3 episodes
Worlds Apart: An Alliance of Outcasts to Tame Wildfires Haley Heiserman, Billy Donovan, Patrick Kenney, and Mrinal Kumar
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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This podcast series will explore the evolution of wildfires and their impact on human life, the forest ecosystem, and climate change. We will bring to light how two seemingly unrelated areas of human endeavor can form an unlikely alliance to conquer devastating wildfires. These two areas, namely, prescribed burning and autonomous robotics, have both struggled to gain public trust and are sometimes even perceived as a threat to public safety. This podcast series will explore how prescribed wildland burns and autonomous tech can form an alliance of outcasts to solve one of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Wildfires in 2023 and the Emergence of Drone Entrepreneurs
In this episode, we welcome new team member Audrey Cash, who helps us dive into circumstances surrounding some of the most devastating wildfires in North America in the year 2023. We speak with Carrick Detweiler, CEO of startup company "Drone Amplified", that is leading the way in innovative integration of unmanned aerial systems in wildland fire management.
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Fire is .. Good?
In this episode of "Worlds Apart: An Alliance of Outcasts", we will dig into fire history in North America and try to understand why Americans fear fire.
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Worlds Apart: Prescribed Burns and Autonomous Tech
In this episode of World's Apart, we take a deep dive into the world of prescribed fire and explore how it can be made safer by an unlikely source.