Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-07-19
Books mentioned on 162. Will We Solve the Climate Problem?
Kate Marvel spends her days playing with climate models, which she says are “like a very expensive version of The Sims.” As a physicist she gets tired of being asked to weigh in on economics, geopolitics, and despair — but she still defends the right of scientists to have strong feelings about the planet.
Steve Levitt discussed Human Nature by Kate Marvel.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Human Nature
Discussed“She's got a new book. It's called Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet.”
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