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# The New Kind of Heat Humans Can’t Handle
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/the-new-kind-of-heat-humans-cant-handle-pijkm3/
- Published: 2026-07-06T18:15:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-06T22:30:35.000Z
- Description: I pushed my body in a climate & sports research lab to discover what extreme heat really does to us.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 14, Episode 7, #ZZZ_Episode_ce5f0ca8-08c1-4e00-81a2-bcd2f168ce66, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

I pushed my body to the edge in a climate & sports research lab to discover what extreme heat really does to us. Why humidity, not just temperature, can make heat deadly, and how climate change and city design are making dangerous heat more common.