Podcast Episodes

Zika Update

CDC targets ZikaIn headlines and 2 interviews with Zika researchers,Beth covers new material on this disturbing disease. CDC Chief of Virology, Dr A…

9 years, 9 months ago

The Keeling Curve//Electric Airplanes//Moth Parties

The Keeling Curve (starts 5:00) Friday, August 12th the Boulder Shambala Center hosts:  Living Beyond Hope And Fear:  Social Confidence And Climate …

9 years, 9 months ago

Impacts of Fracking

A natural gas rig near Rifle, Colorado.
© AP Photo/David Zalubowsk

In Colorado, a boom in methane development over the past few years has raised quest…

9 years, 9 months ago

Exploring your DNA // Cellular Innards Revealed

Genomic exploration by Carl ZimmerThis week on How on Earth we speak with 2 notables. NY Times columnist Carl Zimmer describes his exploration of his…

9 years, 9 months ago

Toward Sustainable Agriculture

Corn fields in Illinois

Sustainable Agriculture (starts 3:06): We couldn’t feed the planet without nitrogen, a vital nutrient for crops. But most soi…

9 years, 10 months ago

Quantum Dot Antibiotics // Shrinking Ozone Hole

Quantum Dot Antibiotics (c Shelley Schlender)

Quantum Dot Antibiotics (starts 1:00) This programmable antibiotic might keep pace with quickly evolvin…

9 years, 10 months ago

Pollinators Matter // Denver BioLabs

Photo credit: Butterfly Pavilion

Pollinators Matter (starts at 4:43): Now that backyard gardens are in full bloom it’s a good time to think about pol…

9 years, 10 months ago

Soccermatics // Pledge Drive Show

David Sumpter’s new book is Soccermatics–Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game.  It’s about how the mathematical patterns of how to win at so…

9 years, 10 months ago

Carbon Farming // Light Pollution

Front Cover of The Carbon Farming Solution

The Carbon Farming Solution – (Starts 2:13) Carbon Sequestration is the act of removing carbon from the ai…

9 years, 11 months ago

Diatoms: Ecology and Aesthetics

An example of the ‘glass house’Beth interviews Dr Sarah Spaulding, of the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research here in Boulder. Sarah studies mic…

9 years, 11 months ago