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26:55

Skunk Canyon Songbirds // Longmont Beavers

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2021/05/25

Skunk Canyon Songbirds (Starts 1:00) Scott Severs and Steve Jones hike Boulder’s Skunk Canyon Trail explaining why spring is late this year, plus why Skunk Canyon is home to so many song birds. Longmont Beavers (Starts 12:00) Scott Severs, Wildlife Expert for the City of Longmont, explains how beavers can promote stream health, and why … Continue reading "Skunk Canyon Songbirds // Longmont Beavers"

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28:15

What’s Your Genetic Risk?

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2021/05/21

In this week’s show, Beth talks with epidemiologist Genevieve Wojcik. We spoke about her work standardizing what is called the Polygenic Risk Score. This is a composite risk factor, extracted from information on many individual genes that can contribute to a disorder or genetic character. To find out more about her research visit her website. … Continue reading "What’s Your Genetic Risk?"

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26:56

GoldLab Symposium 2021 – Big Data and Healthcare

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2021/05/11

(Entire Show) Larry Gold, Boulder entrepreneur and scientist, invites listeners to register on line for the 12th annual GoldLab symposium. Due to COVID, it’s a virtual symposium this year, Thursday and Friday, May 13-14. Extended version coming soon. Executive Producer: Joel Parker Show Producer & Host: Shelley Schlender

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27:23

2021 Graduation Special

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2021/05/04

With graduation season upon us, today’s edition of How on Earth is our annual “Graduation Special”. Our guests in the studio today are scientists who have or will soon receive their Ph.D. in a STEM-related field. They talk about their thesis research, their grad school experiences, and what they have planned next. Kate Doubleday – CU Boulder, … Continue reading "2021 Graduation Special"

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28:00

A Tour of Mycotopia

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2021/04/06

On this week’s show, Beth talks with author Doug Bierend about his new book, In Search of Mycotopia. He introduces us to an incredible, essential, and often denigrated kingdom of life: the fungi. A growing community of mushroom-mad citizen scientists and devotees are expanding the uses and availability of myriad fungi. From decontaminating landscapes and … Continue reading "A Tour of Mycotopia"

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27:22

Burn- A New Look at Our Metabolism

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2021/03/30

On today’s show, Beth talks to Herman Pontzer about his new book, Burn, a deep dive into how the human body evolved, and how our species’ deep past shapes our health and physiology. His writing includes fascinating glimpses into both field projects in small-scale societies, including hunter-gatherers and subsistence farmers, in Africa and South America, … Continue reading "Burn- A New Look at Our Metabolism"

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26:35

The Alchemy of Us- How Humans and Matter Transformed...

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2021/03/11

This week on How on Earth we speak with Ainissa Ramirez, materials scientist and author of The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another. In this book, she examines eight inventions and reveals how they shaped the human experience. Listen to how our sleep and language were influenced by some of … Continue reading "The Alchemy of Us- How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another"

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24:04

Good Fat is Brown!

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2021/02/24

This week on How on Earth, Beth talks with Dr Paul Cohen, a physician-scientist whose research focuses on obesity and metabolic disease. They spoke about his recent study highlighting the link between brown fat and positive health outcomes in cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. Their converstiaon starts at about 5 minutes. You can … Continue reading "Good Fat is Brown!"

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28:21

Honeybees: Biology & Conservation

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2021/02/18

This week, Beth talks to Prof. Mike Breed, of the University of Colorado, about his longtime research on honeybees. The interview starts at about 6 min. They explore some fascinating aspects of bee biology, and some of the problems facing these amazing creatures, as well as what you can do to attract and support them. … Continue reading "Honeybees: Biology & Conservation"

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27:54

Can Covid-19 Affect Your Mitochondria?

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2021/02/09

Beth talks with Steven Engle, Chief Executive Officer and Director of CohBar, Inc, a biotechnology company developing mitochondria-based therapeutics to treat chronic diseases and extend healthy lifespan. The company’s lead compound, CB4211, is in early stage clinical trial for fatty liver disease and obesity. The company also has four preclinical programs, two in cancer, one … Continue reading "Can Covid-19 Affect Your Mitochondria?"

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26:58

Tom Johnson – Aging & Healthspan & Dementia

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2021/01/26

We speak with CU-Boulder Geneticist Tom Johnson about his ground-breaking research into the genetics of aging and ways to improve lifespan and healthspan. We feature excerpts from Ariel Lavery’s StoryCorps interview with her dad, Tom Johnson, and we speak with Johnson about his recent diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia. Executive Producer: Beth Bennett Producer: Shelley Schlender

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26:54

Science On Stage

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2021/01/19

Sometimes it seems that science and art are completely different worlds but that has not always been the case. There is a long history of artistic scientists and scientific artists. In this edition of How on Earth, we talk about the alchemy of transmogrifying science into theatre. Our guests include two scientists and two playwrights who collaborated to … Continue reading "Science On Stage"

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26:55

AKG & “Healthspan” — Gordon Lithgow

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2021/01/12

(Whole Show) Longer “healthspan” might be why the most popular Non-COVID story in Science Magazine last year involved the body-building supplement alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG), fed to middle-aged mice. Buck Institute of Research on Aging Scientist Gordon Lithgow explains. Executive Producer: Beth Bennett Producer: Shelley Schlender Additional Music: Stop This Train – by John Mayer. Listen to the show:

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29:19

The Case for the Ketogenic Diet – A Talk with Gary...

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2021/01/08

In today’s show, Beth talks with science writer and journalist Gary Taubes about his new, and more personal book (The Case for Keto) on his experience with the low-carb, high fat or ketogenic diet. He interviewed hundreds of people, physicians, scientists, and ordinary folks, about their experiences on this diet. The keto diet produces consistency … Continue reading "The Case for the Ketogenic Diet – A Talk with Gary Taubes"

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27:14

Recycling Lithium-ion Batteries

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2020/12/22

Our lives have been changed by lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries which are everywhere: in our cell phones, cars, toys, power tools and grid energy storage. Indeed, the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the three scientists who invented and developed them. As the world manufactures more and more Li-ion batteries, what are the challenges and opportunities for recycling … Continue reading "Recycling Lithium-ion Batteries"

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27:09

Scratch & Sniff COVID Test // Ice Age BONE Fire

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2020/12/15

Scratch & Sniff COVID Test (starts 1:00) CU Scientist Dan Larremore explains how a smell test app might offer an affordable COVID screening that’s way more accurate than a temperature check. Ice Age BONE Fire (starts 6:00) Archeologist John Hoffecker and local volunteers recreate a Paleolithic “campfire” that used bones as the primary fuel. Volunteers who helped with this project — … Continue reading "Scratch & Sniff COVID Test // Ice Age BONE Fire"

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25:15

Covid Vaccine Update

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2020/12/09

This week on How on Earth, Beth gives an update on the efficacy, safety, and availability of the mRNA vaccines for the corona virus. You hear from Drs Tony Fauci, Michael Diamond, and Roger Seheult. Host: Beth Bennett Producer: Beth Bennett Engineer: Sam Fuqua Executive Producer: Beth Bennett Listen to the show:

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27:30

Octopus Wild

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2020/11/24

This week we review the hit movie “My Octopus Teacher,” the story about a man who goes diving in a kelp forest off the Western Cape of South Africa, and becomes acquainted with an octopus. We review the movie with Roger Hanlon, a diving biologist, cephalopod expert and senior scientist at the Marine Biological … Continue reading "Octopus Wild"

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27:37

CU COVID Testing Update // Rocky Mountain Spotted...

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2020/11/17

CU COVID TESTING UPDATE (starts 1:00) We join CU Engineering Professor Cresten Mansfeldt as he and his students open a sewer manhole and do maintenance on their wastewater COVID early warning system. We also get an update on COVID status at CU Boulder. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER & CLIMATE CHANGE (starts 11:15) Brown dog ticks … Continue reading "CU COVID Testing Update // Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever & Climate Change"

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