHARD ALLEY is an Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences and an associate of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute at Penn State. He and Professor Mann participated in the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, which was co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
DR. JONATHAN BROCKOPP is the Director of the Religion and Ethics Initiative at the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State. He’s currently developing a new course at Penn State called the ethics of climate change.
Prostate cancer is one of the two most common cancers among men– one in seven males will be diagnosed within their lifetime. Despite its prevalence, treatment options vary widely based on the particulars of each case. How do you know what’s right for you?
Drawing on the organizing craze inspired by Marie Kondo, we take a look at other aspects of organizing such as nutrition, health, and finance.
According to recent research, nearly half of American jobs today could be automated in a decade or two. What jobs will the robots take? What does this mean for higher education? On the next Conversations LIVE, Patty Satalia and guests take your questions about the future of jobs and education.
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