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Inquiring Minds

52 Al Gore - The Politics of Climate Change

Inquiring Minds

Inquiring Minds

Science, Society & Culture, Neuroscience, Female Host, Interview, Social Sciences, Critical Thinking

4.4848 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2014

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On the show this week we talk to former Vice President Al Gore. He shares his thoughts on President Obama's global warming record, the upcoming United Nations climate meeting, the impact of fracking, and China's plans for a massive carbon market.This episode also features a discussion inspired by an article written by Cailin O’Connor at Slate on the often overlooked influence of random noise on our cells—and its influence on genetics.http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/09/random_noise_in_biology_why_genetically_identical_twins_aren_t_identical.htmliTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inquiring-minds/id711675943RSS: feeds.feedburner.com/inquiring-mindsStitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/inquiring-mindsSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds

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It's Wednesday, September 17th, and you're listening to a special Wednesday edition of Inquiring Minds.

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I'm Chris Mooney.

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And I'm Indrae Viscontas.

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Each week, we bring you a new in-depth exploration of the space where science, politics, and society collide.

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slash inquiring minds. So we said this was a special episode of inquiring minds. Let me just tell you why.

1:36.9

Our reporter, our climate desk reporter, Tim McDonnell is in New York City and he is there on the occasion of the People's Climate March, and this week,

1:46.1

also in New York, was none other than former vice president Al Gore. He was there because his

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