- Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. School of Medicine. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) - Postdoctoral researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego (USA) - Associate Researcher at the Medical Research Center, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (UK) - Staff Researcher at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research - Topics of research: molecular genetics, neurobiology, and cancer - Over 1200 scientific citations - Currently unaffiliated with academic institutions "The Winter Gatekeeper is a thermodynamic theory of climate change. Changes in winter heat transport to the Arctic alter the infrared emissions of the planet because the greenhouse effect is much weaker there. The Sun changes the climate through this mechanism." 00:00 Introduction to Javier Vinos and His Work 00:46 The Sun's Influence on Climate 03:09 Evidence from the Holocene Period 07:58 Grand Solar Minima and Climate Impact 09:31 Human Population and Climate Correlation 10:46 Challenges to IPCC and NASA's Views 11:27 Solar Activity and Modern Climate 20:33 Solar Influence on Atmospheric Circulation 23:51 The Earth's Rotation and Solar Activity 29:00 Alternative Theories and IPCC Critique 30:57 Cosmic Rays and Climate Change 31:21 The Svensmark Theory 31:47 Introducing the Third Theory 32:28 Heat Transport and Climate 33:19 Challenges in Measuring Heat Transport 34:19 Heat Transport's Role in Climate Change 37:28 The Winter Gatekeeper Theory 38:20 Solar Activity and Planetary Waves 42:41 Implications of the Winter Gatekeeper Theory 47:26 Concluding Thoughts and Future Research Author of the Nov. 2023 book: “Solving the Climate Puzzle”: https://a.co/d/fsIts54 Author of the 2022 book: “Climate of the Past, Present and Future. A scientific debate, 2nd ed.”: https://www.amazon.com/Climate-Past-Present-Future-scientific-ebook/dp/B0BCF5BLQ5/ Three-part “How we know that the sun changes the Climate” series on Judith Curry’s blog: https://judithcurry.com/2024/06/11/how-we-know-the-sun-changes-the-climate-iii-theories/ Vinos’ “Science and Climate” YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceClimate-uf4xm More of Javier’s work on Andy May’s site: https://andymaypetrophysicist.com/ ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about