Talking Climate
by The Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy
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35: Wastewater Treatment Could be a Solution for Cleaner, More…
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About this podcast
Conversations about transformative research happening in the fields of climate science and policy at University of Utah.
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The newest 20 of 35 episodes
- 35: Wastewater Treatment Could be a Solution for Cleaner, More Efficient Fertilizer · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 35Episode Intro: A few weeks ago, I recorded an interview with Margaret Lumley who is co-founder and CEO of a small startup called Roca Water. Roca was one of the top runners up…
- 34: Climate Change Should Be Funnier. Seriously. · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 34Episode Intro: The topic we’re exploring in this episode is climate change and humor. Can climate change be funny? To explore this question, I had the chance to speak with Sara…
- 33: How Utahns Could Support a Tax on Carbon Emissions · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 33Episode Intro: A couple years ago, a Utah statewide ballot initiative called Clean the Darn Air was proposed to tackle the persistent air pollution which Wasatch Front residents…
- 32: Could Lab-generated Lactoferrin Be Healthier, Cheaper, and Better for the Planet? · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 32Episode Intro: One of the two runners up for the Wilkes Center Climate Launch Prize this past year is De Novo Foodlabs, a startup with operations in North Carolina and Cape Town…
- 31: Deciphering How Methane-Eating Bacteria Thrive · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 31Episode Intro: Ross Chambless: Many believe that chemistry is foundational to understanding and solving environmental challenges. And when it comes to solving a pernicious global…
- 30: How Cheaper, Safer, and Cleaner Bricks Could Revolutionize Homebuilding Across Asia · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 30Episode Intro: Ross Chambless: In September 2025, the Wilkes Center awarded its annual Wilkes Climate Launch Prize to the organization Build up Nepal. Build up Nepal has…
- 29: How Are Plant Ecosystems Adapting to the Shifting Climate? · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 29When it comes to climate change, one big question is how are ecosystems adapting to shifting weather patterns, heavier precipitation events, and hotter temperatures for longer…
- 28: Conversation with the Water Resources Hackathon 1st Place Team "SmartFLOW" · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 28The Wilkes Center recently hosted its 3rd annual climate solutions hackathon at the end of January. This year the focus was water resources. The “hackathon” as we’ve come to call…
- 27: Could Low-dimensional Perovskites Advance Cleaner Refrigerants and Batteries? · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 27Perovskites are crystal structures that can be manufactured in labs for making solar panels. They are relatively cost-effective, and efficient, and could provide a reliable…
- 26: Sizing Up the Melting Glaciers of the Himalayas · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 26There are an estimated 54,000 glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayas. These glaciers cover 60,000 square kilometers and serve as a major source of the water in the region’s rivers…
- 25: Climate Sherlocking: Turning Up Clues from Past Global Warming Events · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 25It’s true the Earth has experienced periods of global warming in its past. The largest such warming event in the past 90 million years - since the time dinosaurs roamed Earth…
- 24: Climate Anxiety Prevalence at the U · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 24"Eco-anxiety" or "Climate grief" are increasingly part of our lexicon when it comes to describing the heavy feelings of concern people are feeling about the state of our natural…
- 23: Monitoring Forests as they Change · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 23Dr. Jon Wang, an Assistant Professor in the School of Biological Sciences here at the U, manages the Dynamic Carbon and Ecosystems Lab, or DYCE Lab. He has access to…
- 22: Interview with Applied Carbon – the 2024 Wilkes Climate Launch Prize Winner · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 22In September this year, the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy awarded Applied Carbon, the climate tech company based in Houston, Texas, the $500,000 Wilkes Climate…
- 21: Coexisting with Wildlife in a Changing Climate · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 21Austin Green is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology with the College of Science’s Science Research Initiative, or SRI program. His specialty is using camera…
- 20: Mapping the Infestation of Balsam Woolly Adelgid in Utah Forests · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 20If you’ve taken a hike or a drive through northern Utah’s forests recently, you may have noticed that some areas of the forests are changing and looking a little sick. Northern…
- 19: The Significance of Ancient Roman Concrete for a Decarbonizing World · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 19For this episode we talk with Dr. Marie Jackson a Research Professor in the Geology & Geophysics department here at the University of Utah. Dr. Jackson’s work is centered in…
- 18: How Great Salt Lake Bird Migrations Are Changing · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 18Zoe Exelbert studies birds at the Great Salt Lake. Specifically, she’s interested in how climate change and shifting weather patterns are affecting bird migrations and in turn…
- 17: How NHMU's Climate of Hope Exhibit is Improving Climate Communication Strategies · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 17The new Climate of Hope exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Utah offers museum visitors a more localized and solutions-oriented framing of climate change than other exhibits…
- 16: Urban Plants + Black Carbon = ? · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 16For this episode we talk with Dr. Alexandra Ponette-Gonzalez, an Associate Professor in the Department of City and Metropolitan Planning and Curator of Urban ecology at the…
