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Climate scientist tries teaching ‘Fortnite’ gamers about global warming

MIT grad student Henri Drake has an idea to get more people paying attention to climate change. Twice a week, he plays the popular video game Fortnite, while explaining climate change to his fellow players.

By Madeleine Brand • Nov 1, 2018 • 1 min read

MIT grad student Henri Drake has an idea to get more people paying attention to climate change. Twice a week, he plays the popular video game Fortnite, while explaining climate change to his fellow players. He also allows other players to watch him play live on the popular streaming website Twitch.

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Climate scientist tries teaching ‘Fortnite’ gamers about global warming

MIT grad student Henri Drake has an idea to get more people paying attention to climate change. Twice a week, he plays the popular video game Fortnite, while explaining climate change to his fellow players.

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Climate scientist tries teaching ‘Fortnite’ gamers about global warming

MIT grad student Henri Drake has an idea to get more people paying attention to climate change. Twice a week, he plays the popular video game Fortnite, while explaining climate change to his fellow players.

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