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**[FRENCH VERSION of S4E1]** COP28 & 2023 - Bilan de l'année
South of 2 Degrees - The Science Behind Climate Change - April 12, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutesRejoignez l'animatrice Sophie Synthétique, la personnalité IA française de South of 2 Degrees, alors que nous lançons une nouvelle saison, plongeant directement dans les défis et avancées climatiques de 2023 et ce à quoi s'attendre en 2024. De la COP28 aux causes sous-jacentes et recherches sur ...
What Abraham Means to Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Colloquy - April 05, 2024 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're in the midst of the Muslim holy days of Ramadan, just past Western Christians' celebration of Easter, and looking forward to the Jewish Passover holidays in late April. We often refer to these traditions as the Abrahamic faiths—a reference to the childless man chosen by God in the Jewish B...
61. A Biologists Looks at 50
Tom's SciCast - April 05, 2024 00:00 - 1 hourA look back on my life in science, birds, fish, invasive species, streams, dams, and climate change and sleeping lizards.
The Fermi Paradox, aliens, biology, evolution
Tom's SciCast - March 13, 2024 01:00 - 59 minutesWhere is every one? Why haven't we been visited by alien races, made contact with aliens, or even discovered a hint of an alien race? Ever since Fermi asked this simple question, people have been coming up with answers as to why we don't see aliens. Some solutions are scary, but I think a potent...
60. The Fermi paradox, aliens, biology, evolution
Tom's SciCast - March 13, 2024 01:00 - 59 minutesWhere is every one? Why haven't we been visited by alien races, made contact with aliens, or even discovered a hint of an alien race? Ever since Fermi asked this simple question, people have been coming up with answers as to why we don't see aliens. Some solutions are scary, but I think a potent...
59. Why we should colonize the solar system
Tom's SciCast - March 02, 2024 14:00 - 37 minutesI believe humans are special and improve our chances of surviving as a species, I explain why we should colonize the solar system and beyond.
Glide Path: How to Get the Most from ChatGPT
Colloquy - March 01, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTufts University Professor James Intriligator, PhD ’97, a human factors engineer, says that GPT is not a search engine, although many of us use it that way. It's more like a glider. It can take us to great knowledge and help us explore new territory. But we need to steer it smartly to get where ...
COP28 & 2023 - a Year in Review
South of 2 Degrees - The Science Behind Climate Change - February 28, 2024 19:00 - 26 minutesJoin host Brian Barnes as we kick off a new season, diving straight into the climate challenges and breakthroughs of 2023 and what to expect in 2024. From COP28 to the underlying causes and research of the most impactful aspects of climate change - this episode hits it all. So2D isn’t just talk...
A Will and a Wildway
Bring Birds Back - February 07, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsHave you ever worried you’d hit a wild animal while driving down a highway or country road? In this special season closer, we learn about a new and promising future for wildlife and battered cars: wildways. As technology and development continue to expand, infrastructure and fragmentation are t...
How Slavery's Legacy Lives on in the Racial Wealth Gap
Colloquy - February 01, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn 2022, white residents of the Greater Boston area had about 19 times as much wealth as Black residents, $214,000 to $11,000, according to the Urban Institute. While the gap is particularly large in this part of the country, it's an issue across the US. In 2019, Black Americans held just $0.17 ...
Stone-Cold Hydrilla
Bring Birds Back - January 31, 2024 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratings25 years ago, a mysterious cause of eagle and osprey deaths plagued a small town in Arkansas. And in this special episode, we get to the root of it all: small unassuming weeds, also known as invasive aquatic species. In conversation with aquatic plant experts Stacy Holt Jr. and Greg Bugbee, we s...
Your River’s Keeper
Bring Birds Back - January 24, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsWater is essential for life, but how much do you know about the health of your local water supply? In this special episode, we speak with two Riverkeepers who explain the importance of water quality monitoring for every living organism, from humans to birds. John Lipscomb shares critical history...
The Noise Report
Bring Birds Back - January 17, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsIn this special episode, we explore the critical effects of noise pollution on both humans and birds. Dr. Erica Walker offers an insightful view of how people are negatively impacted by loud disturbances, from everyday life to health complications. And Dr. Clinton Francis shares his discoveries ...
Bring Birds Back Season 5
Bring Birds Back - January 10, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsA special season of Bring Birds Back launches January 17th! Join our four guest hosts every Wednesday as they tackle a wide range of stories dedicated to habitat loss, pollution and climate change - and, of course, how it all affects our beloved birds. In support of BirdNote’s From Love to Actio...
How Universities Can Address the Crisis in Democracy
Colloquy - January 05, 2024 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAccording to the 2023 Democracy Report of the VDEM Institute based at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, the advances and global levels of democracy made over the past 35 years have been wiped out. Seventy-two percent of the world's population now live in autocracies. Freedom of expression ...
Episode 83 – POWERSIL® – Heat-Resistant up to 220 Degrees Celsius
WACKER - The Fascination of Chemistry - November 30, 2023 09:28 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMolded plastic parts with electrically insulating properties that can withstand high mechanical and thermal stresses – up to 220 degrees Celsius, can now be produced by using innovative silicone resin binders in the injection molding process. WACKER is thus breaking new ground and providing the i...
58. The Silurian Hypothesis, evolution, civilizations, aliens, and the legacy of humanity.
Tom's SciCast - November 26, 2023 17:00 - 45 minutesI explore how the Silurian Hypothesis provides insight into what it takes for a planet to host or evolve a civilization, how we might detect them, and the legacy of humans on Earth.
Why We're Obese—and What We Can Do about It
Colloquy - November 24, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingObesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions, affecting millions of Americans and costing the healthcare system billions of dollars each year. As is so often the case with disease in this country, communities of color suffer disproportionately. Public health expert Sara Bleich,...
A Healing Attempt for Race-Based Anxiety
Colloquy - November 03, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis month on Colloquy, we speak with PhD student Grant Jones about Healing Attempt, his collaboration with Grammy Award-winning artist Esperanza Spaulding and Buddhist leader Lama Rod Owens that combines mindfulness and music to improve the wellbeing of people of color.
Hollow Earth and other Geological Myths
Science Knights in the Morning - November 01, 2023 17:25 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHave you ever heard of the Hollow Earth theory or other geological misconceptions? Join us as we delve deep into these intriguing myths and explore how some pseudo-science has evolved into legitimate scientific inquiry. Unearthing the foundations of these myths, we discuss the Hollow Earth ...
India Moon Mission
Science Knights in the Morning - October 18, 2023 15:11 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSpace exploration is no longer the bailiwick of NASA, Russia, or the European Space agency. Join Sean Graham, Thomas Shiller, and Anirban Bhattacharjee and host Conley Rasor as they discuss the electrifying new trend within astronomy: rockets are becoming smaller, cheaper, and better, allowing...
57. Life, aliens, my own biased opinions, and other things I've been thinking about lately
Tom's SciCast - October 12, 2023 21:00 - 40 minutesAfter 6 months, I'm back! I talk about how some of my views have changed to become more nuanced and how my own biases shape the way I think about astrobiology.
57. Life, aliens, opinions, and other things I've been thinking about lately
Tom's SciCast - October 12, 2023 21:00 - 40 minutesAfter 6 months, I'm back! I talk about how some of my views have changed to become more nuanced and how my own biases shape the way I think about astrobiology.
What We Learned from the COVID Economy
Colloquy - October 06, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe US economy is strong. Unemployment is close to a 50-year low, real wages are rising for those at the bottom of the income ladder, and inflation is down though still not entirely in the rearview mirror. You’d never know it from the press coverage, though, which tends to focus on how people fe...
Mongolian Travel Logs
Science Knights in the Morning - September 14, 2023 06:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJoin the expedition as Dr. Sean Graham discusses his adventures in Mongolia. Conley and Sean go over everything from the travel, the flora and fauna, the laws, culture, people and so much more on this quest of an episode of Science Knights in the Morning!
Buying Time in the Fight Against Climate Change
Colloquy - September 01, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAccording to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, July 2023 was actually the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. The heat wave caused hundreds of deaths, thousands of hospitalizations, and billions of dollars in damages. It also exacerbated droughts, wildfires, and power outage...
A Short History of Technology and Thought
Colloquy - August 25, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEvery technology is accompanied by a cultural technique says the artist and media scholar Emilio Vavarella, a PhD candidate in film and visual studies and critical media practice at the Harvard Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. “You have the calculator, but you also have the number,"...
Apex Defenders
Science Knights in the Morning - August 18, 2023 04:33 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJoin Dr. Sean Graham, Dr. Thomas Shiller and host Conley Rasor as they talk about the wonders of natural defense. Why should Apex Predators get all the glam?! From turtles, to porcupines (not to be confused with the noble hedgehog) the Knights explore the top animals in nature that defend the...
An Air Conditioner That Won’t Warm the Planet
Colloquy - August 11, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe global average temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record—and maybe the highest for the last 120 years according to the United Nations’ weather agency. In the United States, temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona reached a record 118 degrees Fahrenheit and hit highs of at least 110 degree...
Laboratories of War
Colloquy - July 28, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the years following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, thousands enlisted in the US military, were deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and became embroiled in conflicts that were often fought not on the battlefield but in rural villages and in cities. To prepare for that type of warfa...
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