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UnDisciplined: We might be able to engineer our way out of global warming. But should we?

Kevin Gill from Nashua, NH, United States
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At some point, it is possible that a nation suffering from the extreme effects of climate warming might decide to do something drastic — taking relatively simple steps that could change the entire global atmosphere. It wouldn’t even be that hard. And right now, there’s not much to stop it from happening, so Ben Kravitz says the the world needs to be prepared.

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Matthew LaPlante has reported on ritual infanticide in Northern Africa, insurgent warfare in the Middle East, the legacy of genocide in Southeast Asia, and gang violence in Central America. But a few years back, something occurred to him: Maybe the news doesn't have to be so brutally depressing all the time. These days, he balances his continuing work on more heartbreaking subjects with his work on UnDisciplined — Utah Public Radio's weekly program on science and discovery.