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Hosts Jack Board and Liling Tan bring years of expertise covering climate change and sustainability to this weekly podcast. A one-stop shop for news, views and interviews.

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Hosts Jack Board and Liling Tan bring years of expertise covering climate change and sustainability to this weekly podcast. A one-stop shop for news, views and interviews.

    Can AI better predict the weather?

    Can AI better predict the weather?

    The use of AI is changing industries in unimaginable ways, especially in the climate change and sustainability space. But is it friend or foe? Jack Board and Liling Tan talk all things tech in this episode of Climate Conversations. 

     
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    • 18 min
    Oat milk and impossible burgers – just how “green” are alternative foods?

    Oat milk and impossible burgers – just how “green” are alternative foods?

    Food has an outsized impact on greenhouse gas emissions. In this episode of Climate Conversations, Jack Board and Liling Tan tuck into the world of alternative foods and whether they really are better for the environment.  
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    • 23 min
    Why should we care that corals are dying?

    Why should we care that corals are dying?

    Globally, coral reefs are being lost at alarming rates. Scientists estimate that half of them have already disappeared and 90 per cent could be gone by 2050 if temperatures continue to rise. Liling Tan and Jack Board explain why this doesn’t just affect our vacations. 

     
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    • 23 min
    Must climate communication be so dense?

    Must climate communication be so dense?

    Explaining climate change can be an exercise in frustration and futility when jargon gets in the way. Climate academics Prof Winston Chow and Assoc Prof Terry van Gevelt from Singapore Management University defend themselves against Liling Tan and Jack Board, who dials in from scorching Bangkok where the "feels-like” temperature hit 52 degrees Celsius. 

    This podcast episode is in partnership with the inaugural Ideas Festival. You can find out more at www.ideasfestival.edu.sg.
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    • 24 min
    Why a complex problem like climate change needs multi-disciplinary expertise

    Why a complex problem like climate change needs multi-disciplinary expertise

    Studied history or philosophy in school? Your knowledge can help to solve the biggest problems of climate change. Professor David Taylor from NUS and NTU’s Dr Janice Lee speak to Liling Tan and Jack Board checks in from the Pacific Islands on this week’s Climate Conversations. 

    This podcast episode is in partnership with the inaugural Ideas Festival. You can find out more at www.ideasfestival.edu.sg. 
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    • 24 min
    How else can an air-con nation keep cool in a heatwave?

    How else can an air-con nation keep cool in a heatwave?

    In this first episode of a brand-new Climate Conversations, hosts Jack Board and Liling Tan tell you why the heatwave will create bigger problems in future than just wilting plants. Plus, quick climate news, a quiz and a sustainability word of the week. 
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    • 17 min

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