Engineering practices are fundamental to overcoming obstacles facing society in the 21st Century. Existential threats like climate change, artificial intelligence, looming food and water insecurity  Today I am speaking with  Dr. Joyce Cooper who is a professor and researcher at the University of Washington’s Mechanical Engineering Department. Her work largely focuses on combining environmental assessment with product design and engineering. My co-host today is John Hamann, who is one of the Master’s students at UW working with Dr. Cooper.  Listen to our podcast 21st Talks for weekly discussions with experts on the threats and changing forces facing our world in the 21st century and how we as individuals can better standup to live flourishing lives in the 21st century!  Sign up for our NewsLetter at 21st-talks.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onwhatmatters/support