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Climate Change is Too Big for our Brains feat. Mike Rugnetta

Season 1 Episode 31 | 10m 18s

What can a bunch of circles and squares from a 19th century novella tell us about Climate Change? It's metaphor time!

Aired: 05/22/19
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