Mike talks with author, journalist, and environmental activist Mark Lynas. He's a frequent speaker around the world on climate change, biotechnology and nuclear power, and was climate change advisor to the President of the Maldeeves from 2009 - 2011. In 2013 he was appointed a Visiting Fellow at Cornell University’s Office of International Programs, and now works with the Cornell Alliance for Science, which is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. His books include ‘Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet’, winner of the 2008 Royal Society Science books prize, 'The God Species: Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans’, and, most recently, 'Nuclear 2.0: Why a Green Future Needs Nuclear Power’. Mark's Recommendations - Pandora’s Promise (documentary) http://imdb.to/2wNuVFl - Food Evolution (documentary) http://imdb.to/2wNpHJI Follow Mark on Twitter https://twitter.com/mark_lynas We hope you'll check out the sponsors of today's show: Brooklinen. Politics Guys listeners get $20 off AND free shipping when you use promo code [tpg] at https://www.brooklinen.com Court Appointed, a podcast where co-hosts Mike and Tommy educate and entertain while exploring where laws - and all things legal - have originated and how they currently apply. http://bit.ly/2wNHSii ZipRecruiter, where Politics Guys listeners can post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE by going to https://www.ZipRecruiter.com/politicsguy Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to http://www.politicsguys.com and click on the Patreon link.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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