Halloween Special: Frankenstein And Climate Change (w/ Michael Wysession)
The Climate Pod
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Are We Our Doctor Frankenstein?
Shelley was using thi story as a warning to those seeking technological and economic progress at the expense of the environment. Yet, wilderness and industry and technology play very strong themes here. I think there is a good analogy there with fossil fuels. You know, it's undeniable that coal and oil have provided... energy that really helped improve the lives of billions of people for over a century. But at the same time, yo now undeniable, the burning of fossil fuels has heated the planet,. all around the world now and for centuries to come.
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