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Above The Noise
When Is Your Brain Ready for Social Media?
How does social media negatively and POSITIVELY affect youth?
Is a Carbon Tax the Best Way to Slow Climate Change?
Our host Myles Bess cuts through the hype and takes a deeper look at the research and facts behind controversial and trending topics in the news.
Is a Carbon Tax the Best Way to Slow Climate Change?
Season 3 Episode 5 | 5m 14s | CC
The 2018 UN report shows that climate change is happening a lot faster than scientists originally predicted. As a result, there’s a renewed interest in carbon taxes as a way to slow the effects of climate change. The problem is, it’s not always a popular solution as opponents argue it would unfairly hurt the poor- as we’ve seen play out in France lately with the Yellow Vest protests.
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