Significant Stories: Podcasting the History of Science

Dwelling on Earth

For many of us, 2020 has been the year we spent at home. In this miniseries, we spend some time thinking about our home of 4.5 billion years. How have humans made sense of our place in the cosmos? How have we built spaces for ourselves in this infinitesimal patch of the universe? And what do we do now that our home is changing before our eyes?

This miniseries was created by Zachary Miller, Jadyn Bryden, London Scott, Maddie Goldberg, and Candice Chen.
Episode 1: Earth as Home
There is a vast universe out there, but only one planet we currently call home. What about space urges us to look beyond? What about Earth causes us to stay firmly planted? This podcast will explore the phenomenon of space exploration curiosity as well as dive deeper into why the Earth is the perfect place for us to thrive as a species.
Music was produced by InspectorJ and downloaded from Freesound.org.
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Episode 2: The First Human Home
What is home? It's the place where we rest, spend time with our loved ones, and make some of our favorite memories. The history of human dwellings starts thousands of years ago. So, how did we end up here? This episode will discuss the concept of home, in the past, present, and
future.
Music was produced by Godmode and downloaded from the Youtube Audio Library.
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Episode 3: Climate Migrations
Climate hazards — rising sea levels, worsening droughts, stronger storms — threaten to displace millions of people around the world over the next century and beyond. Many have already faced a wrenching choice: stay in a place that might soon face overwhelming climate effects, or leave home behind? In this episode, we speak to people who study this reality, people who think about its past and future, and, most importantly, people who are living it right now.

Here is Abrahm Lustgarten’s 2020 article from The New York Times Magazine and ProPublica, featuring Bryan Jones’ model of climate migration. And here is the article on the “human climate niche,” co-authored by Tim Kohler, on a team led by Nanjing University ecologist Chi Xu.
Music was produced by Crowander and Dexter Britain and downloaded from Freemusicarchive.org.
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