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22:38

Colorado Drought // A More Perfect Heaven

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2012/09/18

Colorado Drought Conference (start time 4:35): Experts are meeting at a conference in Denver this week to discuss the implications of prolonged drought conditions here in Colorado. How On Earth’ Susan Moran speaks with biologist Dr. Chad McNutt of the NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information Center about wthe drought means for the ecosystem, and for Western … Continue reading "Colorado Drought // A More Perfect Heaven"

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23:49

Higgs-Boson: What is all the excitement about?

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2012/09/12

We’ll talk about the World of a tiny particle called the Higgs-Boson, with CU Physicist Uriel Nauenberg. Nauenberg also speaks tonight at the Boulder Cafe Scientifique. Hosts: Joel Parker and Ted Burnham Producer: Shelley Schlender Engineer: Jim Pullen Executive Producer: Susan Moran

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23:42

The Idea Factory – Bell Labs and the Great Age of...

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2012/09/04

Bell Labs thrived from the 1920s to the 1980s, when it was most innovative and productive institution of the twentieth century. Long before America’s brightest scientific minds began migrating west to Silicon Valley, they flocked to the Bell Labs campus in the New Jersey suburbs. At its peak, Bell Labs employed nearly fifteen thousand people, … Continue reading "The Idea Factory – Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation"

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25:10

Public health risks of BPA

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2012/08/21

(start time: 5:50). We Coloradoans pride ourselves on our healthy habits — eating right, exercising, and paying attention to what’s in the food we eat. Yet many of the things we use everyday, like water bottles, sunscreens, makeup, and – OK, soda cans — are full of toxic chemicals. Many of them are untested, and … Continue reading "Public health risks of BPA"

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25:39

Planetary Sciences Budget // Curiosity’s RAD

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2012/08/15

Curiosity’s RAD (start time 7:14). To design a successful manned mission to Mars, we’ll have to know a lot about the radiation environment between the Earth and Mars and on the planet’s surface. The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) instrument on Curiosity is designed to make those measurements. We talk with Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Donald … Continue reading "Planetary Sciences Budget // Curiosity’s RAD"

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23:27

Beer Can Science

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2012/08/07

Beer Can Science (start time 6:50) If you’re a beer drinker, you’ve probably noticed that there are a lot of cans on liquor store shelves these days. Here in Colorado, and elsewhere, more and more breweries are choosing to put their beer in cans. There are some good reasons for that, as you’ll hear in … Continue reading "Beer Can Science"

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24:32

Volcanoes & the Atmosphere // Traffic in Beijing

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2012/08/01

Volcanoes & the Atmosphere (start time 6:17): We’ve known for a long time that volcanic particles and gases can travel around the world, often affecting climate. The 1815 eruption of the Indonesian volcano Tambora chilled New England and Europe, resulting in what came to be known as “the year without a summer.” More recently, the 1991 eruption … Continue reading "Volcanoes & the Atmosphere // Traffic in Beijing"

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23:51

Global Weirdness // Institute for Social and...

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2012/07/25

We feel it when we step into the heat outside; something weird is up with the climate. . Not only is it hot, we’re weathering a drought of historic proportions. That drought has set the stage for crop losses and for wildfires that are burning up the homes of people who live in the mountains … Continue reading "Global Weirdness // Institute for Social and Environmental Transition"

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23:54

Immortality – Science vs Sci Fi

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2012/07/17

We talk with CU-Boulder’s Tom Johnson and NYT Bestselling author, James Rollins about Rollins’ new book, Bloodline. We also look at immortality, longevity, and aging, comparing the science and the sci fi. And we offer extended versions of the interviews with James Rollins and Tom Johnson. Hosts: Joel Parker and Beth Bartel Producer: Shelley Schlender Engineer: Shelley Schlender … Continue reading "Immortality – Science vs Sci Fi"

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17:45

James Rollins – Bloodline (SciFi book about immortality)

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2012/07/17

This is an extended version of the radio broadcast of the interview with James Rollins about his new book, Bloodline. In it, we look at the issues of science versus fiction, and technologies that might lead to life extension through robotics, artificial intelligence, and triple-stranded DNA . . . IF the good guys don’t defeat … Continue reading "James Rollins – Bloodline (SciFi book about immortality)"

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31:19

Tom Johnson – Extended Version

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2012/07/17

This is an extended version of the broadcast interview with CU-Boulder’s Tom Johnson. In this interview, Johnson talks about his pioneering work discovering the first “longevity gene” known as AGE-1. He explains the various functions of this remarkable gene and others like it, and he reviews the science . . . and the fiction . … Continue reading "Tom Johnson – Extended Version"

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23:15

Geologic Carbon Sequestration // Clean Technology

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2012/07/11

Geologic Carbon Sequestration (Start time 4:53): As carbon dioxide emissions continue to skyrocket, researchers are scrambling to find reliable ways to curb emissions of the most persistent greenhouse gas. One of the experimental approaches is geologic carbon sequestration – trapping CO2 from power plants and other sources and pumping it thousands of feet underground in … Continue reading "Geologic Carbon Sequestration // Clean Technology"

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24:15

Mountain Wildfires

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2012/07/03

With record high temperatures along with record low snowpack, the Colorado Front Range has been ravaged by increasingly expensive wildfires. For today’s show, How on Earth brings in two fire experts for a panel discussion. John Daily is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado and the director of the Center for … Continue reading "Mountain Wildfires"

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23:23

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

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2012/06/26

In this special summer pledge drive show, the How On Earth science team shares reasons why they volunteer to bring you science. And we share a conversation with Florence Williams, a local author and scientist who has an extensive history of breast and uterine cancer in her family. She decided to do research into the … Continue reading "Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History"

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24:31

Engineering Happiness // The Effects of Black Holes

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2012/06/19

Engineering Happiness (start time 05:09): You may think the key to happiness lies in money, or love, or more vacation days. But what it really comes down to is math — a mathematical formula, actually. At least that’s according to a recently published book, called “Engineering Happiness: A New Approach for Building a Joyful Life.” It’s co-authored by two … Continue reading "Engineering Happiness // The Effects of Black Holes"

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23:52

Dr. Paul Lightsey

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2012/06/12

Dr. Paul Lightsey and JWST (start time: 5:55). Paul Lightsey, mission system engineer for the James Webb Space Telescope, joins us to share his intimate knowledge of the telescope’s optical element. JWST is the replacement for the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. The telescope will stare back so far in time and space that it … Continue reading "Dr. Paul Lightsey"

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24:42

Potable water//Electric vehicle infrastructure

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2012/06/08

Potable Water (start time 5:31). Here on the Front Range, the last three months have been the driest on record. Usually, we get about 8 inches of rain through this time period. This year, it’s more like three inches of rain. A dry year raises a question that’s always a worry in Colorado — what … Continue reading "Potable water//Electric vehicle infrastructure"

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24:45

Distributed Energy // Pluto’s Occultation

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2012/05/29

In today’s How On Earth we have two features: Distributed Energy (start time 5:46): Enjoying the twinkling stars without nighttime light pollution is a luxury for many of us. We can flick on the switch when we return home, after all. But think what would it be like if you were among the 1.5 billion … Continue reading "Distributed Energy // Pluto’s Occultation"

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24:40

Thorium // Space Weather

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2012/05/23

Thorium (start time 4:54). It sits at the bottom of the periodic table of elements, among its fellow radioactive substances, including uranium and plutonium. It’s called Thorium, named for the Norse god of thunder. Decades ago, uranium won out over thorium as the nuclear fuel of choice to power the world’s reactors. A new book … Continue reading "Thorium // Space Weather"

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25:58

Why Calories Count//Boulder Gold Lab Symposium

KGNU - How On Earth ·

2012/05/15

Why Calories Count (start time 7:10). More than a billion people in the world suffer from too few of them. About the same number suffer from too many. We’re talking about calories. They’re vital to human health, indeed our very survival. A new book, called “Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics,” delves into the … Continue reading "Why Calories Count//Boulder Gold Lab Symposium"

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