Programming Note: Darts and Letters is off. We are producing a new season on Cited Podcast, which is called “the Rationality Wars“.

Al Gore is Super Cereal: Environment & Climate

  • Thumbnail for EP55: Mutually-Assured Dysfunction (ft. Jessica Hurley & Mark Winfield)

    EP55: Mutually-Assured Dysfunction (ft. Jessica Hurley & Mark Winfield)

    The war in Ukraine has brought nuclear technology to the forefront. There’s the threat of nuclear weapons, and the danger of nuclear power plants melting down under military fire. Yet, the nuclear industry also promises to deliver us from our dependency on fossil fuels. It’s an interesting duality with nuclear: is it the end of the world, or is it salvation?
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  • Thumbnail for EP30: Summer in the City (ft. Sandra Fairbank & Daniel Aldana Cohen)

    EP30: Summer in the City (ft. Sandra Fairbank & Daniel Aldana Cohen)

    In late June, the Pacific Northwest experienced extreme weather by way of a heat dome that settled over the region, driving up temperatures, and setting heat records. In Portland, the temperature reached 112F (44C) while Lytton, B.C. broke Canada’s heat record three days in a row before burning to the ground on the fourth day.
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