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Neuroscience and hope in the face of climate change

Podcast: Climate Magic
Published: Oct 9, 2025
Duration seconds: 3540
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Summary

Neurosurgeon Ann-Christine Duhaime, author of Minding the Climate, explores how our tendency to prioritize short-term consumer pleasures spurs climate change, but also how the brain’s amazing capacity for flexibility can—and likely will—enable us to prioritize the long-term survival of humanity.