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Get your science on with the new podcast from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Our hosts take on technology, attacks on science, climate change, and more, as they channel the power of science to make the world a better place.

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Episode 7: African Americans Against the Bomb: Connecting Nuclear Weapons and Racial Justice 09.05.2017 28:33

Dr. Vincent Intondi, director of the Institute for Race, Justice, and Community Engagement at Montgomery College, talks about the forgotten history of African Americans against the nuclear bomb. In this interview he connects the fight against nuclear weapons with racial equality.

Episode 6: The Amazing Renewables Race: Ranking the States on Clean Energy 25.04.2017 25:50

John Rogers, senior energy analyst with the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks about some of the surprising findings in a new UCS report on state-level clean energy progress.

Episode 5: Unpacking the Snowpack: Is the California Drought Really Over? 11.04.2017 23:27

Dr. Juliet Christian-Smith, senior climate scientist with the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks about water, snowpack, and the drought in California.

Episode 4 - Science and Justice are Indivisible: A Conversation with Robert Bullard, March 28, 2017 28.03.2017 25:39

Dr. Robert Bullard, the father of the environmental justice movement, discusses his past, new fights, and the role of scientists in solving environmental racism.

Episode 3 - The Ultimate Designated Driver: Pros and Cons of Self-Driving Cars, March 14, 2017 14.03.2017 16:09

Vehicles analyst Jimmy O'Dea from the Union of Concerned Scientists discusses everything from the practical issues to the philosophical implications of self-driving cars.

Episode 2 - Federal Science in the Crosshairs, Feb. 28, 2017 01.03.2017 25:50

Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists discusses the challenges ahead for federal scientists in the Trump administration.

Got Science Promo 14.02.2017 0:39

Got Science Promo by Union of Concerned Scientists

Episode 1 - The Factless President, Feb. 14, 2017 13.02.2017 19:29

Ken Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses the role of science in the Trump administration.

Bonus Episode - The Jet Stream Winter Machine, Feb. 14, 2017 13.02.2017 6:57

Climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel sets us straight on snowy weather and global warming.