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Funding The Unmet Needs of Our National Parks
A Journey Through Nature and Science - May 03, 2024 04:00 - 36 minutesThe National Parks Foundation was founded in 1967 to support the unmet needs of our national parks. Recently, an anonymous donor donated $40 million for employee housing at Yellowstone National Park. This was the result of the tireless effort of Will Shafroth, president and CEO of the National...
Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and The Planetary Future
A Journey Through Nature and Science - April 12, 2024 04:00 - 1 hourOn this episode we will have a conversation with Dr. Bron Taylor. Bron has written a compelling book, Dark Green Religion: Nature, Spirituality, and The Planetary Future. Bron Taylor's scholarly work engages the quest for environmentally sustainable societies. We will explore a wide range of ...
Ditch The Politics and Make NPS An Independent Agency
A Journey Through Nature and Science - April 05, 2024 04:00 - 1 hourJon Jarvis, former director of the U.S. National Park Service and his brother Destry have written a compelling book, National Parks Forever: Fifty Years of Fighting and a Case for Independence. In the book they argue the case for making the National Park Service an independent agency, similar ...
Title: "The National Park Conservation Association: Over a Century of Advocacy."
A Journey Through Nature and Science - March 29, 2024 04:00 - 43 minutesThis episode continues our discussion on America's national parks. Joining to talk about the work of the National Park Conservation Association(NPCA) is Emily Douce. Emily is the NPCA Deputy Vice President for Government Affairs. Emily Douce helps manage the government affairs department and a...
Our National Parks In Jeopardy, Again.
A Journey Through Nature and Science - March 22, 2024 04:00 - 35 minutesPark advocate, Audrey Peterman is back to discuss to continuing lack of adequate funding for America's national park and what can be done about it. With inadequate funding spawning low morale, the NPS is ranked as one of the least favorable places to work according to a report in National Parks...
Physics Is In Crisis: "The One" To The Rescue?
A Journey Through Nature and Science - April 09, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutesWith competing ideas of how to interpret the meaning of quantum mechanics, physics is in crisis. Can an ancient concept known as the One, rescue physics. From Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation to the Many Worlds theory put forward by Hugh Everett, to the seemingly intractable problem of quantum g...
86. Sunscreens and Science with Dr Julian Sass
Skincare With Friends - March 07, 2023 19:06 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsDr Julian Sass has a phd is biomathematics and statistics, is director of research and development and education for a skincare brand and is a skincare educator on the web and instagram mainly on the subject of sunscreens and skincare ingredients. He has an amazing Instagram where he does amazin...
Unravelling The Secret Of Life With Ancient Biomolecules
A Journey Through Nature and Science - January 30, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutesThe revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of extinct life may also lead to Unravelling The Secret Of Life With Ancient Biomolecules. We used to think of fossils as being composed of nothing but rock and minerals, all molecular traces of life having vanished long ago. We w...
California Is On The World Stage Saving The Earth's Biodiversity
A Journey Through Nature and Science - January 15, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutesCalifornia was on the world stage recently helping to save the earth's biodiversity at the international biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada. The countries agreed to protect 30% of the earth's biodiversity by the year 2030. Leading the United States is the state of California, which has put ...
85. Top 20 Skincare Products in the World
Skincare With Friends - January 15, 2023 10:23 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis episode looks at the most rated and talked about skincare products on the internet. I searched Looria.com (a website that analyses subreddits and review sites) for the top skincare charts and found some really interesting lists. We talked about the top European, Asian, UK and global skincar...
84. Interesting Christmas Gift Ideas 2022
Skincare With Friends - November 29, 2022 14:01 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsFed up of hand cream and socks? We have some amazing gift ideas for you and your loved ones. We've found some beautiful, quirky, independent, ethical, cheap and expensive companies that make products you need in your life. Head to our Instagram @skincarewithfriends for an easily shareable graphi...
83. Kligman's Prison Experiments Part 2
Skincare With Friends - November 10, 2022 21:12 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsTrigger warning for human suffering. Beware if you are of a sensitive nature. Continuing from our last episode, we further explore the history of the "Father of cosmeceuticals" Albert Kligman. His experiments at Holmesburg were sometimes dangerous, sometimes bizarre and always cruel. We learn a...
82. Dr Albert Kligman, Horrors of Holmesburg Prison and the Creation of Tretinoin
Skincare With Friends - October 20, 2022 13:04 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 36 ratingsTrigger warning for human suffering. The Murky history of one of our favourite anti aging drugs- Tretinoin. Dr Albert Kligman was a very famous dermatologist and researcher. He made a lot of the most significant discoveries in modern skincare and is often called the father of cosmeceuticals. He...
81. Do We Need to Worry About Comedogenic Ingredients
Skincare With Friends - October 04, 2022 20:51 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsCan skincare ingredients block pores? Will Vaseline give me spots? Or Coconut Oil? We've read the studies and we have the facts. Comedogenicity ratings are based on some very old experiments. We've had a good look at old studies and new ones to find out where the truth lies. For a written vers...
Managing The Threats To Biodiversity
A Journey Through Nature and Science - October 02, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutesFor decades environmental groups, Non Government Organizations and scores of government agencies have been managing the threats to biodiversity. We often hear of the projects to save the elephants or the pandas and now huge projects seek to clean the ocean from millions of tons of plastic pollut...
80. How to Get Rid of Blackheads
Skincare With Friends - September 07, 2022 11:27 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 36 ratingsHow to get rid of blackheads. We take a look at the science around blackheads, aka open comedones or open pores. From good skincare and safe ways to extract blackheads to pore strips and skin vacuums. We’ve got a lovely list of effective products for blackhead sufferers that will help keep clog...
Earth's Biodiversity Is In Danger of Collapse
A Journey Through Nature and Science - September 03, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutesEarth's biodiversity is in danger of collapse. According to the campaign for nature, "The natural world is disappearing at an unprecedented rate. The loss of nature poses a grave threat to our clean air and drinking water, the survival of wildlife, the prosperity of communities, and nature’s ab...
Protecting & Restoring The Most Endangered Rainforest On Earth
A Journey Through Nature and Science - August 23, 2022 20:00 - 50 minutesThe Third Millennium Alliance has accepted the challenge of Protecting & Restoring The Most Endangered Rainforest On Earth. Ryan Lynch is the executive director of the Third Millennium Alliance (TMA). Ryan is joining on the podcast to discuss this challenge. TMA began when conservationists Isab...
Mysterious Petroglyphs At Pohnpaid May Reveal The Secrets Of Life
A Journey Through Nature and Science - August 14, 2022 21:00 - 41 minutesMysterious Petroglyphs At Pohnpaid May Reveal The Secrets Of Life. While residing on the small Pacific island of Pohnpei in the 1990s, Carole Nervig discovered that a recent brush fire had exposed hundreds of previously unknown petroglyphs carved on gigantic boulders. This portion of the megalit...
79. Body Skincare- How to Get Rid of Body Acne and Keratosis Pilaris
Skincare With Friends - July 21, 2022 21:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis is our first body skincare episode- How to treat chest/back/butt acne and Keratosis Pilaris aka chicken skin. We have all the science plus product recommendations. This episode has been requested by lots of listeners, and we have the answers. Plus how to protect your tattoos from the sun an...
Body Skincare- How to Get Rid of Body Acne and Keratosis Pilaris
Skincare With Friends - July 21, 2022 21:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis is our first body skincare episode- How to treat chest/back/butt acne and Keratosis Pilaris aka chicken skin. We have all the science plus product recommendations. This episode has been requested by lots of listeners, and we have the answers. Plus how to protect your tattoos from the sun an...
78. Inside the Dermatica Lab- How is your Prescription Skincare is Made?
Skincare With Friends - June 28, 2022 10:38 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 36 ratingsI visited the Dermatica prescription skincare headquarters and grilled their cosmetic scientists on how skincare is developed and created. I asked questions like can we use Vitamin C and Niacinamide at the same time? How much does it cost to develop a sunscreen? Can I make my own skincare at hom...
77. Skincare with Lols: Urine Therapy, Period Blood and Woo Woo
Skincare With Friends - June 14, 2022 21:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsA light episode on one of our favourite topics- people being nuts. Boyfriends being too macho for sunscreen, women putting piss on their faces, period blood as skincare. Period blood! The crazy bastards. Come join our community, where science is in charge, find us at Skincare with Friends on al...
76. How to Choose Good UVA Protection
Skincare With Friends - May 19, 2022 11:59 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 36 ratingsHear what the world's experts have to say about UVA protection and how to find sunscreen that will protect you from the worst threats to your skin. UVA is proven to cause aging and pigmentation and not every country has your best interests at heart when legislating ultraviolet protection. Find o...
75. What UVA Radiation Does to Your Skin
Skincare With Friends - April 19, 2022 21:24 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsSunscreen is so difficult, it's sticky, it's white, it's gross, but you need it. Trust us, you need it. Today we chat about why we need sunscreen on a daily basis- to protect against aging and cancer, and how to find a good product.Find us at Skincare with Friends on social media and the transcri...
Are High Achievers Really Successful
A Journey Through Nature and Science - April 10, 2022 16:00 - 36 minutesDr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring. She will join us to discuss the question, are high achievers really successful. Dr. Gotian is also Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cor...
74. Skincare with LOLs- Ridiculous Social Media Posts
Skincare With Friends - March 24, 2022 21:51 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 36 ratingsWe read out funny social media posts essentially. From bumhole sunning to blackout blind taping, we take a look at the most extreme views on the internet.Come and find us on the @SkincarewithFriends Insta and at skincarewithfriends.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Hope, Heartbreak and Inspiration of Angel Island Immigration Station
A Journey Through Nature and Science - March 20, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutesThe story of the hope and heartbreak of Angel Island Immigration Station is artfully and solemnly told by the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF). The Foundation raises awareness of the experience of Immigration into America through the Pacific. AIISF collects and preserves the r...
41: Lessons from Nineteen Years of Marriage
Joy in the Ordinary with Latonya Moore - March 14, 2022 14:48 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHappy anniversary to Victor and Latonya! In this episode, Latonya looks back over her nineteen-year marriage to Victor and shares some practical lessons she's learned along the way, and she even added in a few memories that'll make you laugh. Links + Resources: Order The Accountability Jour...
The Human Struggle To Find Spirit, Purpose and Meaning
A Journey Through Nature and Science - March 07, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutesAmist world turmoil the human struggle to find spirit, purpose and meaning for a life of peace, health and wellness continues. Deep within the core our beings we all question why we are here. We want to know what does it all mean. We seek to know our purpose on this planet. Cosmologists search ...
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