Solo Adventure Through Firmament by Simon Clark

About this episode

In this episode, Tripp Collins explores Simon Clark's book on the science of the atmosphere and climate change.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Book Science, I dive into Firmament: The Hidden Science of Weather, Climate Change, and the Air That Surrounds Us by Simon Clark. It’s a beautifully written, surprisingly compact book that unpacks the atmosphere we live in—something so ever-present and invisible that we often forget it exists at all. Clark brings both expertise and charisma to the subject: he’s a UK-based science communicator with a PhD in atmospheric physics and a popular YouTube channel. ...

Topics covered

• weather
• climate change
• atmospheric science

Keywords

• Firmament
• Simon Clark
• science communication
• atmospheric physics

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Firmament: The Hidden Science of Weather, Climate Change, and the Air That Surrounds Us

Books & works: Solo Adventure Through Firmament, Firmament: The Hidden Science of Weather, Climate Change, and the Air That Surrounds

Places: UK

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