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22:46

Frontrange Bioneers // Green Electricity or Green Money?

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2014/11/04

(4:00) Kendra talks with local organizers about the upcoming Front Range Bioneers conference (11:20) Shelley talks with Tim Schoechle about his new position paper for the National Law and Policy Institute, Green Electricity or Green Money? Hosts: Shelley Schlender, Kendra Krueger Producer: Shelley Schlender Engineer: Shelley Schlender Executive Producers: Jane … Continue reading "Frontrange Bioneers // Green Electricity or Green Money?"

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23:42

Gulp

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2014/10/29

Gulp [starts at 4:25] Bestselling author, Mary Roach has been billed as American’s funniest science writer. In “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal” she takes readers on a journey through the alimentary canal, extolling the marvels of spit on the beginning end, then moving on to the man who had a hole in his stomach that allowed … Continue reading "Gulp"

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24:55

Do Fathers Matter Pt. 2 // Mercury in Water

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2014/10/21

Do Fathers Matter? (start time: 3:07) If you’re a father or a son or daughter – which pretty much covers everyone – this interview should hit home. Science journalist Paul Raeburn’s latest book — “Do Fathers Matter? What Science Is Telling Us About the Parent We’ve Overlooked” – explores what seems like a no-brainer question. … Continue reading "Do Fathers Matter Pt. 2 // Mercury in Water"

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26:38

Do Fathers Matter?

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2014/10/15

Do Fathers Matter? (start times: 9:55 and 20:58) Today’s How on Earth show is part of the KGNU fall membership pledge drive. During this show we preview an upcoming feature of the book: “Do Fathers Matter? What Science Is Telling Us About the Parent We’ve Overlooked” by science journalist Paul Raeburn. It may seem obvious that fathers … Continue reading "Do Fathers Matter?"

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21:52

Buddhist Geeks and The Future Earth Initiative

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2014/10/07

Vincent Horn and Buddhist Geeks (starts at 4:42): On October 16th the Buddhist Geek Conference comes to boulder. Founder Vincent Horn speaks to us about how mindfulness, compassion and contemplative practice can be integrated into the technical world. http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/conference/ Future Earth (starts at 12:58): On our second feature, CSU Professor Dennis Ojima talks to Susan Moran … Continue reading "Buddhist Geeks and The Future Earth Initiative"

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24:53

Living Planet Report // Finding Exoplanet Water

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2014/09/30

Living Planet Report (starts at 5:50): The environmental organization World Wildlife Fund just released its science-based biennial Living Planet Report. It doesn’t paint a rosy picture overall; WWF shows that, for instance, wildlife populations across the globe are roughly half the size they were 40 years ago. And although rich countries show a 10 percent increase … Continue reading "Living Planet Report // Finding Exoplanet Water"

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21:28

Facts and Faith: A Conversation with Katharine Hayhoe

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2014/09/23

Facts and Faith (starts at 4:30): Two weeks ago Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, a professor of atmospheric science at Texas tech came to town to speak at Chautauqua. As a scientist and a Christian, she advocates for illuminating the urgency and reality of climate change to conservative and religious audiences. We had the opportunity to sit down … Continue reading "Facts and Faith: A Conversation with Katharine Hayhoe"

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24:01

Testing the Water

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2014/09/16

Testing the Water (Start time 3:30) What exactly is in our water—the stuff we drink, shower in and use to wash our vegetables? This is a question lots of Coloradans have started to ask in the last few years as oil and gas operations have ramped up in the state. Several communities have become very … Continue reading "Testing the Water"

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24:01

The Meaning of Wilderness // The Ocean Is Us #5:...

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2014/09/09

The Meaning of Wilderness (starts 4:30): Fifty years ago last week, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Wilderness Act. It was then, and remains today, one of the most significant pieces of environmental legislation. It has protected millions of acres of land. And it established a legal definition of wilderness: “an area where the earth … Continue reading "The Meaning of Wilderness // The Ocean Is Us #5: Living Underwater"

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24:30

Solar Flares — High-Tech Armageddon?

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2014/09/02

Recent headlines warn that Coronal Mass Ejections, better known as Solar Flares, could trigger a high-tech Armageddon, disabling power and communication on a global scale, for months. Today we talk with Boulder scientists Dan Baker, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, and Doug Biesecker, National Space Weather Prediction Center, about the risks from Solar Flares, what to worry … Continue reading "Solar Flares — High-Tech Armageddon?"

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25:16

The Ocean is Us #4: Sustainable Seafood

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2014/08/26

Sustainable Seafood: (start time 5:10) This is the fourth feature interview in The Ocean Is Us series, which explores how we in land-locked states are connected to the oceans and what’s at stake. Today we discuss sustainable seafood, which to some critics is an oxymoron, given that some 90% of large fish already have been … Continue reading "The Ocean is Us #4: Sustainable Seafood"

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24:33

The Ocean Is Us #3 : Marine Sanctuaries

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2014/08/19

Marine Sanctuaries (starts at 5:18) This is the third feature interview In the Ocean Is Us series, which explores how we in land-locked Colorado are connected to the oceans, why they matter so much to us all, and what’s at stake. Today we discuss marine sanctuaries: the conservation science behind establishing them, and their ecological … Continue reading "The Ocean Is Us #3 : Marine Sanctuaries"

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24:24

Greenback Cutthroat Trout // Migraines

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2014/08/13

Greenback Cuttthroat Trout (starts at 6:06) Colorado has always been a state of nature lovers, which is why, in the era of our great great grandfathers, citizens even designated an official state fish. It’s the Greenback Cutthroat Trout that thrived in the mountain streams above Boulder and Denver. Colorado wildlife officials had long assumed that Greenback … Continue reading "Greenback Cutthroat Trout // Migraines"

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25:15

A Tough Summer Vacation

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2014/08/07

A Tough Summer Vacation (start time 10:52) It’s summer! And although the town feels empty of students for many around here, some researchers may be feeling a sad little void this week as summer internships tie up and interns leave town for a short break before beginning their normal school years. Three Boulder institutions run … Continue reading "A Tough Summer Vacation"

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24:00

Rosetta // Autism & the Microbiome

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2014/07/29

We talk with Joel Parker about his Denver Science Museum presentation. Joel is a project leader for one of the scientific instruments on board the Rosetta space mission. We also discuss new findings about how improving the health of the human digestive tract, with the use of beneficial microbes, might improve mood disorders, including reducing … Continue reading "Rosetta // Autism & the Microbiome"

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24:41

Earth-friendly Landscaping

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2014/07/23

Summer is a time to celebrate our bursting gardens. But you may be wondering why your neighbor’s garden seems to be attracting all the butterflies, honeybees and hummingbirds, while yours seems to be attracting mostly aphids and raccoons. Our guest, Alison Peck, owner of Matrix Gardens in Boulder, talks with How On Earth host Susan … Continue reading "Earth-friendly Landscaping"

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23:27

The Oso Landslide

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2014/07/22

Jim Pullen speaks with Dr. David Montgomery, Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington about the landslide that buried Oso, Washington, in March 2014. Host: Kendra Krueger Producer: Jim Pullen Engineer: Maeve Conran Executive Producer: Joel Parker Listen to the show:

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22:44

The Ocean Is Us #2 : Endocrine Disruptors in Drinking...

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2014/07/09

Endocrine Disruptors and Drinking Water (starts at 3:12) Today we continue our series called The Ocean is Us, which explores our vital connection to the oceans. Alan Vajda, an environmental endocrinologist at the University of Colorado Denver, talks with How On Earth’s Susan Moran about a rare success story: why fish in Boulder Creek are … Continue reading "The Ocean Is Us #2 : Endocrine Disruptors in Drinking Water"

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24:31

Astronomy Through the Ages

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2014/07/01

Astronomy Through the Ages (starts at 4:10): If I ask you to close your eyes and imagine an astronomer, what do you see? Maybe you think of a lone figure hunched all night over the eyepiece of a telescope in a big, domed observatory. Maybe you think of Jodie Foster, as Ellie Arroway in the movie … Continue reading "Astronomy Through the Ages"

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23:38

The Ocean Is Us #1 : Teens4Oceans – Marine Science...

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2014/06/26

Teens4Oceans (starts at 9:15): Today, we’re kicking off a series of interviews on the show called The Ocean Is Us. We’ll explore how all of us living in land-locked Colorado are connected to the ocean — whether it’s through our watershed that flows into the Gulf of Mexico, or the fish we buy at the grocery … Continue reading "The Ocean Is Us #1 : Teens4Oceans – Marine Science Education"

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