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Science Friday
The Science Friday Podcast with Ira Flatow is one of the most popular Science and Technology podcasts on the internet.
Please go to their webpage http://www.sciencefriday.com/
to find a complete listing of many many high quality audio programs. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
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Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "Reforestation" 17 Nov 2006
We'll hear about re-foresting the planet. A new study out this week says forests in many parts of the world are making a comeback. Can a re-greening of the world's forests help to mitigate other environmental problems?
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====>Click to hear "Renewable Energy" 17 Nov 2006
Move over big oil. With a little push, we can get 25 percent of our energy from renewables such as wind and ethanol by the year 2025, according to a new report from the Rand Corporation.
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====>Click to hear "Fish" 10 Nov 2006
A new study says we could see the end of seafood within 50 years, if we don't curb overfishing and ocean pollution. Whenever a species is lost, the authors of the study claim, the web of the ocean ecosystem unravels a bit faster, speeding its overall destruction. Critics of the study say it made some assumptions that won't hold up in the real world -- and even the study's authors say that it's not too late to stop the decline if we take action now.
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====>Click to hear "Religion and Climate Change" 20 Oct 2006
We'll also hear about a group of religious leaders banding together to face the issue of global climate change.
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====>Click to hear "California's Global Warming Plan" 13 Oct 2006
California is getting tough on global warming, with a new state law sets strict standards on greenhouse gas emissions. The state is already known for stricter environmental standards in other areas. How will the state meet its goals ...and will its economy suffer?
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====>Click to hear "Salmon Farming" 06 Oct 2006
does fish farming harm wild salmon? A new study suggests it might, finding that juvenile migrating wild salmon are becoming infected by sea lice as they pass salmon farms. "We counted sea lice on more than 14 thousand juvenile salmon migrating past fish farms, and conducted mortality experiments with more than 3 thousand fish," explained Martin Krkosek, one of the authors of the report, describing how the study was performed.
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====>Click to hear "Solar Power" 22 Sept 2006
Thanks to falling equipment costs, solar power is heating up. Join Ira and guests in this hour of Science Friday for a look at new technologies that are making solar power a more economical choice for meeting our energy needs.
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====>Click to hear "Tree Genome" Sept. 15, 2006
We'll also talk about the first sequenced genome of a tree related to the poplar. Though scientists have sequenced other plant genomes, such as rice and arabidopsis, this is the first published genome of a big, woody, long-lived tree. Researchers think the finding could be a new milestone in the push for biofuels
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====>Click to hear "Eating Locally" Aug. 25, 2006
When you sit down to dinner tonight, take a minute to consider how far your food traveled to get to your plate. Is your steak from Nebraska? Are your carrots from California? Your fruit from New Zealand? Sure, you bought it at the grocery store down the street, but chances are your food traveled hundreds of miles before it landed on your plate. This hour, Ira and guests consider our global grocery shopping. Experts say eating local might make us healthier and be better for the environment.
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====>Click to hear "Congress and Science" Aug. 4, 2006
====>Click to hear "Corn for Fuel" Aug. 4, 2006
In this hour, we'll talk about whether Congress is getting the scientific expertise it needs to evaluate current issues like energy, climate change, public health and more. In 1995, Congress defunded the Office of Technology Assessment, which was created to provide Congress with independent, nonpartisan advice on scientific issues.One congressman says that there needs to be a new nonpartisan research group to take over where OTA left off. We'll talk about it.
Then we'll turn to the idea of making ethanol fuel for cars and industry from corn. One economist is worried that there won't be enough corn left over to feed people. Is ethanol the answer to our energy woes?
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====>Click to hear "Wind Power" July 21, 2006
Plus, in more and more states, what's blowing in the wind is -- energy. Some states are embracing alternative energy and wind power. But the Department of Defense is concerned that wind turbines could block military radar. We'll find out how the DOD is affecting wind-farm development, and what environmentalists are doing in response
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====>Click to hear "Amphibian Alliance" July 7, 2006
Plus, researchers around the world are teaming up to protect endangered frogs, and are calling for the formation of an 'Amphibian Survival Alliance.' The scientists behind the proposal, writing in the journal Science, say that about a third of the world's amphibians are currently threatened, and that between 9 and 122 of the world's 5,743 known species of amphibians have become extinct since 1980. We'll find about some of the problems facing amphibians and what might be done to help the animals survive. (for more information about the Amphibian Alliance, listeners can contact info@zooatlanta.org.)
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====>"Wildfires and Climate Change" July 7, 2006
Plus, new research published this week in the journal Science says that global warming may be causing more intense wildfires in the western United States. The researchers found that increases in large wildfire activity in the western US over the past 25 years is 'strongly associated with increased spring and summer temperatures and an earlier spring snowmelt.' We'll talk to one of the authors of the report about the findings.
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====>"Avian Influenza Update" July 30, 2006
====>"Crops and CO2" July 30, 2006
====>"Electric Car" July 30, 2006
In 1996, a fleet of electric cars began to hit the road in the United States, leased to drivers fo around $500 a month. But less than ten years later, only a few were left. Despite the please of some impassioned owners, General Motors chose to end the lease program, and took all the EV1 vehicles off the road. . Join Ira Flatow and guests in this hour of Science Friday for a look at the short-lived electric car, and a conversation with the director of a new film chronicling the vehicle's demise. Has the time for electric vehicles passed, eclipsed by other technologies?
We'll also get a bird flu update. Last week, researchers confirmed the human-to-human transmission of avian influenza, though health experts said that there were no signs that the virus had mutated into an easier-to-transmit form. We'll find out about that, and efforts to combat the bird flu.
Plus, new research into crops and carbon dioxide levels. More carbon dioxide may not help crop plants grow better.
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====>"Greenhouse Gases and SCOTUS" July 30, 2006
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the federal government should regulate greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, under the Clean Air Act. Join Ira and guests in this hour of Science Friday for a look at the debate and how the court's decision could affect industries ranging from car makers and airlines to power companies. Is carbon dioxide a 'pollutant' in the traditional sense of the word?
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====>"Arctic Climate Expedition" June 2, 2006
====>"New Nuclear Power" June 2, 2006
Would you believe that once upon a time, thanks to greenhouse gases, Arctic temperatures were balmy -- sometimes over 70 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, new data obtained from an Arctic drilling expedition indicates that about 49 million years ago, the Arctic was green, with fresh surface water and ferns covering the water -- at least during the summer months. The finding, researchers say, indicates that they may have seriously underestimated the power of greenhouse gases to warm Arctic areas. The subseafloor sediment samples, gathered from 430 meters beneath the Arctic Ocean, also fill in gaps in the Earth's known climate history. We'll talk about the data, and what it means for more modern climate science.
Plus, why some environmentalists are warming up to nuclear power. Can new technologies such as the pebble bed reactor make nuclear power cleaner and safer than in the past? And how best should policy makers weigh the pluses and minuses of nuclear power, offestting reduced greenhouse gas emissions with the longterm safety and storage problems posed by nuclear wastes?
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====>"Sustainable Cities and Ecological Urban Design" May 19, 2006
Around the country, cities are aging -- especially cities that built themselves around industries that are now long gone. This week, Syracuse town officials agreed to move forward with a proposed mega-mall called Destiny USA, which would rival the Mall of America in size. The developers of the mall promise that it will be 'green,' with all of its power coming from renewable sources, and that the mall has the potential to bring dollars and jobs back to the region.
In this hour of Science Friday, live from Syracuse, New York, Ira and guests talk about the challenge of revitalizing urban areas in sustainable, environmentally viable ways. How can aging towns remake themselves for the better, while protecting or improving air, water, and living conditions for the people who live there? How can cities revitalize themselves, while not destroying the things that make each city unique?
We'll also hear about 'urban forestry' and its effects on the urban ecosystem, and projects to clean up the Onondaga Creek and Onondaga Lake -- once called the most polluted lake in the nation.
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====>"Conservation, Renewable, and Alternative Energy in NY State" May 19, 2006
Governor George Pataki wants a quarter of New York State's electricity to come from renewable sources by the year 2013.. Is that possible -- and where will the power come from? Join Ira Flatow on Science Friday, live from Syracuse, for a look at New York State's efforts to become energy independent. Can wind and willows make NY greener?
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====>"Coal Energy" May 12, 2006
Can coal help make the US more energy independent? Advocates say the United States is the "Saudi Arabia of coal," and that there's enough coal available here to supply our power for at least 250 years. Critics say burning more coal would be a disaster for our health and the environment. So is coal the energy of the future, or a thing of the past? In this hour, we'll take a look at coal, including technology proponents say can make burning coal cleaner.
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====>"Surviving Coral Bleaching" April 28, 2006
We'll also hear about how corals survive bleaching ...by binging. Overly warm water can lead to a phenomenon known as 'coral bleaching,' in which the coral die and lose their pigmentation, leaving only ghostly skeletons behind. New research suggests that coral may be able to avoid some of the ill effects of too-warm water by significantly upping their food intake. Researchers found that by actively engaging in 'tentacle feeding' on small marine organisms, some coral may be able to resist bleaching events. We'll talk about it.
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====>"Methanol Economy" April 28, 2006
====>"Nanotechnology Risks" April 28, 2006
This week, President Bush called for greater reliance on ethanol as a fuel source, along with increased use of alternative fuels such as biodiesel and hydrogen. Nobel Laureate George Olah says that the answer isn't ethanol or hydrogen--it's methanol. In this hour, we'll talk about the idea of a methanol economy and how it might wean us off oil.
We'll also take a look at what's known about the potential environmental and health risks of nanotechnology. What can be done to make sure that small tech doesn't lead to big problems?
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====>"Mercury and Fish" April 14, 2006
Then, we'll turn our attention to the issue of mercury in fish. The US FDA and EPA have advised pregnant women, nursing mothers, women who may become pregnant, and nursing mothers not to eat fish that can contain high levels of mercury, such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish, and to limit consumption of many other fish due to potential mercury contamination. The agencies suggest limiting consumption of canned light tuna, for instance, to under 12 ounces a week. Reccomended consumption of albacore tuna, which can contain higher levels of mercury, is set at just 6 ounces a week.
Mercury is emitted into the air through various industrial processes, including burning coal. Bacterial and chemical reactions in the environment can convert mercury metal to methymercury, which can be absorbed by living things and which can bioaccumulate as it works its way through the food chain. Exposure at high levels can harm the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and immune system. On the other hand, fish and shellfish low in saturated fat, and contain omega-3 fatty acids. So what's a person to do -- and what can be done to clean up the mercury in the environment?
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====>"Endangered Species/ Conservation Update Part 1" March 17, 2006 (Windows Media)
====>"Endangered Species / Conservation Update Part 2" March 17, 2006 (Windows Media)
In just over thirty years, the Endangered Species Act has saved hundreds of plants and animals from extinction. Now Congress wants to revise the law, and scientists aren't happy. Join guest host Joe Palca on Science Friday for the latest on the Endangered Species Act--and one of its success stories, the condor.
Plus, why setting aside land for conservation may actually undermine biodiversity -- and a new question over whether the ivory-billed woodpecker, long thought to be extinct, has really been rediscovered.
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====>"Climate Change" Feb. 24, 2006
How climate change could change civilization
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====>"Nuclear Energy" Feb. 24, 2006
In his most recent radio address, President Bush said he wants to increase the use of nuclear energy in the US, including starting construction of new nuclear plants by the end of the decade. In this hour, we'll talk about nuclear power and its advantages and disadvantages. Can the public's safety and environmental concerns be answered?
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====>"New Species in New Guinea" Feb. 10, 2006
====>"Melting Glaciers" Feb. 10, 2006
The world's glaciers are falling victim to a warming planet. Join Ira in this hour of Science Friday for a conversation with author Mark Bowen and scientist Lonnie Thompson, who travels the world documenting shrinking mountain glaciers.
Plus, scientists discover a lost world in New Guinea. An expedition to the Foja mountain range in western New Guinea captured photos of several new species of birds, 20 new frog species, and four new butterfly species in the remote area.
The researchers from Conservation International also spotted a rare bird, the Berlepsch's Six-wired Bird of Paradise, last seen almost a century ago, and unusual plants, including rhododendrons with flowers six inches across. We'll talk with one of the explorers about the trip, and about the challenges in preserving such ecological treasures.
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====>"Energy Options" Feb. 3, 2006
In his State of the Union address this week, President Bush said that the nation was 'addicted to oil.'
"By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can dramatically improve our environment, move beyond a petroleum-based economy, and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past," said President Bush. In this hour of Science Friday, Ira and guests talk about America's oil dependence and some of our other energy options.
Could ethanol be one route to energy independence? What about wind power?
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====>"Rebuilding New Orleans" Jan. 27, 2006
As plans are made to rebuild New Orleans and repair the city's flood protection system, some say the hardest hit areas of the city shouldn't be redeveloped. Join guest host Joe Palca in this hour of Science Friday for a discussion of scientists' views on rebuilding coastal Louisiana. Can engineering alone provide a big fix for the Big Easy?
Beyond the issue of whether levees can be built that will fully protect the city against future storms, some researchers are saying that wetland restoration needs to be an important part of any rebuilding effort. We'll talk about some of the factors involved.
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====>"Space Junk" Jan. 20, 2006
Plus, litter in orbit. Over 9,000 discarded objects are orbiting the earth--everything from rocket bodies to pieces of exploded launch vehicles. Is space junk a threat to the commercialization of space? Can it be cleaned up?
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====>"Climate Change and Frogs" January 13, 2006
====>"China's Future" January 13, 2006
At its current growth rate, experts say China's appetite for oil, grain, and paper, will soon outpace global production. Join Ira nad guests in this hour of Science Friday for a look at China's increasing influence on the world's economy and environment. Plus, tackling the problem of HIV/AIDS in China.
We'll also take a look at a new study that links climate change to frog extinction in the Central and South American tropics. We'll explore the connection and find out what it might mean for global biodiversity.
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====>"Beyond Kyoto" Dec. 9, 2005
In 1997, representatives from around the world met to create the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions. Though many nations signed on to the Kyoto accord, the United States did not ratify the treaty. This week, representatives met in Montreal, to talk about what happens next, setting targets for on beyond the 2012 guidelines set out in the Kyoto agreement. In this hour, we'll get an update on the meeting. Will it produce a more successful agreement on climate change policy?
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The Science Podcast
The Science Podcast is the podcast for the Science Magazine (AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science). You will find that it is very informative on a wide range of Science topics.
Please go to their webpage http://www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/podcast/
to find a complete listing of many many high quality audio programs. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
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Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 13 October 2006"
Improving monoclonal antibody therapy for cancer; the trials and tribulations of building the world's biggest nucler-fusion experiment; thoughts on the neurobiology of face recognition; and more.
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====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 15 September 2006"
The New World's oldest writing; Einstein passes another test; the first tree genome sequence; and more.
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====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 1 September 2006"
Boosting results for minority students; Tim Berners-Lee on the need for a new "Web science" the challenge of freshwater resources; and more.
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====> Click to hear "Science Podcast, 21 July 2006"
Pollination in peril; controversial stem cell therapies; the future of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and more.
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====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 7 July 2006"
Climate warming and increasing wildfire activity; studying the genes of extinct mammals; the math of music; and more.
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====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 12 May 2006"
The recent fall in Earth's magnetic field; new skepticism on whether polio can be eradicated; viruses as "nanoplatforms" for materials and medical applications; and more.
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====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 24 March 2006"
More on disappearing glaciers; Kyoto progress and pitfalls; disappointment for a potential diabetes treatment; and more.
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====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 10 March 2006"
Saturn's enigmatic moon Enceladus; Easter Island revisited; two-thymus mice; and more.
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====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 24 February 2006"
Greenland ice sheet loss; how kids assess leadership online; teaching evolution in the public schools; and more.
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====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 10 February 2006"
The 2007 U.S. science budget; molecular motor proteins; how a ripe tomato tells you it's good for you; and more.
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====>Click to hear "Science Podcast, 27 January 2006"
Monitoring a wildlife population by looking at its parasites and pathogens; mental health in the developing world; the possible road to a biofuels future; and more.
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====>Click to hear "Special Science Podcast -- Breakthrough of the Year 2005"
A special audiocast reviewing some of the top science stories of 2005, based on the journal's annual Breakthrough of the Year issue.
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The Current Science & Technology Podcast
The Current Science & Technology Podcast Located online,
is part of the Museum of Science in Boston. Please go to this website http://www.mos.org/cst/category/multimedia/audio-podcast/
to find a complete listing of their Current Science & Technology podcasts. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
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Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "Breaking the Knock Barrier with Ethanol" - 03 Nov 2006
One of the primary factors limiting the power output of internal combustion engines is pre-ignition. Called ‘knock’, pre-ignition happens when the fuel and air mixture ignites before the ideal time for power output due to heat created in the course of compression. A group of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working with engineers at Ford believe they can tame knock with a cool idea involving ethanol and what happens when it evaporates.
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====>Click to hear "Human Fueled Hurricanes" - 06 Oct 2006
Today we’ll update the image of a well-known dinosaur, and we’ll hear about a study that firmly places the blame for more-powerful hurricanes on us.
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====>Click to hear "Oil-Eating Bacteria and the Problems with Pluto" - 25 Aug 2006
Today we'll hear about a breakthrough in the work to use oil-eating bacteria to clean up oil spills. We also have Owen Gingerich --- chairman of the International Astronomical Union's Planet Definition Committee --- to give us a definitive look at the announcement that we really only have eight planets in our solar system.
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====>Click to hear "Golden Cancer Therapy and Tiny Volcanoes" - 11 Aug 2006
Today we'll examine a new way to treat cancer using gold, glass, and light; we'll hear about the discovery of miniature volcanoes on the ocean floor, and since a number of you liked our look at Venus last week, we'll get another update from the world of space.
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====>Click to hear " 'Mad Human Disease' and a Breast Cancer Vaccine" - 28 Jul 2006
Today we'll hear about the human form of Mad Cow Disease --- there's a new type, and a new test for it. Also this week: trials of a new vaccine for breast cancer.
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====>Click to hear "Understanding a Smoking Hazard and a Biofuel Report Card" - 21 Jul 2006
Today we'll learn about the effects of nicotine on developing fetuses and examine whether biofuels are really good for the environment.
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====>Click to hear "Dangers of DDT and a Space Shuttle Status Report" - 07 Jul 2006
We've got a Space Shuttle Update from NASA for you this week, as well as a look at some newly discovered dangers of the already nasty pesticide DDT.
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====>Click to hear "Nanotech Rainwear and Carbon Dioxide-Enhanced Vines" - 23 Jun 2006
This week, we'll find out about a new fabric that could find a home in your camping gear, as well as on the battlefield. We'll also talk about the effects of increased carbon dioxide on our forests.
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====>Click to hear "Ethanol Advances and Mini 'Solar Systems' " - 09 Jun 2006
Hear about a way to make cleaner gasoline with a little help from elephant dung, and Adam will take a turn as guest to tell you about some strange new things in space.
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====>Click to hear "Rethinking Breast Cancer and Greener Solar Panels" - 19 May 2006
On this episode, we'll hear about a study that could change the way we treat breast cancer, and we'll take a look at a greener way to make solar panels.
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====>Click to hear "Time Travel and the Future of Energy" - 13 May 2006
Hear an interview with a researcher who thinks we may be sending humans back in time by the end of this century, and get a report from a big energy conference just ending at MIT.
Includes remarks by US Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman.
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====>Click to hear "Liquid Nano-armor and Drilling for Gabbros" - 05 May 2006
Our show this week takes a look at nanotech armor and a very very deep hole in the Earth's crust.
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====>Click to hear "Bonus Podcast: Doctors Without Borders" - 27 Apr 2006
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====>Click to hear "Part 02" - 11/15/2005
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Museum of Science
Part 1: Treating People Uprooted by War and DisasterJoin Helen Palmer, health correspondent with NPR's Market Place, and Dr. Unni Karunakara and Dr. Jonathan Spector of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to discuss the medical needs of people forcibly displaced by war or disaster.
Today's refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) live in a variety of settings with increasingly complicated medical needs. Some have lived in camps for years; others are scattered in local communities, sometimes too afraid to seek care. In addition to common problems such as malaria and malnutrition, many people are suffering from complex diseases such as TB and HIV/AIDS, and from the often invisible effects of sexual violence and mental trauma.
How does MSF adapt its medical care to these realities in different contexts: with refugees from Darfur in Chad, for example; with Ugandans displaced by fighting in the north of their own country; with victims of the earthquake in Pakistan and India?
Part 2: Professional Challenges, Professional Gain: A 'Career' with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Helen Palmer will moderate a discussion and Q & A with four MSF aid workers: Dr. Unni Karunakara, Dr. Jonathan Spector, Kathy MacLaughlin, logistician and MIT graduate, and Molly Sweeney, RN, recruiter for the organization.
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====>Click to hear "Uranium Enrichment and Rodent Relationships" - 21 Apr 2006
On this episode, we'll look how genes can effect our relationships, and we'll try to fill in some of the science that's been missing from all of the news coverage of uranium enrichment in Iran.
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====>Click to hear "Oil From Farms and a DNA Detective" - 14 Apr 2006
This week, we'll look at how the leftovers from what you eat might soon be in your gas tank. We'll also get a visit from an MIT researcher who'll tell us about some DNA detective work he's doing on tiny ocean organisms.
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====>Click to hear "World Water Day and Light Pollution" - 24 Mar 2006
Join us for a look at the world's drinking water, then hear about a research study that asks you to do a little stargazing.
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====>Click to hear "Cave-Diving Under the Yucatan" - 3 Mar 2006
This week we're devoting the whole show to an true explorer who SCUBA dives into pitch-black, water-filled caves under Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Our guest was recently the subject of a BBC documentary entitled 'Secrets of the Maya Underworld,' and we're lucky enough to have caught him while he was up here in New England.
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====>"Pollution Studies and Learning the Future of Men from Chimps" - 17 Feb 2006
We start with a look at pollution: both the impact that pollution has on you, and the impact you may have on pollution. Then, a guest scientist tells us about her research into whether or not men may one day disappear from the human race.
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====>Click to hear "Abundant Microbes and a Musical Guest" - 10 Feb 2006
We start by taking a look at some tiny creatures who may be able to help us take a really big view of our planet. In the second half, we have our first guest artist. He uses computer technology to create unique musical compositions.
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====>Click to hear "Saving Your Ears and Dating the Earth" - 03 Feb 2006
This week we have a quick look at how iPods and other players can damage your hearing. Then we have a guest from MIT who gives us a close look at how we measure the age of the Earth, and how some of those tools can teach us a lot about the history of life on our planet.
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====>Click to hear "Forest Health and the Inner Workings of Alzheimer's" - 27 Jan 2006
Guest scientist Barry Rock from UNH talks about measuring forest health and a way you can help (http://www.forestwatch.sr.unh.edu). Also, the Museum's Cheryl Wojciechowski talks to a Harvard researcher about some of the the inner workings of Alzheimer's disease, and they use that information to examine some hopeful directions research is taking.
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====>Click to hear "Exercise for Faster Healing and Environmental Illiteracy" - 05 Jan 2006
Could exercise help heal wounds in older people? Also, test your environmental knowledge: you may be surprised at what you don't know.
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"NewYear'sSpecial: BioDiesel, LeapSeconds, HowtoKeepYourResolutions" - 30 Dec 2005
Learn why New Year's Eve will literally be one of the longest days of your life in a phone interview with the US Naval Observatory. Hear from the Museum's David Sittenfeld about a new, cleaner way to make BioDiesel fuel. And for all of you with New Year's resolutions, get some tips from a study on how to keep them from Cheryl Wojciechowski.
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====>Click to hear "Advances in HIV Research and an Ozone Hole Update" - 12/9/2005
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====>Click to hear "Carbon Sequestration for a Safer Environment" - 11/11/2005
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====>"Choosing the Sex of Babies and an In-Depth Look at Avian Flu" - 10/28/2005
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====>Click to hear "Cancer-Fighting Foods and Energy-Saving Tips" - 10/7/2005
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====>Click to hear "Hurricane Science and Olive Oil Painkillers" - 9/23/2005
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====>Click to hear "Hurricanes and Heart Attacks" - 9/2/2005
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The Nature Podcast
Each week Nature publishes a free audio show, presented and produced by Chris Smith,
Anna Lacey and Derek Thorn at the University of Cambridge, UK, and sponsored by Bio-Rad.
Each show features highlights from news and articles published in Nature, including interviews with the people
behind the science with in-depth commentary and analysis from journalists covering the research.
Please go to their webpage http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/index.html
to find a complete listing of many many high quality audio programs. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/rss/nature.xml
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 26 Oct 2006"
Giant terror birds, the honeybee genome, Neuroscience 2006 conference, monitoring North Korea, connecting brains, and how biodiversity affects ecosystems.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 12 Oct 2006"
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The 'Great Oxidation', mammalian extinction patterns, Nobel and Ig Nobel Prize roundup, 'Tripoli Six' update, and vaccination strategies and the Ethiopian wolf.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 05 Oct 2006"
Insect eyes, jupiter-sized exoplanets, a pub guide to zoology, string theory nonsense, eco-activists, climate change regulation, the sinking sea floor, and a quantum leap for teleportation.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 28 September 2006"
Bacterial resurrection, tarantulas' silky feet, making stem cells, statistical shenanigans, climate change storm, solid Bose-Einstein condensation, evolutionary pathways, and science in Iran.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 14 September 2006"
European Neanderthals, evidence against solar warming, vegetative consciousness, quantum cooling, early galactic development.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 7 September 2006"
Cancer and unintelligent design, methane emissions, self-heating volcanoes, chiral-selective catalysts, fluid dynamics, and the story of Atlantis.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 03 August 2006"
Warmth-seeking bees, smart microlenses, atomic ecology, the age of whales, Poincare unpickled, human pheromone receptors, leaf litter secrets, bird beak development, and when stars collide.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 27 July 2006"
Hepatitis C targets, acid-loving bacteria, personal carbon credits, Nigeria's good fortune, stem cell votes, electric healing, facing a face, the weather on Titan, and median fins and limbs.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 20 July 2006"
Untangling foodwebs, our Neanderthal heritage, lungfish dammed, military secrets, graphene hits the scene, the origin of the ocean floor, and paramutational phenomena.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 29 June 2006"
Self-repairing brains, black holes, science on the summer solstice, ecosystem stability, choosing the right cleaner fish, the new germanium, and the problem with prions. diseases.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 15 June 2006"
Climate and contrails, repulsive atoms, trials of Nature, science and soccer, making species, gamblers' choices, and a new kind of glass.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 25 May 2006"
Undersea volcanoes, the outer structure of HIV, scientific misconduct in China, fusion reactor redesign, fossil recongnition, non-mendelian inheritance, and lobsters with the lurgy.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 18 May 2006"
A new antibiotic, human chromosomes completed, cheating bacteria, Neanderthal DNA, cash and climate change models, top-ranking physics, humans and chimps get close, cytoskeleton's role in repair, and a trio of exoplanets.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 11 May 2006"
Eusocial slackers, seawater's secret, meteoric survival, Arctic data loss, US prepares for bird flu, Qatari science, the RNA pseudoknot, and the spin about Saturn.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 04 May 2006"
RNAi and cancer, migratory birds lost, debates over hurricanes and lethal injections, the state of UK chemistry, Pacific winds of change, and the molecular microchip sandwich.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 20 April 2006"
Personalised medicine, snake evolution, the legacy of Chernobyl 20 years on, Antarctic lakes connected.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 09 March 2006"
Poisonous frogs, Trypanosome tails, 'stepping' cells, the oldest star in the universe, Snuppy is a real clone, fusion controversy bubbles over, and US evangelists take on global warming politics.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 02 March 2006"
Asian earthquake and tsunami, early maize and agriculture, foot and mouth vaccination strategies, and animal rights versus scientific freedom.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 23 February 2006"
Malaria's cloaking device, Japan's lost eels and Royal genes, new moons for Pluto, deep sea wonders and womens' place in science.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 16 February 2006"
Cane toads in Australia, 3D mapping and Google earth, New species found, avian flu in Africa, CO2 and water levels, ionic liquids, brain responses to positive and negative stimuli.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 12 January 2006"
Cosmic collisions, frogs feel the heat, why plants aren't so green, and ant school: the first example of animal teaching.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 15 December 2005"
Britannica vs. Wikipedia, origin of feathers, the earliest Europeans, life in the Louisiana wetlands, a resurgent Russian space programme and problems with Pokemon.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 01 December 2005"
Touch down on Titan, the giant water scorpion, Ebola virus hunters, stem-cell controversies, and chilling news on the Gulf Stream.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 17 November 2005"
fresh water and climate change, komodo dragons, typhoid Mary disease carriers, chaos and cryptography, and the latest from the intelligent design trials in the USA.
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 10 November 2005"
a new biodiesel fuel, avoiding cosmic collisions, how insects measure day length, and the latest news from Nature
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 02 November 2005"
malaria, photonics, volcanoes, algal nutrition, and flying through the eye of Hurricane Rita
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====>Click to hear "The Nature Podcast for 5 October 2005"
Spanish and avian flu pandemics, earthquakes, gamma ray bursts and bees behaving badly
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TheWatt Podcast
theWatt Podcast http://www.thewatt.com/article-category-2.html,
present a great mix of weekly energy news, discussion, and interviews. Subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
http://www.thewatt.com/podcast.rss
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 68 - 30 Jul 2006"
Texas overtakes California in terms of wind capacity, still can't compare to Wyoming though. S&P's thinks that $100 oil won't be fun but not a guaranteed recession. Congressional hearings about the hockey stick curve and some other business with China and a bit more.
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 67 part 2 - July 23, 2006"
Dr. Ulf Bossel, organizer of the Lucerne Fuel Cell Forum, talks about the future of the hydrogen economy and the more efficient electron economy.
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 67 part 1 - July 23, 2006"
Panel discussion with Jeff, Vivienne, Robb and Mike covering the death of hydrogen, Tesla EV, Smart EV, warming trends, carbon sequestration, Yucca Mountain. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 66 - 16 Jul 2006"
Arne Jacobson and Sass Peress discuss the thin-film solar scandal. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 65 - 9 Jul 2006"
John, Mike, Chris and I talk about: Ralph Klein blasts Al Gore over oil sands comment, Wal-Mart talking to Al Gore about sustainability issues, DuPont and BP team up on butanol, Shell says biofuels are wrong, and some solar news. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 64 - 2 Jul 2006"
John Kerry, Charles Shumer talking about energy, Supreme court could decide on CO2 emissions, Japan's CO2 sequestration plans, Toyota talking about plug-in hybrids, Ford shifting focus away from hybrids, solar silicon shortage to end in 2008, Cape Wind in the clear. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 63 part 2 - 25 Jun 2006"
Conversation with Bill Kemp about off-grid living. Bill wrote The Renewable Energy Handbook. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 63 part 1 - 25 Jun 2006"
General review of the world's energy situation and some solutions. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 62 - 18 Jun 2006"
Panel discussion with Mike, Jeff and Ed. We spoke about my experiences driving a fuel cell car, the BP statistical review, some oil sands developments, floating Russian nuclear power plant and the largest PV installation in Portugal. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 61 - 11 Jun 2006"
Panel discussion with Ryan, Calvin and Dave. We spoke about the global warming tipping point, China's pollution problems, Toyota Prius sales and Greenspan comments. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 60 part 2 - 5 Jun 2006"
Bill Kemp, author of the new book Biodiesel Basics and Beyond is on the show for a conversation about biodiesel. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 60 part 1 - 5 Jun 2006"
Fuel cells in laptops, Iran's oil threats, Al Gore's movie doing well and the back of the envelope. For more, check out http://www.thewatt.com
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 59 part 2 - 28 May 2006"
Tad Patzek, prof from Berkeley is on the show talking about ethanol's energy balance. Check out http://www.theWatt.com for more.
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 59 part 1 - 28 May 2006"
Robb, John, Dave, and I talk about the EU carbon trading scheme controversy and also Bush's push for nuclear power in the US. Check out http://www.theWatt.com for more.
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====>Click to hear "theWatt Podcast 58 - 21 May 2006"
Ryan, Jeff, Mike and I talk about offshore wind in Texas, Bonn Kyoto meetings and Canada, Nuclear power in the UK and how fuel prices don't change anything. Check out http://www.theWatt.com for more.
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Visit http://www.theWatt.com for a complete listing of many other very informative podcasts
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Earthwatch Radio
The Earthwatch Radio Podcast is located at this URL http://ewradio.org/description_podcast.aspx
Please visit the site to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
http://ewradio.org/podcast/current/
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "Ticks On The Move" 08/22/2006
Lyme disease is spreading to new areas, and climate change might be to blame.
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====>Click to hear "Beyond The Tailpipe" 08/16/2006
A close look at roadside dirt has found a mix of toxic ingredients.
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====>Click to hear "A Dry Future on the Prairie" 08/15/2006
The western prairies of Canada might be in for a very long dry spell. European immigrants started to settle the western prairies of Canada more than 100 years ago, and they did it during a time when water was abundant. Scientists say those prairies are now heading toward prolonged drought as a result of climate warming and other changes. In fact, the title of a recent article in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences described it as an "impending water crisis."
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====>Click to hear "The Present Ice Age" 08/11/2006
The Earth is in the midst of a long-running ice age. We've just taken a little break, according to an expert.
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====>Click to hear "Strange Behavior by Polar Bears" 08/10/2006
Some polar bears have turned to cannibalism to eat, and that's an unusual turn of events.
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====>Click to hear "Problems for the Low Life" 08/09/2006
A study of people and physical geography finds a lot of problems for a lot of people who live close to the sea.
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====>Click to hear "When Waves Meet Wells" 08/04/2006
After the tsunami of 2004, people ran into problems finding water that's fit to drink.
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====>Click to hear "Avoiding The Big Chill" 07/31/2006
Some scientists say global warming could produce local cooling in Europe and North America.
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====>Click to hear "Antarctica's Negative Balance" 07/26/2006
Precise measurements from satellites show big changes in the ice that covers Antarctica.
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====>Click to hear "Eco-Efficient Business" 07/21/2006
Economists are trying to help companies find a balance between economic benefits and environmental costs.
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The Earthwatch Radio Podcasts are too numerous to list. Please visit their site to hear the many other podcasts. Here is only a partial list:
07/19/2006 Toxic Bodies - Alison Coulson
07/18/2006 Shorelines on the Move - Kathleen Schmitt
07/17/2006 Antarctica's Hidden Watershed - Adam M. Hinterthuer
07/11/2006 Allergies on the Rise - Alison Coulson
07/10/2006 Out to the Exurbs - Steve Pomplun
07/07/2006 Hurricane Blues - Adam M. Hinterthuer
07/03/2006 Plants and Weather Predictions - John Karl
06/30/2006 Rabbit Feat - Steve Pomplun
06/27/2006 Conservation Comes First - Steve Pomplun
06/22/2006 More Fuel for Hurricanes - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
06/14/2006 Saving Energy Begins at Home - Steve Pomplun
05/23/2006 Fueling a Debate - Jason Croft
05/03/2006 Strange Weather - Steve Pomplun
04/25/2006 Fish, Fungus and Frogs - Alison Coulson
04/24/2006 Ecosystem on the Hoof - Steve Pomplun
04/18/2006 Environmental Distraction - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
04/14/2006 Saving the Chesapeake - Jason Croft
04/11/2006 Climatic Infections - Alison Coulson
04/07/2006 Feeling the Heat - Adam Hinterthuer
04/06/2006 Organic Defense - Alison Coulson
04/05/2006 Evangelical Action - Jason Croft
03/30/2006 Permafrost Problems - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
03/28/2006 Earth with No Snow - Alison Coulson
03/24/2006 Acid in the Ocean - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
03/16/2006 Opening the Floodgates - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
03/15/2006 High and Dry - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
03/14/2006 Strength in Diversity - Steve Pomplun
03/13/2006 Energy and Urgency - Steve Pomplun
03/10/2006 Parting the Waters - Richard Hoops
02/27/2006 High Water Stakes - Kathleen Schmitt
02/24/2006 Slow Recovery - Steve Pomplun
02/20/2006 Cold, Hard Facts of Nature - Steve Pomplun
02/17/2006 Nowhere to Hide - Diane Pansky
02/16/2006 Dark Harvest - Steve Pomplun
02/15/2006 Life After Oil - Steve Pomplun
02/14/2006 Turtles in Trouble - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
02/13/2006 Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Out of Water - John Karl
02/08/2006 Unearthing Hurricanes - Kathleen Schmitt
02/06/2006 Fear Factor - Alison Coulson
01/31/2006 Radiant Waters - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
01/25/2006 Harvest the Wind - Steve Pomplun
01/20/2006 Kicking the Mercury Habit - John Karl
01/17/2006 Shelter from the Waste - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
01/16/2006 Endangered Ice Ecosystems - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
01/13/2006 Uncertain Future - Steve Pomplun
01/09/2006 Going with the Wind - Steve Pomplun
01/06/2006 Ocean Puzzles and Patterns - Elizabeth Katt-Reinders
01/05/2006 Early Warming - Steve Pomplun
01/04/2006 Long-Running Debate - Steve Pomplun
01/03/2006 Keeping an Eye on the Ice - Richard Hoops
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The SEED Magazine Podcast
The SEED Magazine Podcast brings you in touch with the latest Science and Technology.
Please go to their webpage http://www.seedmagazine.com/podcasts/
to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RSS feed:
http://seedmagazine.com/news/podcasts.xml
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "The Anthropogenic Trap" 09.07.2006
Just because we've screwed up the climate doesn't mean we're to blame for everything.
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====>Click to hear "Week in Science (for Sept. 25, 2006)"
A shark walks on its fins, Richard Branson gives billions to fight climate change, and an Iranian newspaper doesn't want a space tourist to be a role model.
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====>Click to hear "After the Fire"
The fight over forest recovery
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====>Click to hear "Cleantech Gets Green"
Venture capitalists want in on the next wave.
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====>Click to hear "Driving Away From Oil"
Auto show offers a bounty of green alternatives
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====>Click to hear "Exporting Pollution"
We send it to Europe; they send it to Asia. But what happens when China starts sending more our way?
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====>Click to hear "I Can't Believe It's Science: 7/28 - 8/3"
Humans are getting sexier, marijuana is acting as birth control and global warming warnings are using "climate porn."
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====>Click to hear "New & Notable: 1/20 - 1/26"
Germans are grumpy, sex is soothing and plants are not to blame for global warming.
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====>Click to hear "New & Notable: 3/17 - 3/23"
Deep sleep my save us from extinction, pretty birds can fight off avian flu, cheese could be an alternative source of ethanol.
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====>Click to hear "New & Notable: 5/26 - 6/1"
E. coli can make fuel out of chocolate, children don't actually comprehend TV and sex won't make the baby come any quicker.
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====>Click to hear "Our Nuclear Future?"
Seeking a solution to climate change, an increasing number of environmentalists are advocating nuclear power.
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====>Click to hear "Punishing Success at the EPA"
A little known corps of engineers creates environmental innovations on an increasingly dwindling budget.
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====>Click to hear "The FDA is a Cauldron of Discontent"
A new survey of Food and Drug Administration scientists finds wide ranging and disturbing problems throughout the agency.
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====>Click to hear "The Future of Fusion"
After years as a purely experimental science, a decade-long international effort will make nuclear fusion a reality.
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====>Click to hear "The Week in Science: 1/06 - 1/12"
Avian flu heads west, the north was warm in 2005 and Snuppy is all that remains of Hwang Woo-suk's eastern empire.
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====>Click to hear "The Week in Science: 1/13 - 1/19"
Avian flu mutates itself, Greenpeace leaves a present and the Stardust returns with, well, dust.
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"Science Talk" The Podcast For Scientific American Magazine
The Science Talk podcast is the podcast for Scientific American Magazine. The magazine also has another podcast called "60-Second Science."
Please visit their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs: http://www.sciam.com/podcast/
Also subscribe to the Science Talk podcast via their RSS feed:
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/sciam_podcast_r.xml
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "Government Attempts to Keep Science Information Hidden" 08 Nov 2006
In this episode, Scientific American Mind executive editor Mariette Dichristina talks about a special section of the magazine devoted to the roles of gestures and facial expressions in communications. A panel discussion of government secrecy at the annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalists featured climate researcher James Hansen; we'll play some highlights from his comments regarding secrecy and science. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.sciammind.com; www.sciam.com/news; www.sciam.com/podcast; http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/
Copyright © 2006 Scientific American, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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====>Click to hear "The Making of the Fittest: A Conversation with Evolutionary Biologist Sean Carroll" 25 Oct 2006
In this episode, evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll talks about his new book, "The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution." Even without fossils or comparative anatomy, vast amounts of evidence for evolution and its mechanisms exist in the genomes of the organisms alive today. Carroll discusses immortal genes, fossil genes and repetition in evolution, as well as environmental issues in light of evolutionary understanding. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.seanbcarroll.com; www.egrandslam.com; www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/babies; www.sciam.com/news; www.sciam.com/podcast
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====>Click to hear "Human Evolution Fossil Find and Oil Company Conservation Comments" 09-20-2006
A major paleoanthropological fossil find was announced on September 20th. Donald Johanson is the director of the Institute of Human Origins and professor of human origins at Arizona State University, and is the discoverer of the famous Lucy fossil more than three decades ago. In this episode, he talks about the new finding and what it means for our understanding of human evolution. We also hear recent comments by John Hofmeister, the president of the Shell Oil Company, that might sound surprising coming from a person in his position. And we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.sciam.com; www.sciamdigital.com; www.sciam.com/podcast
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====>Click to hear "Nuclear Energy's Future, the Mouse-Cheese Relationship" 09-13-2006
In this episode, MIT physicist Ernest Moniz discusses the future of nuclear energy and the article he co-authored in the September issue of Scientific American called The Nuclear Option. David Holmes of Manchester Metropolitan University talks about the reality of mouse food preferences and whether or not cheese is included. Plus we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.sciam.com; http://web.mit.edu/nuclearpower; www.cheese.com; http://www.defensetech.org/archives/2006_09.html.
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====>Click to hear "Scientific American Magazine single topic issue--Energy's Future: Beyond Carbon; and Well-Read Doctors." 08-23-2006
In this episode, Scientific American editor-in-chief John Rennie talks about the September, single-topic issue of the magazine, the focus of which is Energy's Future: Beyond Carbon. He also explains the Emmy Award in his home. And University of East Anglia School of Medicine professor Christopher Cowley discusses his proposal of new requirements for medical school candidates. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include, www.sciam.com; www.sciamdigital.com; and Professor Cowley's article at http://tinyurl.com/nlkns
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====>Click to hear "EPA Pesticide Controversy and Impact Astronomy" 08-09-2006
In this episode, journalist Paul Raeburn talks about how the Environmental Protection Agency has been taking a long time, decades in fact, to figure out how to handle some potentially dangerous chemicals. And astronomer and geologist Peter Schultz talks about his chosen method of learning about the universe--smashing stuff. Websites mentioned on this podcast include www.paulraeburn.com.
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====>Click to hear "The Mountain/Climate Relation and Patient Safety" 07-26-2006
In this episode, geologist Kip Hodges discusses how climate and mountain evolution influence each other in the Himalayas, the subject of his article in the August issue of Scientific American. And former astronaut Dr. James Bagian, currently the director of the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety, talks about patient safety. Plus we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include the Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration, www.sese.asu.edu; the National Center for Patient Safety, www.patientsafety.gov; and the Scientific American Digital Archive, www.sciamdigital.com.
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====>Click to hear "Pulitzer Prize-winning naturalist Edward O. Wilson" 06-21-2006
In this episode, the special guest is renowned biologist and author Edward O. Wilson. First we'll hear clips from a talk he gave last week at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, in conjunction with the publication of his new book, Nature Revealed: Selected Writings 1949-2006. Then Scientific American podcast host Steve Mirsky talks to Wilson about a few specifics in biology and conservation. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Organizations and websites mentioned on this podcast include the American Museum of Natural History, www.amnh.org; and the Scientific American Digital Archive, www.sciamdigital.com.
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====>Click to hear "The Environment: birds; strategic conservation; big cats." 05-10-2006
In this episode, Cambridge conservation scientist Andrew Balmford discusses the state of the world's birds; the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Rex Johnson talks about a new, strategic approach to conservation (both men were presenters at the recent conference "Conserving Birds in Human-Dominated Landscapes" at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City); and the Wildlife Conservation Society's Alan Rabinowitz describes his efforts to save the world's big cats. Plus, test your knowledge about some recent science in the news.
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====>Click to hear "Hybrid Cars, Drosophila Maggots, the Tribal Mind." 04-19-2006
In this episode, physicist and energy consultant Joseph Romm talks about the next generation of hybrid cars and his Scientific American article on that subject; biologist Matthew Cobb discusses a recently concluded science conference devoted to fruit fly maggots as models for genetics research; and journalist David Berreby talks about his book Us and Them: Understanding Your Tribal Mind. Plus, test your knowledge about some recent science in the news.
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====>Click to hear "Flores hobbit update, chemistry in art, environmental impostors." 03-15-2006
In this episode, Scientific American.com editorial director Kate Wong talks about the anthropology community's latest take on the remains of tiny humans from Flores; chemist Jennifer Mass discusses how she uses her science background artistically; and journalist Paul D. Thacker reveals how what appear to be environmental groups may be wolves in sheep's clothing. Also, test your science knowledge with our current events quiz.
Copyright © 2006 Scientific American, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Please Visit the Science Talk podcast site (http://www.sciam.com/podcast/) to hear many other great podcasts.
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Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca - A Wisconsin Public Radio program and podcast.
The program is very informative and offers indepth interviews in the following categories:
Arts & Music, Culture & Society, Environment, Films, Food, Initiatives, Literature & Poetry, Politics & Religion, Science & Technology,
and World Citizens. Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs:
http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/ Also subscribe to the podcast
via their RSS feed: http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/podcast/rss.xml
Here are descriptions from their website of a few of their Audio Shows related to Environmental Issues:
====>Click to hear "Will Water Become The Next Oil?"
Shortages of clean drinking water affect people around the world, from Madison to the Middle East. What will happen as drinking water becomes more and more scarce? Will water become the next oil? Find out this hour on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca
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====>Click to hear "Evangelicals Go Green"
2/13/07 This hour on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca
and her guests talk about the teaming-up of Evangelicals and scientists
to "protect the inexpressibly beautiful and mysterious gift of
creation."
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====>Click to hear "Bloodless Revolution: History of Vegetarianism"
3/9/07 This hour on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Veronica Rueckert and her guest talk about the history of vegetarianism. P.S. Thomas Jefferson was one.
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Please Visit the Environmental area of the Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders website (http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_env.cfm) to hear many other great audio programs. Some of the audio is only available via RealPlayer. A free download of the "Basic Version" of RealPlayer can be found here: Free Basic Version.
Environment
* 9/28/06 Thursday: Bioneers
* 8/24/06 Thursday: Voyage of the Turtle
* 8/17/06 Thursday: Earthquake Bird: Tales of Unbalanced Nature
* 7/20/06 Thursday: Ginseng, The Divine Root
* 6/4/06 Sunday 3PM: Will Water Become The Next Oil?
* 5/27/06 Saturday 2PM: What Would Jesus Drive: Evangelicals on Global Warming
* 5/20/06 Saturday 3PM: Wal-Mart Into Organics
* 5/20/06 Saturday 2PM: The Greenest Generation
* 5/13/06 Saturday 2PM: Alternative Energy
* 3/18/06 Saturday 2PM: It's a Jungle Up There: Exploring Forest Canopies
* 2/25/06 Saturday 3PM: New Breed of Cars
* 09/17/05 Saturday 2PM: Human and Wildlife in Africa
* 08/20/05 Saturday 3PM: Birds and Cosmos
* 08/06/05 Saturday 3PM: Restoring Iraq's Eden
* 07/16/05 Saturday 3PM: Get Kids Back Outside
* 07/10/05 Sunday 3PM: Bringing Panda to U.S.
* 07/03/05 Sunday 2PM: At the Mercy of the River
* 07/02/05 Saturday 3PM: Sharks
* 05/08/05 Sunday 2PM: Fair Trade and Consumer Power
* 05/07/05 Saturday 3PM: The Earth Dinner
* 03/06/05 Sunday 2PM: Sister Dorothy Stang
* 02/26/05 Saturday 2PM: Sustainable Cities
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