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Why Ice Ages Come Back Every 100,000 Years — And How We Prevented the Next One | History for Sleep

Why do Ice Ages return every ~100,000 years — and how did we stop the next one? ❄️🌍

Discover the hidden pattern in ice cores, the scientists who found it, and the Milankovitch cycles (Earth’s orbital "cosmic dance") that drive glaciation and climate change. Learn about the Mid‑Pleistocene Transition, the anatomy of an ice age, when the next one should have started, and the surprising Anthropocene intervention that changed Earth’s climate trajectory.

Why watch: clear, calming storytelling that explains paleoclimatology, glaciation, and the big-picture implications for deep time — perfect for curious listeners who want science and history wrapped in one concise episode.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction: The Pattern Hidden in Ice

05:06 The Discovery: When Scientists First Saw the Pattern

05:06 Milankovitch Cycles: The Cosmic Dance That Controls Our Climate

28:03 The Anatomy of an Ice Age: How a Planet Freezes

40:48 Breaking the Ice: Why Glacial Periods End

51:04 The Mid-Pleistocene Transition: When Everything Changed

1:03:18 When Should the Next Ice Age Begin?

1:15:35 The Anthropocene Intervention: How Humanity Changed the Equation

1:32:32 The Long View: What This Means for Deep Time

1:48:05 Conclusion: Between Ice and Fire

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