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An introduction to this series about engineering vocabulary, phrases, acronyms, jargon, and slang.
- Added: Sep 22, 2017
- Length: 03:14
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Sep 05, 2017
- Length: 02:00
Why Rivers Don't Flow in Straight Lines
- Added: Aug 22, 2017
- Length: 02:00
It’s the way that folks at the Bisbee farmers Market say, “Oh, you grow the bellota.” that makes me think of that common name as an honorific name ...
- Added: Aug 03, 2017
- Length: 05:02
I think I revealed most of my chicken history in this show.
- Added: Aug 03, 2017
- Length: 04:45
Desert Rosemallow is the official common name I think, though I see it called Coulter’s Hibiscus as well.
- Added: Aug 03, 2017
- Length: 05:34
Well, now you know about my personal gardening history. It’s not done. I mean there is history in the making in the garden just outside the front d...
- Added: Aug 03, 2017
- Length: 04:53
The green dodo (Dodoneaea viscosa var. angustifolia) was a very common landscape plant around Tucson back when I first started working in a wholesa...
- Added: Aug 03, 2017
- Length: 05:18
Though Sonoran Desert millipedes are nocturnal, this is the time of year when you see them out and about on muggy overcast days.
- Added: Aug 03, 2017
- Length: 04:56
How Is Plankton Like a Piece of Chalk?
- Added: Jun 19, 2017
- Length: 02:00
- Added: Jun 15, 2017
- Length: 02:00
Venus Flytraps Count
- Added: Jun 15, 2017
- Length: 02:00
Frog Tongues Have Reversible Saliva
- Added: Jun 09, 2017
- Length: 02:00
Is Your Surgeon an AC/DC Fan?
- Added: Jun 09, 2017
- Length: 02:00
In this program, we hear from two high school students working on the issues of overpopulation and car pollution, both from Merit Academy in Santa ...
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- Added: May 24, 2017
- Length: 54:02
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 12, 2017
- Length: 02:00
Male Termites Pair Up When Females Are Scarce
- Added: May 12, 2017
- Length: 02:00
- Added: Apr 27, 2017
- Length: 02:00
California's AB 32 paved the way for a bold investment in alternative energy. SB 32 will up the ante, aiming to phase out fossil fuels by 2050. Wil...
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- Added: Apr 17, 2017
- Length: 54:02
- Purchases: 1
The Surprising Way Babies Learn
- Added: Apr 06, 2017
- Length: 02:00
Emotional Hangover
- Added: Apr 06, 2017
- Length: 02:00
We hear from two experts in science communications, and talking about climate change. Edward Maibach is a widely recognized expert in public health...
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- Added: Mar 29, 2017
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 2
Featuring interviews with Stanford Professor, Mark Z. Jacobson about efforts to go 100% renewable by 2050, and CEO of NEXTracker, Daniel Shugar abo...
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- Added: Mar 29, 2017
- Length: 54:01
- Purchases: 4
Two UCSC professors discuss their research into how water resources and whole ecosystems are changing and adapting to climate change.
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- Added: Mar 10, 2017
- Length: 54:02
- Purchases: 2
In this episode, Dr. Michael Loik, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at UCSC discusses how plants adapt to changing climates, based on s...
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- Added: Mar 06, 2017
- Length: 54:02
- Purchases: 2