The Environment: Not Quite Left Out
January 17, 2024
Joya Chatterji— Most people of South Asia in the 20th century had a different understanding of the environment than we have today. Today we see speak of the impending “global… READ MORE
January 17, 2024
Joya Chatterji— Most people of South Asia in the 20th century had a different understanding of the environment than we have today. Today we see speak of the impending “global… READ MORE
November 30, 2023
Graham Shields— Whether it is phosphorus for fertiliser, iron for steel or carbon for fuel, humans devour the chemical elements we need to sustain our way of life. Since the… READ MORE
September 12, 2023
John D. Leshy— What lessons and opportunities do our public lands—which occupy nearly one-third of the nation plus vast areas of submerged lands off our coasts—offer in addressing the interrelated… READ MORE
July 28, 2023
This episode of the podcast features a conversation with renowned physicist Piero Martin about his new book, The Seven Measures of the World. In the podcast, Martin talks about how The Beatles are connected… READ MORE
July 19, 2023
Sharon Kingsland— Global climate change is occurring much faster than was anticipated at the start of our century, and is now considered a crisis or emergency. Scientists in many fields… READ MORE
July 5, 2023
Piero Martin— Will measurements save the world? Or, better, our life as humans on this planet? Certainly, they will help. Actually, they are already doing an important job since—much better… READ MORE
June 13, 2023
John D. Aber— Where are the biggest unknowns, the biggest mysteries in our understanding of weather and climate? They are not where you might think. Scientists make monumental efforts each… READ MORE
May 23, 2023
In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with conservation biologist Noah Charney about his new book, These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes. Subscribe: Apple… READ MORE
March 30, 2023
In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with cultural historian and translator Sophus Helle about his new book, Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World’s First… READ MORE
February 24, 2023
Tom Higham— The role of drastically variable and changing climates in the story of human evolution is also evident. As we witness first-hand the potential for climate disaster in our… READ MORE