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Hack the planet

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This week on Vergecast, it's Wilderness Week! Nilay, Paul, and Dieter welcome video director James Temple to the show to talk about his new Verge series, Climate Hackers, which features scientists set on trying to reverse the effects of climate change.

The cast also goes into this week in tech: the performance of the Galaxy Note 7, Apple's rumored Snapchat clone, as well as Android Nougat and the problem with getting it on certain phones.

2:07 - Android Nougat

14:02 - Android update problem persists

18:41 - Note 7 performance

25:08 - Apple rumors

34:50 - Citi ad

35:22 - Climate Hackers with James Temple

47:03 - GraphicStock ad

48:19 - Paul's "Let me touch you with science" weekly segment

52:53 - Lightning round
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