Tree Migration w/ Zach St. George

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy, Inc.

Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2020

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science reporter Zach St. George to talk about his book "The Journeys of Trees: A Story About Forests, People, and the Future." They discuss the phenomenon of forest migration as well as the sometimes misguided yet passionate and heartfelt efforts of environmental activists to secure a lusher, greener future for us all.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone and welcome to talk nerdy. Today is Monday, November 9th
0:16.1	2020 and I'm the host of the show Kara Santa Maria. And just so that you guys
0:20.8	know when I say today is Monday November November 9th, that's because today,
0:24.7	the day that you first get this episode available to you and perhaps download it or live stream
0:32.0	it is Monday, November 9th.
0:34.6	But I'm recording this on Wednesday, November 4th,
0:38.4	which means that I have no idea
0:42.1	how the American election is going to go.
0:45.2	We are still counting votes in Key battleground states.
0:49.0	As of the recording of this episode, Joe Biden actually has 264 electoral votes.
0:57.0	President Trump has 214 electoral votes.
1:01.0	For those of you who are not as familiar with the American political landscape,
1:04.9	you need 270 electoral votes to win.
1:08.7	The votes that are outstanding still have not completed their counts.
1:13.0	And we don't know what is going to happen in the coming days.
1:15.5	So by the time you listen to this, you have a lot more knowledge than I do.
1:19.0	So that is not going to be the focus of this week's episode. Think of this but a welcome change of
1:29.8	pace than what you've been kind of stressing over for the past full seven days.
1:38.8	This week I actually have the opportunity to speak with an incredible science reporter, but before we dive into that I do want to thank
1:45.3	those of you who help make talk nerdy possible. Remember talk nerdy is and will always be 100%
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