How deadly heat waves expose historic racism
Nature Podcast
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4.5 • 893 Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Why heat waves disproportionately impact minorities in US cities, and the researcher that critiqued his whole career on Twitter.
In this episode:
00:45 How heat waves kill unequally
Researchers are beginning to unpick how historic discrimination in city planning is making the recent heat waves in North America more deadly for some than others.
News Feature: Racism is magnifying the deadly impact of rising city heat
11:59 Research Highlights
A graphene layer can protect paintings from age, and a new and endangered species of ‘fairy lantern’.
Research Highlight: A graphene cloak keeps artworks’ colours ageles
Research Highlight: Newfound ‘fairy lantern’ could soon be snuffed out forever
14:25 Self-criticism
When researcher Nick Holmes decided to criticise his past papers, in 57 tweets, he found the reflection enlightening. Now he’s encouraging other researchers to self-criticise, to help speed scientific progress.
World View: I critiqued my past papers on social media — here’s what I learnt
20:53 Briefing Chat
We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, Richard Branson’s commercial space flight, and the Maori perspective on Antarctic conservation.
The Washington Post: Richard Branson and his Virgin Galactic crew are safely back from space, ushering in a new era
The New York Times: The Maori Vision of Antarctica’s Future (intermittent paywall)
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| 1:14.9 | This week, how heat waves discriminate |
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| 1:20.8 | I'm Noah Baker, and I'm Nick Perchich Howe. First up on this week's show, reporter Sharmane Bundell has been diving into a story of changing climate, dangerous temperatures and historic racism. |
| 1:43.2 | If you've been living in certain parts of America this year, you may have noticed it's been hot. |
| 1:49.0 | It's only July, and we've already had an absolutely shattering unprecedented heat wave. |
| 1:56.4 | Really hot. |
| 1:57.8 | We went out and bought the last remaining air conditioner at a large client store, |
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