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Your Call: What does the air we breathe tell us about our history?

  

In his new book Caesar’s Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us, science writer Sam Kean writes that with every breath you take, you inhale the history of the world.

Kean reveals how the alchemy of air reshaped our continents, steered human progress, powered revolutions and continues to influence the world around us. From nuclear warfare to global warming, how has the history of our planet shaped every breath we take?

Guest: 

Sam Kean, award winning science writer, and author of Caesar’s Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us

Web Resources:

Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us

The Smithsonian Magazine: The History of Air

The Nation: Climate Change Is a Crisis We Can Only Solve Together

The Washington Post: The health effects of a nuclear test can last decades

Rose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.