wind
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, wind has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Apr 2025 on CGP Grey. Wind direction determines preferred runway alignment because aircraft take off and land into the wind for safety and shorter required runway length.
Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few hours, to global winds resulting from the difference in absorption of solar energy between the climate zones on Earth. The study of wind is known as anemology.
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Apr 2025 on CGP Grey |
| Field | Meteorology |
| Domain | meteorology / aviation operations |
How do different shows talk about wind?
2 shows discussed wind in these episodes.
- CGP Grey — 1 episode
Planes take off and land into the wind.
Runway Numbers Explained - Radiolab — 1 episode
Who talks about wind on podcasts?
CGP Grey brought up wind; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Radiolab.
- Runway Numbers Explained on CGP Grey (Apr 2025) — CGP Grey
- Quantum Refuge | Radiolab Podcast on Radiolab (Nov 2025)
What is wind mentioned alongside?
wind is most often mentioned alongside runways, convection currents and Allan Adams.
Influenced by: runways
Influence on: convection currents
Mentioned together: Allan Adams, Many-Worlds Interpretation, Maria Paz Gutiérrez, Radiolab, Latif Nasser, proteins, Lula Miller, Sarah Qari, Alex Neason, Jeremy Bloom