Can AI better predict the weather?
The use of AI is changing industries in unimaginable ways, especially in the climate change and sustainability space. But is it friend or foe? Jack Board and Liling Tan talk all things tech in this ep...
22 Maj 202418min
Oat milk and impossible burgers – just how “green” are alternative foods?
Food has an outsized impact on greenhouse gas emissions. In this episode of Climate Conversations, Jack Board and Liling Tan tuck into the world of alternative foods and whether they really are better...
15 Maj 202423min
Why should we care that corals are dying?
Globally, coral reefs are being lost at alarming rates. Scientists estimate that half of them have already disappeared and 90 per cent could be gone by 2050 if temperatures continue to rise. Liling Ta...
8 Maj 202423min
Must climate communication be so dense?
Explaining climate change can be an exercise in frustration and futility when jargon gets in the way. Climate academics Prof Winston Chow and Assoc Prof Terry van Gevelt from Singapore Management Univ...
1 Maj 202424min
Why a complex problem like climate change needs multi-disciplinary expertise
Studied history or philosophy in school? Your knowledge can help to solve the biggest problems of climate change. Professor David Taylor from NUS and NTU’s Dr Janice Lee speak to Liling Tan and Jack B...
24 Apr 202424min
How else can an air-con nation keep cool in a heatwave?
In this first episode of a brand-new Climate Conversations, hosts Jack Board and Liling Tan tell you why the heatwave will create bigger problems in future than just wilting plants. Plus, quick climat...
17 Apr 202417min
Singapore’s fight to protect the endangered straw-headed bulbul
The Climate Conversations podcast heads outdoors in search of a beloved songbird – the straw-headed bulbul. Fewer than 1,700 of these birds remain in the wild worldwide, largely due to habitat loss an...
27 Mars 202416min
Can Earth Hour produce long-term change?
Each year, millions of people worldwide pledge to turn off or dim their lights for one hour as part of the Earth Hour event. But beyond the symbolic Switch Off moment, how effective are these global e...
20 Mars 202418min
