February 21, 2025
MEERTALK February 2025
Join Jeff Goodell as he explores the lethal impact of extreme heat, described as "a predatory force" in his latest book. This enlightening talk will delve into why extreme heat poses a critical threat to all living things and serves as an engine for planetary chaos. Jeff will discuss innovative adaptation strategies, including the radical redesign of buildings and entire cities, to ensure resilience in our warming world.
Jeff Goodell, author of the New York Times bestseller "The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet," has penned six other books and spent over a decade covering the climate crisis for Rolling Stone and other major publications.

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MEERTALK January 2023
Dr. Gulrez Shah Azhar explores mechanisms to mitigate the mortality effects of heatwaves. To generate appropriate local heat adaptation measures, he conducted sixteen in-depth interviews of academics, climate-health researchers, medical doctors, community activists, urban planners, and policy advisors with expertise in heatwaves and India.
January 7, 2023
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MEERTALK December 2022
THE APPALLINGLY BAD NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Professor Steve Keen, author, economist, and Distinguished Fellow of University College London's Institute for Strategy, Resilience & Security talks about how economists made their own predictions of climate change damages using three spurious methods.
December 4, 2022
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Newsletter November 2022
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November 23, 2022
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