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    Short WaveOur Perception Of Time Shapes The Way We Think About Climate Change
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    Our Perception Of Time Shapes The Way We Think About Climate Change

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    Most people are focused on the present: today, tomorrow, maybe next year. Fixing your flat tire is more pressing than figuring out if you should buy an electric car. Living by the beach is a lot more fun than figuring out when your house might be flooded by rising sea levels.

    That basic human relationship with time makes climate change a tricky problem.

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    © NPRLength 10 min24 January 2023ScienceFactsEducationalUSAEpisodic

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    Introducing Short Wave

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    Most people are focused on the present: today, tomorrow, maybe next year. Fixing your flat tire is more pressing than figuring out if you should buy an electric car. Living by the beach is a lot more fun than figuring out when your house might be flooded by rising sea levels.

    That basic human relationship with time makes climate change a tricky problem.

    Host Emily Kwong talks to climate correspondent Rebecca Hersher about how our obsession with the present can be harnessed to tackle our biggest climate problems.

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