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How To Do The Science Dance?

This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast - March 30, 2023 20:49 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 447 ratings
, What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Hot & Rocky, Farming Pumas, Stressed Out Lizards, Robots, Healing Cockles?, Squid Camouflage, Fishy conspiracy theories, Ancient Gneomes, Signal Strength, Possible MS Cause, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full episo...

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Shattered Glass (Matt K. Lewis & Bill Scher)

Bloggingheads.tv - March 30, 2023 19:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 280 ratings
Matt Lewis discusses his upcoming book "Filthy Rich Politicians" ... Joe Biden's innovative immigration plan: Welcome Corps ... Can Chris Christie take down Trump? ...

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Ep. 80: Keep Moving the Ball FORWARD!

Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast - March 30, 2023 15:05 - 1 hour
Pimpcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@permaculturepimpcast Farm Where You Live: https://farmwhereyoulive.shop/products/farm-where-you-live-festival-asheville-nc Promo Code: perma Hickory Ridge Soap: https://twooldcrowshomestead.com/ Get $50 Off EMP Shield: https://www.empshield.com  Pro...

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Improving Urban Green Spaces Can Increase Inequality

Botany One - March 30, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes
A new study suggests that increasing urban green spaces and street trees may unintentionally worsen inequality, as they can lead to neighbourhoods being infested by hipsters and property developers. Story: https://botany.one/2023/03/improving-urban-green-spaces-can-increase-inequality/ Researc...

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Researchers uncover how an enzyme helps a sundew digest its victim’s DNA

Botany One - March 30, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes
Researchers have uncovered the unique structure and function of the S1-type nuclease enzyme DAN1 in the Lance-leaved sundew, Drosera adelae, which aids the carnivorous plant in breaking down prey for nutrient absorption. You can read the article at https://botany.one/2023/03/researchers-uncover...

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ImmunoEpigenetics 51. The Glutamine contribution to tumor bioenergetics and lipogenesis and the role of storage TAG in macrophage pro-inflammation. DJGPhD. 29.3.23

Authentic Biochemistry - March 30, 2023 03:28 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
References Nature Communications 2020.volume 11, Article number: 4107. Nutrire 2016. volume 41, Article number: 14 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-daniel-j-guerra/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-daniel-j-guerr...

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Soil fertility for grazing

Grow the future - March 29, 2023 19:00 - 14 minutes
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist, about grazing and soil fertility as farmers plan their next nitrogen applications.

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Witnessing the Birth of a Distant Cluster of Galaxies (ESOcast Light 259)

ESOcast HD - March 29, 2023 15:00 - Video ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
Using ALMA, astronomers have detected a large reservoir of hot gas in the still-forming galaxy cluster around the Spiderweb galaxy –– the most distant detection of such hot gas yet. This further reveals just how early these structures begin to form.

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Environmental DNA Technique Sheds New Light on Pollinator Monitoring

Botany One - March 29, 2023 14:30 - 7 minutes
A study reveals how environmental DNA can help monitor and conserve our vital pollinators. You can read the story at https://botany.one/2023/03/environmental-dna-technique-sheds-new-light-on-pollinator-monitoring/ You can read the original research at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/1...

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This sales trainer has mentored over 25,000 sales professionals, guaranteeing sales growth!

Sustainability Champions - March 29, 2023 14:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Industry professionals Interview series on the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Steve Bussey, Founder, Sales Coach, Mentor and Consultant at Salestrong, one of the UK’s leading sales training providers and sales consultancy.  Salestrong is a sales performance consultancy that wo...

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#120 Why Do We Not Use More Renewable Energy?

Adventures in Sustainable Living - March 29, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes
The cost of solar energy has declined by more than 80% over the last 15 years. This is the very reason that my entire homestead has operated solely on solar energy for the last 6 years. Based on what my friends pay for electricity on a monthly basis, my solar electric system paid for itself in a...

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Study Develops Herbicide-Resistant Super Basmati Rice Using CRISPR-Cas9

Botany One - March 29, 2023 08:30 - 4 minutes
The new strain of rice could help farmers save labour and water resources while combating weed infestations. You can read the story at: https://botany.one/2023/03/study-develops-herbicide-resistant-super-basmati-rice-using-crispr-cas9/ You can read the original research at https://academic.oup...

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Russiagate Revisited (Robert Wright & David Corn)

Bloggingheads.tv - March 28, 2023 21:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 280 ratings
Bob and David reminisce about Bloggingheads ... David’s book, American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy ... Are Russiagaters moving the goalposts? ... What the Trump team knew about Russian meddling ... The missing “collusion” piece of the Russiag...

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Talking Tillage at Agronomy on Ice

Soil Sense - March 28, 2023 18:58 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
In this episode you’ll hear from four different farmers and one crop consultant about their individual perspectives and experience with tillage. To use tillage or go no-till is sometimes controversial and often treated as a form of identity. This discussion explores a more practical approach fro...

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Thinning Chinese Pine Plantations Could Be a Solution for Improved Plant Diversity and Forest Regeneration

Botany One - March 28, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes
The best way to rejuvenate forests is to let in a little light – but not too much. You can read the story at https://botany.one/2023/03/thinning-chinese-pine-plantations-could-be-a-solution-for-improved-plant-diversity-and-forest-regeneration/ You can read the original research at https://www....

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The UK’s leading trade mark house is helping brands discover and protect their intellectual property

Sustainability Champions - March 28, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Industry professionals Interview series on the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Oliver Oguz, the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Trade Mark Wizards, a UK based trade mark law firm that specialises in protecting all aspects of their clients brands including trade marks, designs, ...

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Orchid Mimics Aphids to Lure Pollinators in Intricate Trap Flower Scheme

Botany One - March 28, 2023 08:30 - 4 minutes
What appears to be a place of safety becomes a maze, as an orchid manipulates its visitor. You can read the story at https://botany.one/2023/03/orchid-mimics-aphids-to-lure-pollinators-in-intricate-trap-flower-scheme/ You can read the original research at https://academic.oup.com/aob/article/1...

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Ep. 79: Homesteading ANYWHERE!

Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast - March 28, 2023 01:27 - 54 minutes
Pimpcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@permaculturepimpcast Farm Where You Live: https://farmwhereyoulive.shop/products/farm-where-you-live-festival-asheville-nc Promo Code: perma Hickory Ridge Soap: https://twooldcrowshomestead.com/ Get $50 Off EMP Shield: https://www.empshield.com  Pro...

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Cheetah 784: The Orphan Who Overcame.

Wild Animals - March 27, 2023 14:17 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
When poachers killed the mom of young cheetah 784 there was only a slim chance the cub would survive on her own. With no one to teach her how to hunt or navigate the dangers of the open plains, Anna feared the worst. But 784 persevered and started to figure out how to use her speed to her advant...

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Cheetah 784: The Orphan Who Overcame.

Wild Animals - March 27, 2023 14:17 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
When poachers killed the mom of young cheetah 784 there was only a slim chance the cub would survive on her own. With no one to teach her how to hunt or navigate the dangers of the open plains, Anna feared the worst. But 784 persevered and started to figure out how to use her speed to her advant...

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Ceropegia gerrardii smells of pain to attract ‘blood’ drinking flies

Botany One - March 27, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes
New research uncovers how this South African plant tricks kleptoparasitic flies into pollination by imitating wounded honey bees. You can read the blog post at https://botany.one/2023/03/emceropegia-gerrardii-em-smells-of-pain-to-attract-blood-drinking-flies/ You can read the original research...

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Episode 133: Nathan Zenero

PBE Podcast - March 27, 2023 13:30 ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Nathan Zenero from WellDrive dropped by the studio while they sponsored the South Texas Geological Happy Hour - It was lights out, and the whole day was super fun. Podcast straight to Happy hour with the STGS crew and professionals working to keep the energy high in South Texas. WellDrive is a se...

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Earth911 Podcast: Carbios' Emmanuel Ladent on the Dawn of Enzymatic Plastic Recycling

Earth911.com's Sustainability In Your Ear - March 27, 2023 10:40 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Is plastic recycling at a turning point? Meet Emmanuel Ladent, CEO of Carbios, a Clermont-Ferrand, France-based company that has developed an enzymatic plastic recycling technology that promises to make plastic a circular material with 95% yields, comparable to aluminum. The Carbios technology re...

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What drives cambium development?

Botany One - March 27, 2023 07:59 - 4 minutes
Using a mathematical model to test a proposed cambial cell division feedback loop. You can read this post online at https://botany.one/2023/03/what-drives-cambium-development  You can read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diad003

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Episode 79: Humans, Monkey & Apes... Oh My

Cryptid Clues - March 27, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Welcome to the unexplored history and mystery of the Cryptid realm! Join Taylor and Reuben as they uncover and discuss this unknown world of species that is borderline on what's real and impossible. In this 79th episode, Taylor and Reuben take a further look at humans and primates to establish ...

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Sunday evening forecast March 26, 2023

Eye On The Sky - March 26, 2023 19:45 - 58 seconds ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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Tsunamis, Sneaker Waves, and Climate Change

EcoNews Report - March 26, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Do you live or work in a tsunami zone? Do you drive through one to take your kids to and from school? Do you like to go to the beach but wonder how to know if there might be sneaker waves? Do you wonder what you should do to prepare for climate change? This week’s guest is Troy Nicolini, Meteor...

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UN Report Calls for Urgent Climate Action

Dare to Know - March 25, 2023 18:36 - 5 minutes
A UN Report released this week contained even more dismal news about the climate crisis. Find out why the UN chief responded by saying, “It’s time to end the relentless — and senseless — war on nature.” This episode is also available as a blog post: http://daretoknow.ca/2023/03/25/un-report-cal...

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BCC EP:93 From Oxford to Exmoor - panthers in the pastures

Big Cat Conversations - March 25, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Steve our guest has spent half a lifetime investigating big cat reports in southern England – he takes us through key events in Oxfordshire in recent years, including the search for a puma body, the secrets of the Charlbury panther, and a big cat caught in a cage trap which then went missing.  ...

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From Equity to Equality (Glenn Loury & John McWhorter)

Bloggingheads.tv - March 25, 2023 15:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 280 ratings
John’s recent appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher ... The rigors of the lecture circuit ... The difference between equity and equality ... How do we know that African Americans are just as smart as everyone else? ... The new black bourgeoisie ... Standards in the arts are relative. But h...