The Ethics of Climate Change; and NOVA Does Dover

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Scientific American

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4.2 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2007

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In this episode, University of Wisconsin-Madison public health expert Jonathan Patz talks about the ethical issues raised by climate change--who's causing it and who suffers most from it. Also, writer and producer Joseph McMaster talks about the upcoming episode of the PBS science program NOVA devoted to the 2005 Dover intelligent design trial. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: www.pbs.org/nova/id Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.
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0:05.6	You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.
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0:11.1	It's free to sell on there.
0:12.3	Free to sell?
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0:16.8	You sold my guitar?
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0:43.4	Welcome to Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American for the seven days starting
0:48.4	November 7th.
0:49.7	I'm Steve Murski.
0:51.0	This week on the podcast, Jonathan Patz talks about the ethics of climate change,
0:56.4	and Joseph McMaster talks about next week's episode of the TV show Nova, which deals with the
1:02.7	Dover Intelligent Design Trial of 2005. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science
1:08.3	in the news. First up, Jonathan Patz, he's an MD, and holds a master's in public health, and he's
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