Episode 1
Alan Robock on Nuclear Winter, Famine, and Geoengineering
Alan Robock joins us to discuss nuclear winter, famine and geoengineering. Learn more about Alan's work: http://people.envsci.rutgers.edu/robock/ Follow Alan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlanRobock Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:45 What is nuclear w
Future of Life Institute Podcast
October 20, 202241m 22s
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Show Notes
Alan Robock joins us to discuss nuclear winter, famine and geoengineering.
Learn more about Alan's work: http://people.envsci.rutgers.edu/robock/
Follow Alan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlanRobock
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 What is nuclear winter?
06:27 A nuclear war between India and Pakistan
09:16 Targets in a nuclear war
11:08 Why does the world have so many nuclear weapons?
19:28 Societal collapse in a nuclear winter
22:45 Should we prepare for a nuclear winter?
28:13 Skepticism about nuclear winter
35:16 Unanswered questions about nuclear winter