BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?

BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science will examine whether society can “engineer ourselves out of a heatwave,” amid UK and Europe warnings about extreme weather. In the segment, Tom Whipple speaks with Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, about whether solar geoengineering could help counter severe heat conditions. The episode also includes a discussion with science journalist Lizzie Gibney on the “Salah effect,” which suggests that exposure to celebrities from stigmatized groups can increase tolerance. In addition, it reviews new research on how energy contained in the atom’s nucleus can be used for timekeeping. The show also covers how laughter in great apes may have contributed to the evolution of complex human language.