Climate Change & COVID-19 | How To Refine Your Understanding Of Science & The Environment
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Today, we sit down with William Sargent, a NOVA consultant and the winner of the Boston Globe's Winship Award. He joins us in this episode to discuss his work as a renowned author and scientist covering subjects such as marine biology, fishing, diving, underwater photography, global warming, and more.
William has written a whopping 27 books about science and the environment. These include World on Edge: Covid-19, Climate Change, Ukraine and Solutions, and Storm Surge: A Coastal Village Battles the Rising Atlantic. His distinct insight is informed by years of research and personal interaction with the issues he tackles…
In this episode, you will learn about:
- What a scientific author does.
- How severe storms can impact beaches, and how they compare to sea level rise.
- Insights from journalists regarding the current war in Ukraine.
- The potential origins of COVID-19.
William is determined to bridge the gap between science and storytelling – and the success he has achieved is fascinating. Wondering how his work has contributed to scientific narratives around the world? Tune in now!
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| 0:00.0 | Forget frequently asked questions. |
| 0:02.5 | Common sense. Common knowledge. |
| 0:04.2 | Or Google. |
| 0:04.9 | How about advice from a real genius? |
| 0:07.0 | 95% of people in any profession are good enough to be qualified in license. |
| 0:11.5 | 5% go above and beyond. |
| 0:13.3 | They become very good at what they do. |
| 0:15.0 | But only 0.1% are real geniuses. |
| 0:18.3 | Richard Jacobs has made it his life's mission to find them for you. |
| 0:22.4 | He hunts down and interviews geniuses in every field. |
| 0:25.2 | Sleep science, cancer, stem cells, ketogenic diets, and more. |
| 0:28.8 | Here come the geniuses. |
| 0:30.4 | This is the Finding Genius podcast with Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:37.6 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast. |
| 0:41.4 | I have William Sargent. |
| 0:42.8 | We're going to talk about cold on edge climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine. |
| 0:47.8 | William Sargent, he's a Nova consultant, author of 27 books about science and the environment, |
| 0:55.4 | a recipient of the Boston Globe's Windship Award, which he describes his 20s and 30s, how he wandered and would |
| 1:01.4 | go on oceanographic ships and saw the world, essentially. And we'll get more into that detail |
| 1:07.2 | shortly. But welcome, William. Thank you for coming on the podcast. Thank you very much for having me. Yeah, it sounds like you have a really unique, interesting background. Would you mind just giving a brief sketch of, you know, where you've been and some of the things you've seen? And then we'll talk about your current work. Yeah. Well, it took me a while to figure out what I really wanted to do. And, you know, I was dealing with the sciences, but then I |
| 1:29.3 | realized what I really like to do is write. And, you know, I've been writing most of my life. And, |
| 1:35.0 | of course, at that time, nobody knew that there was this kind of sexy occupation called the |
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