The Wicked Problem With "Don't Look Up"

In this short episode, I am joined by Alex Trembath, Deputy
Director of The Breakthrough Institute, to discuss Adam McKay's
film "Don't Look Up," an overt commentary on climate change. We
comment on the importance of climate communication through media
and art, though critique the film's use of the common "asteroid
metaphor" for climate change. To Trembath, McKay portrayed
climate change as a "simple problem" as opposed to the "wicked
problem" that it is. Beyond the movie, we take a moment to
reflect on how climate change is often thought about and framed.
Who is the most affected? The most passionate? And whose fault is
it?


Read Alex Trembath's review of "Don't Look Up" in Foreign Policy:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/18/dont-look-up-review-mckay-comet-climate-change/