
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Climate Change & Complex Math
Didi & Lital discuss a range of topics from their personal experiences, including celebrations, surprises, and challenges in family life. They delve into their son's alarming hockey incident and the subsequent impact on their vacation, explore the intricacies and misconceptions of climate change, and stress the importance of complex modeling to truly understand environmental changes. The hosts also touch upon the impacts of smoking cessation on public health and the politicization of climate topics, advocating for practical, positive approaches to evolving global issues.
Topics
00:23 Celebrating 2025 and Turning 50
00:51 A Surprise Trip to Israel
01:29 Hockey Drama: Omri's Collapse
08:42 Global Warming and Climate Change Debate
11:58 The Impact of Wolves in Yellowstone
14:34 Challenges in Climate Modeling
19:33 The Economics of Data Science
22:44 Ben Affleck and the Natural Gas Law
23:28 STEM Understanding and Simple vs. Complex Models
23:39 The Ozone Layer and Single Variable Solutions
24:59 Cancer and Multifactorial Diseases
25:43 Smoking, Weight Gain, and Health
29:16 Complex Models and Climate Change
34:40 Climate Change: Adaptation and Positivity
40:17 Concluding Thoughts and Future Episodes