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Podcast: ACSH Science Dispatch
Episode: Why Soda Taxes Fail; Seeding Clouds With Silver; Climate Change Causes Heart Attacks?
Description: China is 'seeding' clouds to increase rainfall and fight a severe drought. Will it work? A large body of research shows that soda taxes are ineffective, so why do public health experts continue to endorse them? Finally, has climate change increased the number of heart attacks we suffer? No.
Join the ACSH directors of bio-sciences, chemistry, and medicine Cameron English, Dr. Josh Bloom, and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein as they break down these stories on episode 20 of the Science Dispatch podcast.
Why Are Clouds Seeded with 'Silver'? Does it Work?
Much of the planet is now i...