Risky Science Podcast
Risky Science Podcast
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The Risky Science Podcast features conversations with scientists, insurers, investors, portfolio managers, and others about the evolving science of predicting and modeling risk across both natural and man-made perils.
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The podcast delves into a range of topics centered around risk prediction and modeling, with episodes exploring the intricacies of climate science, finance, and technology, such as the episode featuring Dr. Daniel Swain discussing weather and climate modeling and its implications for understanding extreme weather events.

The Risky Science Podcast features conversations with scientists, insurers, investors, portfolio managers, and others about the evolving science of predicting and modeling risk across both natural and man-made perils.
This is the audio recording of our June 11 panel on the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season — three people who actually price this risk for a living, in conversation for an hour.
The ground they cover: where the cat models miss, how the ILS market is pricing the 2026 season, and how a new prediction-market contract could change what it means to “test” a hurricane model.

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