Andrew Revkin’s Post

If you're taking a break, worth dipping in on the C-SPAN livestream of the #SCOTUS arguments on presidential immunity. https://lnkd.in/e8kXTRS9

"A physician's oath never says to keep your mouth shut." So sad to hear dogged public-health defender and drug-company truth digger Dr. David Egilman has died at 71 of a heart attack. Saw his early roots when I lived in "Septic House" off campus at Brown University in the late 70s with a batch of med students (including David and Jim Revkin, MD). Fabulous Clay Risen obit: https://lnkd.in/ezvpDYXu And make sure to read Doug Starr's profile in Science Mag: https://lnkd.in/eCP4XvtQ #publichealth #bigpharma #corporateresponsibility #medicalethics

Paleolithic brains, medieval institutions, god-like tech... Not a great combo. EO Wilson description of a key part of the human predicament at last year's The Nobel Prize Summit via Tristan Harris https://lnkd.in/dz8smc_u

Here's my #sustainwhat post and podcast with The New Yorker's Betsy Kolbert and CNN's climate correspondent Bill Weir on their new climate books (including my mini reviews - both👍: https://lnkd.in/duRNDtbA And here's the moment we were interrupted by my Maine neighborhood's ospreys while discussing the power and limits of narrative. There's a weirdly dark #earthday angle.

Here's the American Climate Corps announcement, along with a $7-billion solar for all program. Climate Corp site: https://www.acc.gov https://lnkd.in/eZBwWVMC

Join this Earth Day book chat with host Andy Revkin to meet Emmy-winning CNN climate correspondent Bill Weir and explore his book Life as We Know It (Can Be) and Pulitzer-winning journalist Elizabeth Kolbert and her collaborator on “H is for Hope,” award-winning illustrator Wesley Allsbrook. Wesley Allsbrook: https://lnkd.in/ebyrxYAH Elizabeth Kolbert: https://lnkd.in/eb3rdrA Bill Weir: https://lnkd.in/eYKdgrkE Subscribe: https://lnkd.in/eGBk4wcs

Join longtime science journalist Andy Revkin in a clarifying conversation about cancer perceptions and realities and how to avoid dangerous missteps. His guest is David Ropeik, a former journalist and longtime risk-communication analyst and consultant whose new book reveals the emotional, financial and health costs that can mount when fears exceed risks. Learn about the book: https://lnkd.in/eiXQXhSr Subscribe to Sustain What: https://lnkd.in/eGBk4wcs

Meet two of the key minds behind “A Brief History of the Future,” the new six-part PBS series charting reality-based pathways to vibrant and thriving futures for humanity. Really. Andy Revkin’s guests are futurist and series host Ari Wallach and Kathryn Murdoch, an executive producer who is co-founder and president of Quadrivium Foundation. Learn more: https://linktr.ee/abhotf Subscribe to Andy’s Sustain What project: revkin.substack.com

Summer paid Boston STEM education internship for some college student you know who wants to help kids 5-12 develop a passion for science and engineering. Job: https://lnkd.in/e7cMUcEq NORY, Inc.: https://nory.co

Join longtime sustainability-focused journalist Andy Revkin with Emily Raboteau, the author of Lessons For Survival, essays on mothering amid climatic and social turmoil, and Virginia Hanusik, whose new book, Into the Quiet and the Light, explores life, change, and survival on the water in climate-challenged Louisiana. Hanusik: https://lnkd.in/e2yGT9Xw Raboteau: https://lnkd.in/eJRNYkCT Subscribe: https://lnkd.in/eGBk4wcs