Podcast Episodes

Wind: It’s Past & Future

Credit: Harper

The Force of Wind (start time: 7:10)  For those living here on Colorado’s Front Range, you’ve likely had close encounters with wind — …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

World Domination…by Slime Molds?

On today’s show, Beth speaks with award-winning science writer Jennifer Frazer about her upcoming book: The Slime Mold’s Guide to World Domination: A…

5 months ago

Critical Earth Minerals Hiding in Plain Sight – Elizabeth Holley

Elizabeth Holley cc Colorado School of Mines

Critical Earth Minerals  Hiding in Plain Site – Colorado School of Mines professor Elizabeth Holley shar…

5 months, 1 week ago

Better Steam//CU-Boulder at World Climate Conference

Todd Bandhauer with heat pump – cc CSU

Great Steam . . . from a Heat Pump (starts 1:00)  Time Magazine named CSU Engineer Todd Bandhauer one of 2025’…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Megadroughts Could Cause World Wide Dustbowls — CSU Melinda Smith Explains

Dust Storm in Texas in the 1930s

Dustbowl Days Today (starts 5:00)  Colorado State University grasslands scientist Melinda Smith explains the study…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Winter is Coming: Why Leaves Fall

The physiology of deciduous trees (start time: 11:09) For many people living in places with four distinct seasons, such as here in Colorado, a favori…

6 months ago

Peak Performance: Revisiting a Classic

Five years ago, Beth spoke with Dr Marc Bubbs about his best-selling hardcover book, PEAK: THE NEW SCIENCE OF ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE. Since then, Bub…

6 months, 1 week ago

Into The Unknown (Part 2)

Into The Unknown (starts at 9:05) What do we know about the universe, and how do we know we know it? Conversely, what do we know we don’t know, what …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Into The Unknown (Part 1)

Into The Unknown (starts at 7:57) What do we know about the universe, and how do we know we know it? Conversely, what do we know we don’t know, what …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Autumn Insects and their Songs

cicada
Credit: Tim McNary

Science & Songs of Katydids, Cicadas, etc. (start time: 3:08)  It’s the time of year to savor listening each night to the pu…

6 months, 4 weeks ago