In this weeks episode, Ben chats to Meredith Garofalo, a regional Murrow award-winning Broadcast Meteorologist and space correspondent, whose journey into meteorology was ignited by her mother's survival of a tornado outbreak. In this episode, they delve into Meredith's dynamic career, from covering rocket launches to advocating for women in STEM. Join us as we explore her insights on the intersection of space and climate change, the weather on Mars and whether humans or AI will ever be able to control the weather!

OUTLINE:

Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.

00:00 Intro to Meredith Garofalo

00:31 Is Merediths job like the movie “Twister”?

02:38 Space and Meteorology interest

06:16 Weather on Mars

09:30 AI impact on the weather

12:15 Controlling the weather

14:52 Sci Fi becomes reality

15:04 Climate Change

20:00 Satellite Conference

23:03 Global Collaboration

25:12 Space Weather Careers

28:39 The Open Note Book

31:00 Wrap Up and Socials

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GarofaloWX/

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithgarofalo/

Event Meredith is MC'ing:

https://dallasinnovates.com/nasa-is-inviting-you-to-watch-the-april-8-total-solar-eclipse-at-the-cotton-bowl-in-dallas/

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