#021—The Problem-Having/Problem-Solving Animal

This week’s episode features a talk that Jack gave at the Lake Oswego Public Library as part of the Lake Oswego Reads program, an annual month-long event with speakers discussing the issues connected to a single piece of writing. This year’s book was Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush, a work about the impact of climate change on coastal communities and habitats. Jack’s talk was "The Politics of Climate Change." He first discusses the human condition and examines the deep-seated reasons why climate change poses a uniquely difficult problem for human beings, then he looks specifically at the American political system to analyze why it’s been so difficult for the United States to adopt a proactive climate change agenda. This episode also features the "The Good Bidding of Aquaman," an original song by Guitarzan that also has a cartoon video on YouTube.