In the Spotlight

In the Spotlight is a science communication podcast where we interview graduate students or postdoctoral fellows in the sciences about their research and how it relates to the world around us. What problems are they trying to solve? What should we all understand about their work? What policies may be needed to support this research? These are the questions we will try to answer on In the Spotlight. This podcast is hosted and produced by Emily Schafer and Nicolas Scrutton Alvarado, and supported by Northwestern University's Science Policy Outreach Taskforce (SPOT).

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Prehistoric Climates in the Spotlight

April 28, 2022 • Northwestern University Science Policy Outreach Taskforce • Season 3 • Episode 6

Climate change is something a lot of us hear about on a daily basis, but how much do we really know about the history of our climate. It turns out our Earth's past may hold some clues to its future. Here to walk us through her work in Deep Time is Nilou Sarvian, a 5th year PhD candidate in the Department of Earth and Planetary sciences at Northwestern University.

If you want to learn more about the topics discussed in this episode, check out:

A fascinating insight into the triggers for Snowball Earths
A short video Climeworks, a novel carbon-capture technology
A somber piece on The Atlantic discussing the latest IPCC report

Make sure to reach out to Nilou on Twitter!

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