Podcast Episodes

Science of Deathbed Visions

Dr. Christopher Kerr

The Science of Deathbed Visions  Many people have visions and dreams as they near the end of their life in which they reunite wi…

2 years ago

Colorado – The Quantum State

Corban Tillemann Dick c Maybell Quantum

Colorado – The Quantum State:  We speak with Corban Tillemann-Dick about how Colorado has emerged as a world …

2 years, 1 month ago

Solar Eclipse 2024!

In this episode of How on Earth, we talk about the upcoming 2024 April 8th solar eclipse.  Our guests are science writer David Baron, author of Ameri…

2 years, 1 month ago

Colorado River: new deals, old tensions

Lake Mead’s water level
Credit: Research Gate

Colorado River: Promise and Peril  (start time: 6:28)  For more than two decades the Colorado River has …

2 years, 1 month ago

Astronomy Highlights: Habitable Worlds Observatory, Impostor Phenomenon

This is the third and final episode of a series where we hear about recent research presented at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) January 2024…

2 years, 1 month ago

SOLO: Building a Remarkable Life of Your Own

Peter McGraw cc Glenn J. Asakawa
Copyright: University of Colorado

In this Spring Pledge Drive show, we talk with CU-Boulder professor and behavioral …

2 years, 1 month ago

Astronomy Highlights: 3D Astronomy, AI in Astrophysics

This is the second episode of a series where we hear about recent research presented at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) January 2024 meeting.…

2 years, 2 months ago

Deep-sea Coral Reefs // Mineral-Mining

This week’s How On Earth offers two features:

Deep-sea Coral
photo credit: NOAA

Deep-sea coral reef discovery (start time: 0:58)  Scientists recently …

2 years, 2 months ago

Sleepless not just in Seattle

In this week’s show Beth speaks with author Annabel Abbs-Streets about her new book, SLEEPLESS: Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self, in…

2 years, 2 months ago

Myths and Facts about Plastic Recycling

This week on How on Earth Beth speaks with Mattie Matsch, deputy director of Boulder’s Eco-Cycle. We spoke about the challenges of recycling plasti…

2 years, 2 months ago