Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchScience Leaders Issue Clarion Call for Evidence-Based Policy
Episode 92
Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, US science leaders and others have expressed frustration with the lack of an informed and coherent fed…
5 years, 8 months ago
Trump Administration Delists Gray Wolves: Response from the Experts
Episode 91
On 29 October 2020, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced the "successful recovery" of the US gray wolf population, with US Secretary of the Int…
5 years, 9 months ago
In Their Own Words: Paul Ehrlich
Episode 90
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contrib…
5 years, 10 months ago
In Their Own Words: Marvalee Wake
Episode 89
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contrib…
5 years, 10 months ago
Often Understudied, Fences Pose Ecological Threats
Episode 88
Fences are one of humanity's most frequent landscape alterations, with their combined length exceeding even that of roads by an order of magnitude. D…
5 years, 10 months ago
In Their Own Words: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Episode 87
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contrib…
5 years, 11 months ago
Measuring Metabolism: How Much Food Does a Bear Need?
Episode 86
The keys to conserving large mammals, such as bears, often lie in better understanding their ecophysiology. Armed with knowledge about the animals' e…
5 years, 11 months ago
In Their Own Words: Gene E. Likens
Episode 85
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contrib…
6 years ago
21st Century Natural History Collections
Episode 84
Natural history collections are a crucial resource to many scientific endeavors, and their value has been bolstered by recently undertaken digitizat…
6 years ago
Hot Days and Tree Transpiration
Episode 83
Shade from urban trees has long been understood to offer respite from the urban heat island effect, a phenomenon that can result in city centers tha…
6 years, 1 month ago