The Past and Future of Climate Models: Conversations with Warren Washington and Geeta Persad

This episode, part of our new season about the often unexpected stories behind climate data, features conversations with two scientists involved in the wide-ranging field of climate modeling, from its origins in the first half of the 20th century all the way to the latest developments and uses of these important tools. For a full transcript of the episode, please visit our Medium page: https://medium.com/@ourwarmregards/the-past-and-future-of-climate-models-conversations-with-warren-washington-and-geeta-prasad-39f5045e8a2a WISCON, the annual feminist science fiction and fantasy conference: http://wiscon.net/ More on Ramesh’s Mario Bros. analogy: https://twitter.com/drrambio/status/1011347458557923330?s=21 For more information on our two guests, Dr. Warren Washington and Dr. Geeta Persad, please see the links below: Dr. Washington’s website: https://staff.ucar.edu/users/wmw Dr. Washington’s autobiography, Odyssey in Climate Modeling, Global Warming, and Advising Five Presidents: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154784225 Video Oral History with Dr. Warren Washington by Oregon State University http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/oh150/washington/ Dr. Geeta Persad’s website: https://www.ggpersad.com The publication mentioned by Dr. Persad on the different effects of emitting identical aerosols in different parts of the world: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05838-6 Inspired by the data story you heard and want to share yours with us? We'd love to hear it. You can leave us a 90 second voicemail by calling 586–930–5286 or record yourself and email it to us at [email protected]. We’ve launched a Patreon this season so you can help support the show. www.patreon.com/warmregards Please consider becoming a patron to help us pay our producer, Justin Schell, our transcriber, Joe Stormer, and our social media coordinator, Katherine Peinhardt, who are all working as volunteers. Your support helps us not only to stay sustainable, but also to grow. Find Warm Regards on the web and on social media: Web: www.WarmRegardsPodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/ourwarmregards Facebook: www.facebook.com/WarmRegardsPodcast