Introducing Sciencecast: Climate Change Series, from The Daily Cardinal at The University of Wisconsin-Madison! Twice a month, we will explore various facets of climate change through interviews with university experts.
The theory of change: Measuring our impact
Screenshot of Foundations of Success website.
Michaela G
How do we track progress in sustainability? It's not an easy task, but thanks to the work done by a group called Foundations of Success there is a method that is making it possible. It is called the "theory of change."
Climate challenges in Garissa, Kenya in 60 seconds
Francesco Fiondella
Francesco Fiondella, Planet Forward board member and head of communications at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, visited Kenya to learn how the community makes climate resilient choices.
3 Cities Fighting on the Front Lines Against Climate Change
Mike Hower
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
In the battle against climate change, cities pose both the greatest challenge and opportunity. We look at three cities taking strong action to counter climate change.
Going Green with Devin Greene: The Science of the Apocalypse
Devin Greene
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Interstellar posed a lot of interesting questions, and it turns out some scientists take these questions as seriously as potheads do. What are some of the real threats to life on Earth? Where do we go when life here becomes unsustainable? What... Read More
To Adopt or To Adapt: That is the Question
Tim Palmieri
I'm from a small town called Eastchester, New York, just north of New York City. For me, climate change could mean no more farmers' markets with my Grandmother after Sunday mass.
The Evolution of Throwing
You might throw a ball without thinking about it, but once upon a time it was an innovation that let us open up whole new dietary avenues to explore. With throwing came more hunting, and with hunting came a changing way to feed themselves
Modern Dassanech
One current community in Africa, the Dassanech, is adapting to climate change right now. The team at Koobi Fora takes a look at how it's changing their economy, how they eat and how they live.
The team at Koobi Fora looks at the origins of human diet, from changes in our anatomy that led us towards hunting to how climate change determined our adaptive, diverse palates.
In The Footprints Of Our Ancestors
Dr. Brian Richmond leads his team at Koobi Fora to discover the biodiversity that surrounded early humans and other hominids, and how early human anatomy was shaped to run.