Podcast Episodes

John Weller – Saving Antarctica

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Boulder native and wildlife photographer John Weller talks about his efforts to save The Ross Sea in Antarctica.  The Ross …

2 years, 3 months ago

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Air Pollution+Maternal Health

This week’s How On Earth features the following:

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How Environmental Toxins Harm Maternal Health (start time: 1:30)
Bei…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Astronomy Highlights: Stellar Magnetic Fields, Zooniverse

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

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2 years, 3 months ago

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Traumatic Brain Injury & Ibogaine – Andrew Linares

Tabernath Iboga Plant – courtesy Marco Schmidt, Wiki Commons

Ibogaine for Traumatic Brain Injury – The Science journal Nature has published a small c…

2 years, 3 months ago

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A New Year and the Same Old Environmental Issues

On this week’s show, we focus on the ongoing challenge of climate change. In addition to headlines about this issue, we replay an interview with auth…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Science Stories from 2023

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We share the How on Earth team’s picks for of science stories of 2023:

Superconductor Hopes And Failures (starts at 1:47…

2 years, 4 months ago

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STEM Ed: Improving access for the blind, etc.

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STEM ed accessibility (start time: 2:03): It’s challenging enough learning science, technology, engineering…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Chronic Pain: A New Approach

On this week’s show, Beth speaks with Dr Afton Hassett, psychologist and pain researcher about her book, Chronic Pain Reset: 30 Days of Activities, P…

2 years, 5 months ago

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COP28 Climate Summit: Pledges & Realities

Climate Change & COP28 (start time: 1:30) A major global climate conference is taking place now in Dubai, amidst a year of record-breaking heat, wild…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Teen Raptor Survey//Gaia Theory for 21st Century

Bald Eagle Nest – Photo by Mia Hock

Soccer Headers and Brain Damage (starts 1:00) New research about long term effects of soccer heading — the practi…

2 years, 5 months ago

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