#5 - Lelys Bravo: Statistics, Climate Change, and Venezuela

Lelys Bravo is a statistics professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests center around understanding the risks of climate change. Dr. Bravo was the lead author of the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment report, which is a major assessment of the human impact on the environment, called for by the United Nations Secretary-General. EPISODE LINKS: Lelys Bravo Personal Website: https://www.lelysbravo.com/ Lelys Bravo UIUC Website: https://stat.illinois.edu/directory/profile/lbravo OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:36 - Sunrise Problem 3:05 - Mathematics: The Beginning 6:26 - Statistics & Interdisciplinarity  9:42 - Uncertainty  16:57 - Natural Hazards Risks 29:52 - Climate Change & Adaptation  39:40 - 🖌 Overrated or Underrated Section 39:53 - 📊 Studying Statistics 43:52 - 🌳 The Paris Agreement & The Green New Deal 49:46 -  🇻🇪 Venezuelan Immigration 53:40 - Closing Words SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uiuctalkshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/uiuctalkshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uiuctalkshow Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ezoc4xJa4DrGq7N4lhqQn Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uiuc-talkshow/id1611427075  Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H9UJqXvJXr3qlx9c89Rv76c6IpnwGeC Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H9UJqXvJXqdyEq7fuyUz9cmpdfqN1Rb What is The UIUC Talkshow? Our goal with this show is to introduce you to the most interesting people with the most interesting ideas from the UIUC campus. Learn more about Juan David & Aaryaman: Aaryaman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaryaman-patel-779437205/ Juan David Website: https://www.juandavidcampolargo.com/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdcampolargo   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdcampolargo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdcampolargo/