Hot Takes by the UCLA Heat Lab
As global warming worsens, heat increasingly impacts people's daily lives - influencing health, behavior, and more. But, we often aren’t very conscious about heat and knowledge of it doesn’t get shared beyond academia and specialized fields. In every episode, our hosts engage different researchers, activists, or community members to share their work and how it can be applied in the real world.
Hot Takes by the UCLA Heat Lab
Season 2 Ep 3 - Breaking Down Metropolitan Heat with Dr. Daniel Cumming
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This episode, join us as we explore heat in the city with Dr. Daniel Cumming, a postdoctoral fellow at Queens College. As an urban and environmental historian of the 20th-century United States, Dr. Cumming examines the powerful intersection of housing and heat and the inequalities that emerged in post-World War II New York City. Through his research and his involvement in the international collaborative project Melting Metropolis, we’ll uncover how heat shapes urban environments, influences infrastructure, and deepens social divides. Tune in as we rethink temperature as a force embedded in the history of the modern city. Stay cool, and stay tuned for our next episode. Recorded on Zoom, February 2026.
Check out our show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/hottakesS2-E3
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