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Ecological intelligence and why our brains ignore climate change

Ecological intelligence and why our brains ignore climate change

A program from the "Climate One" series produced by the Commonwealth Club of California. The speakers suggest that most Americans have "ecological systems blindness," because the human brain is designed for survival by responding to immediate danger, not to long-term risks. The moderator is Greg Dalton.

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EPA reaches air quality agreement with taconite facilities

Two taconite producers, considered by environmentalists as major contributors to low air quality in the Iron Range, have reached a settlement that will allow them time to develop and install new technology to reduce pollutants.
by Riham Feshir

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Young entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos

Young entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos

30-year-old billionaire scientist and entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford at age 19 because she thought she could live a life of purpose if she put her ideas to work in a company called Theranos. She spoke at the Computer History Museum's "Revolutionaries" series.

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Jared Diamond, on 'The World Until Yesterday.'

Jared Diamond, on 'The World Until Yesterday.'

Jared Diamond is a physician, biophysicist, ethnographer and a professor of geography at UCLA. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Guns, Germs and Steel," "Collapse," and "The World Until Yesterday" spoke in December 2014 at the Commonwealth Club of California.

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