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UnDisciplined: The Atmospheric Scientist And The Environmental Economist

Utah Public Radio | By Matthew LaPlante

Published February 1, 2019 at 11:45 AM MST

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Jana Houser's research suggests tornadoes may actually form from the ground up, contrary to what scientists have believed for years.

Daphne Zaras / NSSL

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Jana Houser is an assistant professor of geography at Ohio University.

Ohio University

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Nick Obradovich is a research scientist at the MIT Media Lab in the Scalable Cooperation group.

Nick Obradovich / via Twitter

This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about climate, but at two very different scales.

First, we'll talk to Jana Houser, a researcher who has suggested that tornadoes form in a different way than scientists have long believed. Next, we're joined by Nick Obradovich, a scientist who has connected global warming to the ability of public servants to do their jobs.