{"podcast":{"title":"Science From the Fringe","slug":"science-from-the-fringe-7022876","podcast_index_feed_id":7022876,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2993630.rss","website_url":"https://sciencefromthefringe.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2993630/d91b66b74de8cb1ef1343a4d7fd9041e.jpg","author":"Science From the Fringe","episode_count":53,"summary":"Conversations with fearless scientists, policy experts, and journalists who are defying dogma and defending discovery.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T22:20:31.042819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-from-the-fringe-7022876"},"episode":{"title":"The Climate Apocalypse Isn’t Around the Corner (In Defense of Climate Change - Episode 4)","slug":"the-climate-apocalypse-isn-t-around-the-corner-in-defense-of-climate-change-episode-4","published_at":"2026-05-25T11:53:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-from-the-fringe-7022876/the-climate-apocalypse-isn-t-around-the-corner-in-defense-of-climate-change-episode-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-from-the-fringe-7022876","url":"https://sciencefromthefringe.substack.com/p/the-climate-apocalypse-isnt-around","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199069490/2c5c6ada7e9cb3ad3ea9f1b9041780e7.mp3","summary":"In the fourth episode of In Defense of Climate Change , Bryce Nickels and climate policy scholar Roger Pielke Jr. discuss what Pielke describes as one of the most consequential developments in climate science in years: the retirement of the extreme climate scenario known as RCP 8.5. Bryce and Roger unpack how a small international committee helped shape the climate scenarios that informed scientific research, media narratives, regulations, banking policy, and global climate politics for over a decade. Roger explains why many of the “worst-case” climate projections were based on implausible assumptions about future coal use and why recent updates to climate scenario frameworks represent a major course correction. The conversation explores the difference between exploratory scientific scenarios and policy roadmaps, the relationship between climate science and political decision-making, and how climate narratives influenced public policy around the world. Bryce and Roger also discuss parallels between climate science governance and debates surrounding gain-of-function research, including questions about transparency, accountability, expert authority, and the role of broader public input in scientific decision-making. ( recorded May 22, 2026 ) Get full access to Science From the Fringe at sciencefromthefringe.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"In the fourth episode of In Defense of Climate Change , Bryce Nickels and climate policy scholar Roger Pielke Jr. discuss what Pielke describes as one of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3412,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/science-from-the-fringe-7022876/episodes/the-climate-apocalypse-isn-t-around-the-corner-in-defense-of-climate-change-episode-4/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-from-the-fringe-7022876/the-climate-apocalypse-isn-t-around-the-corner-in-defense-of-climate-change-episode-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}