In this episode we delve into climate disaster, Twister, The Day After Tomorrow, solarshades, Frozen II, Wooly Mammoths, ancient viruses, Sharknado, Bill Paxton, Apophis, Snowpiercer, and more.
Episode 13: Blockbusters and Frozen Landscapes: Climate Change Through the Lens of Pop Culture
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Joe’s Show Notes:
00:00 Welcome to Episode 13
00:50 Meet Our Special Guest: Dr. David Pincus
03:26 What We’re Drinking the Episode
- Joe: DHIP: Tröeg independent brewery
- Nick: Lactose Cooler: Voodoo Brewing Company
- David: Saturday the 14th: Listerman Brewing Company
- Ethiopian roast coffee from Bean Me Up Roastery
05:37 Diving into Climate Change and Permafrost
- Joe gives the UN definition of Climate Change
- Joe gives the Wiki definition of Permafrost
- US National Weather Monitoring from NOAA
08:03 Reviving Ancient Organisms
- Permafrost melt may release pathogen
- Virus that infects amoeba revived after being frozen for 48,500 years
- Wild flower blooms again after 30,000 years on ice
- Rotifer survived 24,000 years frozen in Arctic permafrost
- Bacillus anthracis spores released from melting permafrost
14:52 The Woolly Mammoth Resurrection
17:31 Geoengineering and Climate Solutions
20:33 Snowpiercer
24:24 Population number and genetics to maintain humanity—
27:43 Bill Paxton’s Trifecta
28:50 Jurassic Park and DNA Science
30:30 Twister and The Day After Tomorrow
29:51 Tornadoes, Water Spouts, and real life Sharknado
- Mudfish began raining from the sky.
- Frognado
- Jellyfishnado according to a report
- Sky actually rained worms
32:38 Alligators falling from the Sky
37:37 Meteorites and Martian Bacteria
- The ALH84001 Case
- Movie: The Thing (1982)
- Novel: Deception Point (2001)
40:22 Frozen 2 and Permafrost
- Frozen 2 Soundtrack
44:46 Asteroids, 99942 Apophis and Climate Change
48:33 Concluding Thoughts and Farewell
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