The Science Revolution with Thom Hartmann
The Science Revolution with Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann
The Science Revolution is about science that matters and brings revolutionary ways of thinking about science. We cover the science important to the world as well as to our everyday lives. You will learn how an entire spectrum of scientific disciplines meaningfully impacts your life and our world. From climate change to neuroscience to physics and medicine - and sometimes the politics & religion that tie them to us all - this podcast will entertain and deeply inform you. Science comes alive in The Science Revolution with Thom Hartmann.
Let's Call Them "Right to Life" or "Freedom" Passports!
Will America hold Trump & his enablers accountable for 400,000 unnecessary deaths? Is this manslaughter, now that Trump brags that he actively ignored the scientific advice? Prof. Richard Wolff is here on rising food prices and the impact on global unrest. If prices continue to rise — on top of the pain of the pandemic — the world could be in for a bumpy future. Plus - Vaccine Passports? Let's just call them "right to life" or "freedom" passports! What red blooded, Nazi-arm-band-wearing, Confederate-flag-waving, Capitol-invading, gun-toting American patriot could possibly object?
Apr 5, 2021
33 min
Rand Paul May Be Infecting America With a Brand New COVID Epidemic
Coming up on the Science Revolution this week, look out, as Rand Paul may be infecting America with a brand new COVID epidemic, and we may have no protection. Investigative Journalist, Greg Palast is here on the Exxon Valdez disaster 33 years ago. He's saying, "don't buy Exxon's fable of the drunken captain." We just passed World Water Day and Rianna Eckel, from Food and Water Watch, drops by about the growing threat of water privatization.
Mar 29, 2021
27 min
Dr. Justin Frank On the Trauma Of the Pandemic & 4 Years Of Trump
Coming up this week on the Science Revolution is Dr. Justin Frank, author of Obama on the Couch & Bush on the Couch. He's here on how to deal with the trauma of both the pandemic and 4 years of Trump... It's been a stressful time! Some of us have lost family and friends and have found it difficult to stay safe and pay the bills. The Trump years have been a challenge to democracy and to our sanity. Dr Justin Frank is here to help.
Mar 22, 2021
34 min
10th Year Anniversary of Fukushima: How Will the Crisis End?
Coming up on the Science Revolution is Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps. On the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima Crisis, in a similar fashion to the current COVID-19 pandemic, opinion on Fukushima is diverging between those who are horrified by the health risks, and those who are angry at the possible economic damage that could be done to the community. Investigative Journalist Greg Palast drops by on how Stacey Abrams' REAL courage in Georgia was and is her opposition to Vogtle nuclear plant — the last and only nuclear plant under construction in the USA. She won’t back charging Georgians ruinous electric bills to finish it. Also in Geeky Science - good news on CBD. There is a new report out showing it reduces plaque and improves cognition in Alzheimer patients.
Mar 15, 2021
20 min
Neil DeGrasse Tyson - Cosmic Queries: StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going
This week on The Science Revolution is Neil DeGrasse Tyson. He's here about his new book -"Cosmic Queries: StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going". We'll be talking about, what is life on Earth and in the universe? How did the universe get to be this way, and not some other way? What is the universe made of?
Mar 7, 2021
16 min
Should America have a "People's" Vaccine?
Coming up on the Science Revolution is Nick Dearden with Global Justice Now. Should America have a "People's" Vaccine? Nick is calling for an immediate suspension of patents on Covid-19 vaccines, and an international plan to ramp up production as rapidly as possible.Barry C. Lyn from Open Markets Institute drops by on how monopolies have created a crisis in the food industries. Zach Corrigan from Food & Water Justice is also here on how pork slaughter plants with "self inspection" rules are not working well and endangering our health. Stay tuned.
Mar 1, 2021
21 min
Our Fossil Fuel Addiction is leading to “Bomb Cyclones” & Famines
Coming Up on The Science Revolution this week is Thom and Dr. Michael Mann on our fossil fuel addiction & how it's leading to “Bomb Cyclones” & Famines. If this week’s wild weather is a forecast of what’s to come, we need to get our carbon emissions under control quickly. As the Jet Stream to our north, and the Gulf Stream to our east continue to wobble and weaken, weather patterns that enable us to predictably grow food and maintain a habitable lifestyle are collapsing. This severe winter weather is a warning and will become civilization-threatening, and eventually could bring down the human species overall. The crisis is now. Stay tuned.
Feb 22, 2021
27 min
The Neuroscience of the Creative Geek Exposed
Coming up on the Science Revolution this week is - Dr. Bandy Lee, Yale School of Medicine, author of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump. She joins us on how Trump and other cult leaders infect their disciples. Plus Professor Richard Silberstein, Chief Scientist & Director of Neuro-Insight’s research program, drops by to explain the neuroscience of the creative geek.
Feb 8, 2021
24 min
Are We Close To a "Thermonuclear Pandemic?"
On The Science Revolution this week is Dr. Michael Mann on the new Climate War. He shares how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and delay action on climate change. And Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding drops by warning us the coronavirus could be a ‘thermonuclear pandemic.’ He'll also talk about the new Covid variants and what he would do differently. Plus Severine Fleming, from Greenhorns, is here about food security, regenerative agriculture and the hidden value of local food.
Feb 1, 2021
31 min
The Psychology of Mob Mentality & Violence
Coming up on The Science Revolution today - Dr. Justin A. Frank is here on the psychology of mob mentality & violence; what propels a mob? Dr. Sam Metz, a member of Mad as Hell Doctors, drops by, on the need for federal legislation to allow individual states to create true state-wide universal healthcare plans, especially single payer plans. Stay tuned.
Jan 25, 2021
24 min
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