Matthew D. LaPlante
Associate Journalism Professor at Utah Public Radio
Co-Host at UnDisciplined
Journalist. Climate Scientist. Author of Superlative. Co-writer of Lifespan. Founder of UnDisciplined. Former intel analyst. I use this site infrequently.
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1 week ago |
upr.org | Matthew D. LaPlante
Emerging research suggests that human attention spans are getting shorter. That’s a problem for people who want to make change in a world in which the issues we’re facing are growing ever more complicated. So now, perhaps more than ever, it’s important to understand the art and science of giving a good speech — and few people in Canada do that better than David Shepherd. But Shepherd says none of this came naturally to him. UnDisciplined The UnDisciplined Science ShowUPRUnDisciplined
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2 weeks ago |
upr.org | Matthew D. LaPlante
Dan McClellan loves the Bible. He doesn’t always love what it says. But he works hard not to try to mold it into something that he wants it to be — to meet it, he says, on its own terms. Doing anything else would be a step down a path toward allowing his decisions to be guided by dogma — an experience that his family knows all too well. This is part two of a two-part discussion with Biblical scholar Dan McClellan. UnDisciplined The UnDisciplined Science ShowUnDisciplinedUPR
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3 weeks ago |
upr.org | Matthew D. LaPlante
Just about sixty percent of Americans say they identify as Christian. And just about 20 percent of Americans say they have read the entire Bible. The math from there is pretty easy — something like two-thirds of American Christians haven’t read their religion’s guiding book. That’s just one of many reasons why, when someone says “The Bible Says So” they’re often incorrect. This is part one of a two-part discussion with Biblical scholar Dan McClelland.
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1 month ago |
upr.org | Matthew D. LaPlante
What is life? However you answer that question, there is a good chance that it’s limited in some way by something that recent research has shown is not actually a limit. What living things can breathe, how they derive energy, how long they can live, and even whether they must die are all being challenged by what we’re learning from microorganisms. In her new book, “Intraterrestrials,” Karen Lloyd tells the story of exploring those limits among the strangest species on our planet.
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1 month ago |
upr.org | Matthew D. LaPlante
In his new book, “A Climate of Truth,” the climate analyst Mike Berners-Lee points out that efficiency hasn’t gotten us very far in reducing carbon emissions. The more efficient we get, the more energy we use — and so far that’s kept demand for fossil fuels high — negative gains in energy derived from renewables.
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I had a good chat with @andrewwbrown from @YaleClimateComm and @MPI_GEA about the ways in which climate shifts have impacted agriculture for thousands of years. (Not a shocker that we can learn a lot from the past!) https://t.co/bKtRiQg23X
This is a DRAFT decision tree for students enrolled in my opinion writing class. What feedback would you offer? What essential questions am I missing? https://t.co/PEsSbhrEaJ
Evan Gershkovich setting a new standard for letting bygones be bygones. Read to the last sentence. Just incredible. Welcome home, Evan. https://t.co/YIr2c97Fen
