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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2025 · 29 MIN

Earth Day 2050 – A World News Report

from Math! Science! History! · host Gabrielle Birchak

🔎 Episode Overview Step into the future for a special Earth Day broadcast unlike any other. From rising seas in Bangladesh to the climate-solidarity corridors of Cascadia, this immersive episode of Math, Science, History explores the realities of our changing planet, told as if the year is 2050. You'll hear breaking climate reports from around the globe, fictional interviews with future experts, and a closing message that brings us back to the present, reminding us that the future is not yet written, and that there's still time to shape it. 🧠 What You'll Learn: Climate migration is already happening—by 2050, hundreds of millions may be displaced, but how we respond now determines what kind of world they move into. Not all nations will follow the same path—Canada, in this imagined future, became a global beacon of justice, cooperation, and climate leadership. It's a reminder that bold, humane action is possible. Your voice matters—climate change isn't only about science. It's about justice, storytelling, memory, and imagination. The future will reflect the values we fight for today. 🏛 Links & Resources: Climate Reality Project – Global climate leadership training Indigenous Climate Action – Land-centered climate justice 350.org – Campaigns to end fossil fuels David Suzuki Foundation – Canadian science + policy advocacy AI voices by ElevenLabs. Try it out for your projects! My affiliate link is here: https://try.elevenlabs.io/qhh6dk0ikse6  🔗 Explore more on our website: mathsciencehistory.com 📚 To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h 🌍 Let's Connect! Website: mathsciencehistory.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mathsciencehistory.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/math.science.history 🎧 Enjoying the Podcast? If you love Math, Science, History, here's how you can help:🌟 Leave a review – It helps more people discover the show!📢 Share this episode with friends & fellow history buffs!🔔 Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform ☕ Support the Show: Coffee!! https://shorturl.at/bHIsc 🛍 Checking out our merch: https://www.mathsciencehistory.com/the-store 🎵 Music and Sounds: All music is public domain and has no Copyright and no rights reserved. Selections from The Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers Positive Ambient music at Freesound by Muyo5438 Horror Piano Sound at Freesound by ZHR0 unloading fishing vessel 150521_08.flac by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/274842/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Vrhloga - Mono - In the middle of a grove.wav by dibko -- https://freesound.org/s/686632/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Until next time, carpe diem!

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