Science for people who give a sh*t. Want to feel better AND unf*ck the world? The 6-time Webby nominee delivers deep conversations with... more
This week: Next up in our series of “How to Eat More Plants”. Today’s topic? Beef!Here's What You Can Do:Read... more
This week: Please enjoy this hopeful ditty on how we have finally harnessed the sun ☀️ — and how we’re... more
This week: Today’s post is more of a macro introduction to the why and how of the “eat more plants (and consequently)... more
This week: We're running an updated version of a popular essay from last year.Tolkien described life (and often, his stories)... more
How did our planet come to life? Is it alive? And where are we as part of that? Those are... more
When is a cancer scare, a rejected mortgage loan, a false arrest, or predictive grading, more than a glitch in... more
How do we stop overfishing if we don't know who's doing the fishing? That's today's big question, and my guest... more
This week: We are occasionally asked why we link to scientific journals, news outlets, and sometimes even opinion pieces that... more
How do we tackle huge systemic intersectional environmental justice issues at the local level?That's today's big question, and my guest... more
Why is it so important that we share the science of fiction, and what do we do with it once... more
This week: Do you like cookies? What about olive oil cake? What about chocolate chip coffee cake? Listen on.Here's What... more
How do we take a huge chronic disease burden like Lyme disease or long COVID or even long flu and... more
This week: This week I wrote about a groundbreaking and essential new study that — thank christ — is not actually about... more
This week: In this essay, I will argue that Bridget Jones is the perfect climate-era hero, because she is all... more
Who is still covering Long COVID, and how much is the audience actually growing? That's today's big question, and my... more
This week: Let’s talk about the Information Era.Here's What You Can Do:Donate (and subscribe!) to the 19th, an independent, non-profit, kick-ass newsroom... more
What have we learned from millennia of water insecurity, of climate changes and disasters, of building along freshwater ways and... more
This week: Bernie decided March 15th is Long COVID Awareness Day, so I thought it was an appropriate moment to... more
You know you're stressed. You know you're anxious. Do you have depression? And do you need to know the latest... more
This week: There are few problems so simple that a single donation can fix them.Usually, to turn a problem into... more
The climate clock is ticking faster and faster. How can we use capitalism to undo the bad stuff that capitalism... more
This week: Are we in the hardest part of the climate transition?Here's What You Can Do:🌎️ Donate to 350.org, a global movement working... more
What are reverse coattails, and how might they slow climate change, prevent the next pandemic, and keep Nazis off of... more
This week: How are we supposed to navigate this energy transition, AI, and pandemics, if we cannot agree on the... more
This week: Today’s essay is a bit of a departure — I just wanted to make super clear where I... more
This week: Today’s essay is my version of a 2024 preview. Unlike other previews, though, it’s less, “This is what... more
This week: I’m back today to share my 2023 wrap-up. It’s a pretty stream-of-consciousness endeavor, but I think it sums... more
How will the universe end? That's today's big question, and my guest is Sarafina El-Badry Nance. Sarafina is an NSF... more
Why does it matter who reviews our video games? That's today's big question, and my guest is Swapna Krishna. Swapna... more
How do we get our attention back? That's today's big question. I think about it every day, and my guest... more
How's your mental health around climate change? That is today's big question, and my guest is Britt Wray. Britt and... more
Has there ever been a more important time, a more consequential time, to lead with ethics? That's today's big question,... more
What are the best holiday gifts that aren't privacy nightmares? That's today's big question, and my guest is Jen Caltrider.... more
This week: How the hell does the brain work? And what does it have to do with lemonade stands and... more
I think about time a lot. Some days I feel ancient, some days I can’t believe how old I am.I’ve... more
How did the female body drive 200 million years of human evolution? And why the hell are we just finding... more
This week: Will coffee survive climate change?Here's What You Can Do:Donate to support African farmers by increasing incomes and improving food... more
Can your gut composition predict Alzheimer's? That's today's big question and my returning guest is Gautam Dantas. Gautam heads up... more
This week: How I think about how to think about what’s nextHere's What You Can Do:Donate to help the BlueGreen Alliance unite labor... more
Content WarningWe're going to be talking about stress and anxiety, depression, suicide, and more today.If any of this could be... more
This week: Exactly why the youths are so pissed off.Here's What You Can Do:Donate to the Steve Fund to support the mental health... more
This week: It can be difficult as hell to understand when we don’t actually have a choice — and when... more
Every single one of us needs air, water, food, shelter, and energy. So why are the infrastructure that provides them,... more
This week: Why was this year so hot? Will it keep getting hotter, and for how long? It’s not an... more
This week: Tolkien described life (and often, his stories) as a "long defeat", where evil frequently, inevitably wins. But he... more
What are microplastics doing to us? And how do we stop putting them into our water, and our bloodstreams, and... more
This week: Are you ready for the next big test?Here's What You Can Do:Donate to Cooperation Humboldt, a worker-led, non-hierarchical non-profit that... more
This week: Because I am a sap, I have been thinking about my kids a lot lately. And kids in... more
Over the past few years, more and more voters have cited “action on climate” as a reason for voting the way they... more
Voluntary carbon credits are a lot like used cars: You really have no idea what their quality might be. Or... more
This Week:Telling better stories is a type of Compound Action.Here's What You Can Do:Check out the Good Energy Project's playbook... more
How can we provide better mental health support for pregnancy, postpartum, and loss around pregnancy? That's today's big question, and... more
How did we get here?That's today's big question, and today my guests are Roy Moger-Reischer, and our first three-time guest,... more
This week, we’re running an episode of Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers, from our friends at the Environmental Defense... more
This week: How to be excited about the future, explained.Plus, the news:🌊 The tipping point for the Atlantic Ocean👶 An RSV shot... more
This week, we want to tell you about Andrea Learned’s podcast: Living Change: A Quest for Climate Leadership. In season one, Andrea interviews local... more
This week: This week: Are car dealers the devil? And why?Plus, the news:🇨🇳 Can we build a green economy without China?🦆 Bird flu,... more
Sure, we've got to electrify everything, including 1 billion machines by 2050. But where are we now and how do... more
This week: How can we better protect farmworkers?Plus, the news:A free online summit for eco-anxiety from RITAA new era for... more
Why the hell is America's public transportation so terrible? That's today's big question, and my guest is Nicholas Dagen Bloom.... more
This week: Why don’t I eat animals?Plus, the news:Carbon capture is (mostly) BSNarcan vending machines save livesThe vertical farming boom... more
How can we live happier lives? That's today's big question, and my guest is Dr. Marc Schulz, the co-author with... more
This week: Texans have a huge opportunity to get even MORE liberty — from the sun.Plus: Diabetes is expected to... more
This week: Can Apple help improve mental health?Here's What You Can Do: ⚡️LGBTQ+ youth are 4x more likely to... more
This week: Is the future inevitable?Plus: A lack of OB-GYN’s in a post-Roe world, some new bills for agrivoltaics, the... more
This week: Got fired? Start over.Plus: More young people are getting cancer, the rise of solar power, new YouTube misinformation rules,... more
This week: Ask these questions before you click on ANYTHING.Plus: Gut inflammation news, California insurance gets harder to find, 750k... more
What's in wildfire smoke and how can you protect yourself from it? Those are today's big questions, and my guest... more
This week: Things feel pretty out of control. Get used to it.Plus: The Canadian West is burning, Oregon bans PFAS,... more
Is healthcare a human right? That's today's big question, and it clearly shouldn't be a question, but here we are.... more
This week: COVID is over (as far as we know it). What did we learn, and what’s next?PLUS: Gay blood... more
How much food do you throw away every week? And do you have to? That's today's big question, and my... more
This week: Solutions to our biggest problems shouldn’t be so perplexing. On the other hand, washing our hands wasn’t obvious... more
You've got insurance, right? Are you sure? That's today's big question, and my guest is Washington Post reporter Brianna Sacks.... more
This week: Is what you’re working on important?Plus: The cleanest produce, a mosquito factory, lots of rooftop solar, autonomous GPT,... more
What can I do? The simple question is the underlying premise of everything we do here. It's often the easiest... more
This week: A very basic way to use a mental model, you’re welcome.PLUS: Mosquitoes, overseas abortion pills, healthy ice cream,... more
Why is it so dangerous to have Black babies in America?April 11-17th is Black Maternal Health Week, and so we... more
If you had all of the data in the world at your hands, what question would you ask first?That's today's... more
What if we just gave people money? That's today's big question and my guests are Caroline Teti and Michael Faye... more
How much food do you throw away every week? And do you have to? That's today's big question, and my guest is... more