COVID-19 and Climate: Human Response
b'Why does an invisible, life-threatening virus prompt a nationwide emergency, but invisible, life-threatening gases don\\u2019t? Experts have been emphasizing the dangers of unchecked climate change for years, underscoring the need for rapid, bold action early-on to avoid the worst impacts. Now health experts are pushing the same level of global mobilization to quell the spread of the novel coronavirus. Why are humans wired to respond to some fears and emergencies more than others? Can the reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic teach us anything about how humans respond to other invisible, global threats? \\nGuests: \\nPeter Atwater, Adjunct Professor of Economics, College of William & Mary \\nSusan Clayton, Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology, College of Wooster \\nRobert H. Frank, Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business \\nAdditional interviews: Shannon Osaka, Climate Reporter, Grist \\nThis program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on March 24, 2020.\\nFor full show notes, visit our website.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'