Climate scientist and mom addresses work-life balance in new book
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Finding balance in life can be a challenge for everyone. It can be especially hard to balance a life in climate work, politics and raising a family. That’s been Anna Farro Henderson’s experience, one she details in her new book “Core Samples: A Climate Scientist’s Experiments in Politics and Motherhood.” Farro Henderson joins MPR News Meteorologist Paul Huttner to talk about the climate crisis and encouraging young women to enter the STEM field.    To hear the full conversation, click play on the audio player above or subscribe to the Climate Cast podcast.
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