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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2025 · 58 MIN

Changing the World (Literally)

from StarTalk Radio · host Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Gary O'Reilly, Daniele Visioni, Holly Jean Buck

Could we create an atmospheric sun shield to halt the effects of global warming? Should we? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly are joined by climate scientist Daniele Visioni and sociologist Holly Jean Buck to explore the science and ethics of deliberately altering Earth’s climate.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/changing-the-world-literally/Thanks to our Patrons S Harder, Evalange, Pat Z., Victoria Hamlin, Jacob Silverman, Lucia Leber, The Fabulous Mr Fox, Meghan Lynch, Gligom, Joe Ingracia, Physche, Jeremy Astin, ThizzRyuko, KK, Justin Costa, Little Blue Heron, Andrew Sparks, Patrick, Austin Becker, Daniel Tedman, Enrique Vega, Arrun Gibson, GSC, Jim Minthorne, Hayden Upton, Bob Loesch, J Mike, TreesSway, Mitchell Joseph, Griffin Stolp, Eric Sundberg, Jeff Bombard, Serenella Argueta, Jack Hatfield, lindsey, Cake Bytes, SuperVedos, C.Spinos, Audrey Anane, Jim B, Frederic R. Merchant, C., Curry Bäckström, Rory Cardin, nathan morrow, Harinath Reddy K, Joel Campbell, tia tia, Tyler Hanes, Joan Lozier, MythFinder, Big_Gorem_Hero, Kirk Zeigler, and Daysha Denight for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Could we create an atmospheric sun shield to halt the effects of global warming? Should we? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly are joined by climate scientist Daniele Visioni and sociologist Holly Jean Buck to explore the science and ethics of deliberately altering Earth’s climate.

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Could we create an atmospheric sun shield to halt the effects of global warming? Should we? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly are joined by climate scientist Daniele Visioni and sociologist Holly Jean Buck to explore the science and...

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