You and Betty and the Nancy's and Bill's and Joes and Jane's will find in the study of science

a richer, more rewarding life.

I'm Andrea Viscontas.

Welcome to another episode of Inquiring Minds.

This is a podcast that explores the space where science and society collide.

We want to find out what's true, what's left to discover,

and why it matters. Here in Inquiring Minds, we're notoriously bad at celebrating milestones.

So I want to change that this episode. This is our

325th episode. And over the course of the years in which we've been producing episodes every

week, we now have more than 13.4 million downloads across our catalogs. So I want to take a moment

to thank you, our listeners,

especially those of you who stuck by us through all of these years and have listened to 325 episodes.

Thank you. A few months ago, a book came across my desk called As the World Burns,

and at the time, it really didn't feel quite as urgent or relevant

as it does today. So when wildfires started scorching the west coast of the U.S., I picked it up again

and decided it was time to give it a second look. It turns out that it's by an Arthur that we've

had on the show before, Lee Vandervue, who talked with us last time about fish markets.

This time, she profiles the new generation of activists and talks about the landmark legal fight against climate change.

Most of us have heard of Greta Turnburg, but have you heard about the teenagers in the U.S.?

who are making the case that the government's

inaction on climate change is violating their civil rights? As I recorded this interview,

wafts of smoke were billowing past my window. Talking about climate change and what we need

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