TDS Time Machine | The War on Climate Change
Summary
Trevor Noah mocks House Republicans for denying climate science with absurd arguments like "global wobbling" and basic math errors. The show then follows an underground group of hackers preserving climate data from federal websites before potential destruction, transporting it to Canada for safekeeping. Finally, the episode explores why humans are psychologically resistant to acting on climate change, using a shock collar to simulate visceral fear, before concluding with jokes about the extreme polar vortex and Trump’s denial.
Topics discussed
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House Committee hearing on climate change
Debate on 'global wobbling' vs warming
Rep. Burchett questions CO2 danger levels
Donor influence and sea level rise myths
Explaining ice displacement with a glass
Critique of 'scare tactics' in science
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Underground movement to save climate data
Hackathon to archive government climate data
Smuggling data to Canada via cloud
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Why people ignore climate change risks
Caveman brain vs analytical thinking
Using fear to motivate climate action
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Midwest polar vortex and extreme cold
Comparing cold to Mars and Antarctica
Weird comparisons and frozen banana hammer
Police and criminals reacting to the cold
Trump's tweet on cold and global warming
Explaining weather vs climate to Trump
Outro and show promotion
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