This is an interview with The Babbling Beaver, a satirical persona inspired by the Babylon Bee, focusing on critiquing wokeness and climate alarmism primarily at MIT and other elite universities. The guest discusses the power of mockery in combating absurd academic and social trends, emphasizing the importance of making people laugh at what they consider foolishness. The interview also touches on personal experiences of academic and social retaliation, the effectiveness of ridicule in exposing hypocrisy, and the efforts to encourage satire as a means of challenging prevailing narratives on college campuses.

00:00 Introduction to the Babbling Beaver

01:35 MIT and Climate Wokeness

17:25 The Power of Mockery

26:42 Gender Madness and Medicalization

27:56 MIT's Changing Culture

29:05 Hyper Feminization at MIT

30:35 Admissions and Gender Balance

38:43 Scientific Publishing and Peer Review

41:51 Indigenous Graves Controversy in Canada

50:35 Satire and Humor in Academia

https://babblingbeaver.com/

https://x.com/Babbling_Beaver

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Rob Louw discusses the process of photosynthesis, explaining how plants convert CO2 and water into glucose using sunlight and how this process has evolved over 600 million years. He delves into the importance of CO2 for plant growth, its historical levels, and how plants adapt to varying environmental conditions. The presentation also highlights the significant role of photosynthesis in supporting the Earth's food chain and the impact of rising CO2 levels on global greening and crop yields.

00:00 Introduction to Photosynthesis

08:25 Evolution of Photosynthesis

23:29 Factors Influencing Photosynthesis

40:54 Evolution of Photosynthetic Pathways

https://co2coalition.org/teammember/rob-louw/

Sunlight, the Bond Albedo, CO2, and Earth’s Temperature: Rob’s paper with van Wijngaarden and Happer: https://wvanwijngaarden.info.yorku.ca/files/2025/11/ArxivSunlightAlbedoCO2Paper.pdf?x45936

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Marty Rowland, an environmental engineer with nearly five decades of experience, discusses his career highlights, including his work at the NASA facility in New Orleans and recent retirement from the New York City Parks Department. He addresses the controversy surrounding his dismissal from the American Journal of Economic Sociology due to his stance on climate skepticism, emphasizing the importance of hearing all sides of the debate. Rowland also shares his ongoing efforts in advocating for Henry George's philosophy on ending poverty, his upcoming book on the Rowland Triangle, and his continued involvement in environmental and social justice initiatives.

00:00 Introduction to Marty Rowland

00:39 The May Crok Controversy

01:16 Climate Indifference and Skepticism

03:40 Doubt, Faith, and Global Temperature

07:28 The Role of the American Journal of Economic Sociology

17:47 The Rowland Triangle and Public Policy

23:31 Infrastructure and AI Guardrails

28:35 Capturing Land Value and Public Discussions

29:34 Obstacles Toward a Net Zero Grid

29:56 The Role of Nuclear Energy

33:27 The National Debt and Economic Policies

45:08 Environmental Career and Challenges

50:55 Guardrails and Public Safety

55:50 Final Thoughts and Resources

X: https://x.com/drmarty8

Marty’s Common Ground USA page: https://commonground-usa.net/marty-rowland-ph-d-p-e/

Henry George School of Social Science: https://www.hgsss.org/

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