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KGNU - How On Earth

KGNU - How On Earth

The KGNU Science Show

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24:47

IPCC Assessment Report 5

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2013/10/02

On Friday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, better known as the IPCC, released the first bit of its Fifth Assessment Report, a volume with a plain name that may have a large influence on global policy. This first part of the report, part one of three, is the “sciency” part, documenting the current state … Continue reading "IPCC Assessment Report 5"

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24:33

Monarch Migration // Better Batteries

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2013/09/24

Feature #1: (start time 4:45) As we unpack our coats and boots from storage boxes, so are insects, in their own way, planning for a seasonal change. Monarch butterflies in our neighborhood, east of the Rockies, fly south to very specific forests high in the mountains of Mexico. Their journey, and life at their destination, … Continue reading "Monarch Migration // Better Batteries"

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23:41

Boulder Science Festival // Insect Chorus Songs

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/09/10

Headlines: CU Scientists explore ways to combat methicillin-resistant staff infections; Yale survey indicates Coloradans concerned about climate change; Denver and Boulder Cafe Sci’s begin for fall; Farewell to Population scientist, Al Bartlett. Boulder Science Festival (starts at 5:58) Many people in Boulder are familiar with the large number of local science groups and institutes, so … Continue reading "Boulder Science Festival // Insect Chorus Songs"

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Wildfires & Water Reservoirs // Comet ISON

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/09/04

For the Sept. 3rd How On Earth show we offer two features: Wildfires Threaten Water Supplies: (start time 5:45) The wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park is now the fourth-largest in California’s history. Covering nearly 350 square miles, the Rim Fire is threatening the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, which supplies residents in the San … Continue reading "Wildfires & Water Reservoirs // Comet ISON"

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25:22

Noise Pollution

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/08/27

Noise Pollution (starts at 6:15) – How on Earth’s Shelley Schlender talks with research scientist Larry Finegold about noise pollution and about a workshop being held today in Denver about Noise Management in Communities and Natural Areas. Dr. Finegold has authored or contributed to over 80 publications on noise including the US National Academy of Engineering … Continue reading "Noise Pollution"

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23:26

Kepler’s Prospects // Oncofertility

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/08/21

For the August 20 How On Earth show we offer two features: Kepler Spacecraft’s Uncertain Future: (start time 5:48) Are we alone in the cosmos? Are there other planets out there, and could some of them support life? Or, is Earth somehow unique in its ability to support life? The Kepler mission was designed to … Continue reading "Kepler’s Prospects // Oncofertility"

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26:33

Copper Might Promote Alzheimer’s – Extended Version

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2013/08/20

I’m Shelley Schlender. This is an extended interview from the report we broadcast on August 20th, 2013, about a new study from the University of Rochester that indicates that too much of an essential nutrient, copper, might promote Alzheimer’s disease. As background Rashid Deane gave mice drinking water laced with 50 times their normal … Continue reading "Copper Might Promote Alzheimer’s – Extended Version"

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19:26

Court Orders NRC to Decide on Yucca Mountain Permit

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/08/18

On Tuesday, August 13th, the US Court of Appeals-DC Circuit ordered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to evaluate the application for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. Dr. Bill Alley and Rosemarie Alley talk with us about the significance of the decision. The Alley’s just published Too Hot To Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste … Continue reading "Court Orders NRC to Decide on Yucca Mountain Permit"

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25:20

Too Hot To Touch

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/08/14

Today we’re joined by Dr. William Alley and Rosemarie Alley to learn about the nuclear waste crisis in the United States. Bill Alley, a distinguished hydrologist, was in charge of the USGS’s water studies at Yucca Mountain from 2002 until 2010, when the Obama administration ended the project. Rosemarie Alley is a writer and educator … Continue reading "Too Hot To Touch"

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24:05

Smoke Free Casinos Reduce 911 Calls // Mirrors and...

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/08/06

Smoke Free Casinos Reduce 911 Calls (starts at 2:41) Colorado’s ban on smoking up at Central City and Black Hawk casinos has not only reduced second hand smoke. It’s reduced the number of 911 calls for ambulances. A new study in this week’s journal, Circulation, reports that ambulance calls to casinos in Gilpin County … Continue reading "Smoke Free Casinos Reduce 911 Calls // Mirrors and Water = Hydrogen Fuel"

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26:47

Buzz Aldrin’s Vision for Space//The Bees Needs

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/08/01

Buzz Aldrin’s Vision for Space Exploration (starts at 6:14) Dr. Buzz Aldrin advocates that the United States should not enter a space-race to the moon against the Chinese, or a race to Mars against the Russians, but rather show leadership by cooperating with the major space-faring nations to systematically step across the great void to … Continue reading "Buzz Aldrin’s Vision for Space//The Bees Needs"

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22:29

Fecal Microbial Transplant for C. Diff Colitis

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/07/24

We bring you two recent science releases involving Colorado scientists. One features bumblebees and the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. The second looks at new tick-born disease from Missouri that was tracked down by Harry Savage, CDC Fort Collins. We also share a story about an unusual medical treatment that is saving people from a devastating … Continue reading "Fecal Microbial Transplant for C. Diff Colitis"

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10:27

World Listening Day

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2013/07/21

WWVB Ft. Collins (© 2013 Jim Pullen) The World Listening Project celebrated its 40 anniversary on Thursday, July 18th. On Thursday, How On Earth’s Jim Pullen was in Ft. Collins recording audio for an upcoming story on the National Institute of Standards and Technology radio station WWVB. To celebrate the World Listening Project, World Listening … Continue reading "World Listening Day"

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25:03

End of Night – Searching for Natural Darkness in an...

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/07/17

The world is awash with artificial lights – so much so that most of us never experience the night sky like our ancestors did. So what? Does it matter? Is it simply an inevitable and acceptable result of progress? Here in the studio with us today to talk about the personal and global effects of … Continue reading "End of Night – Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light"

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24:46

Good & Bad Calories // PhD Comics

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/07/09

Good & Bad Calories (starts at 4:50) Ever since the 1970s, the rise of obesity in the United States has an epidemic. Researchers around the world are trying desperately to figure out why so many of us get fat, and what we can do to change that. A large amount of funding, and support from public health … Continue reading "Good & Bad Calories // PhD Comics"

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23:22

The Voodoo Doll Task // Drones for Climate Science

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/06/26

The Voodoo Doll Task – (begins 5:30) Scientists have few ways to accurately measure agression. How on Earth’s Garth Sundem talks with University of Kentucky psychology professor, Nathan DeWall, about a new fix. It’s called the Voodoo Doll Task. DeWall’s recent studies include over thirteen hundred subjects, and an upcoming research paper shows his voodoo … Continue reading "The Voodoo Doll Task // Drones for Climate Science"

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26:06

China’s environmental impact // 100 Year Starship

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/06/18

Today, June 18, we offer two features interviews: Feature #1 – China’s Environmental Impact (start time 4:46): China’s meteoric economic rise is causing harmful side effects, ranging from choking air pollution domestically to threatened forests, wildlife and air quality around the globe. Of course China’s per capita greenhouse gas emissions still pale in comparison to … Continue reading "China’s environmental impact // 100 Year Starship"

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23:23

Bird collisions and wind energy policy

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/06/10

One to two million additional bird deaths per year. Wind is the most rapidly growing energy source in the US, but are environmental protections keeping pace? Tuesday on How On Earth, Kelly Fuller, the American Bird Conservancy’s Wind Campaign Coordinator, talks with Jim Pullen about the impact of big wind on birds. Host: Jim … Continue reading "Bird collisions and wind energy policy"

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24:40

Cancer Drug Delivery // Mars’ Radiation Risks

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/06/04

Enjoy the two features we offer today, June 4: Feature #1 (start time 5:36): Cancer drugs are much more targeted than they were many years ago. But researchers are still trying to find a way to deliver drugs much more precisely to cancer cells, partly to avoid damaging, sometimes lethal, side effects. A huge obstacle … Continue reading "Cancer Drug Delivery // Mars’ Radiation Risks"

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24:57

Oh Thank You Canada: Lessons from the North on...

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2013/05/27

(starts at 08:19) At (high? no, not this plant) noon on Tuesday, Governor John Hickenlooper will sign a bill that will legalize growing industrial hemp in Colorado. But it’s been 70 years since hemp was legally grown in the US… Fortunately, because Canada lifted its ban in the 1990s, we can seek the experience of … Continue reading "Oh Thank You Canada: Lessons from the North on Growing Industrial Hemp"

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