Find out what's on the minds of some of IV's younger residents. KCSB's Elle Viefhaus speaks with Megan Molina and her peers at IV Elementary.

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Dr. Eliot Jacobson, professor of mathematics and computer science returns to Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina to talk about the major weather storm currently hitting California. Jacobson explains why it is happening, and why we should expect more extreme weather events. Jacobson also talks about what it means to be an environmental doomer (it's not what you think), and expresses his frustration with some environmentalists who perpetuate a green energy agenda. He says there is no quantifiable difference between green energy and fossil fuels and that the real solution is for everyone to consume less of everything. Jacobson also has some messages for young people and how they can be part of the environmental solution. Essentially, he says we need to think about making change not for people, but for the natural world. 
Please watch this podcast on YouTube and visit www.santabarbaratalks.com to consider a contribution. SBT is Santa Barbara's No. 1 podcast where journalist Josh Molina interviews people on the topics of media, education, housing, politics, business and culture. Molina is a journalist and college instructor.

Santa Barbara Talks: Dr. Eliot Jacobson Talks California Weather, Doomer Theory

Dr. Charity Dean, one of the country's foremost experts on battling the COVID-19 pandemic, talks with Josh Molina in this one hour-plus podcast conversation. Dr. Dean is the former assistant director of the California Department of Public Health, and the former Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer. Dr. Dean talks about the importance of COVID-19 testing, the country's failed response to the pandemic and how by February 2020 it was "game over."  Dr. Dean explains what the country has learned -- and has not -- since the 1918 influenza pandemic. Dr. Dean also talks about how the public health system and the health care delivery system work in silos, and what needs to happen before schools can re-open. Most of all, Dr. Dean explains how human beings need to work together to overcome this pandemic and own our individual mitigation roles through social distancing and wearing masks.

SANTA BARBARA TALKS PODCAST 31: Dr. Charity Dean

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