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Genes and Germs, Wildfire Smoke and Children's Immune Systems
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are. Topic 2: A New Study That Shows Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Children's Immun...

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Jun 01, 2020
  • Length: 48:47
  • Purchases: 1
Is Air Drying Your Clothes Worth It?
From: Possibly
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Dryers do use a lot of energy. If you were to rank your household appliances by how much energy they use, your dryer would probably come in 3rd, ri...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
What is methane and how does it relate to climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Gas furnace
Methane is a gas that’s created when something organic decomposes in a location that doesn’t have oxygen. The largest human-caused source of metha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2
Does global warming cause extreme weather?
From: Possibly
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Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
How can we reduce food waste in the quarantine?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re answering a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds during the COVID-19 quarantine: while we’re limiting trips to the store, ...

Bought by PRX Remix and KMXT


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Can we get rid of driftnets?
From: Possibly
Caption: Sea turtle caught in a ghost net
Driftnets are fishing nets that have largely fallen out of fashion because they can accidentally catch other marine life. But it's still legal to u...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
How is COVID-19 affecting our air quality?
From: Possibly
Caption: The Mumbai skyline during COVID-19, Credit: Isha Chawla
Air quality has definitely improved during the pandemic. Air monitoring stations in Rhode Island and the greater Northeast have seen about a 30% de...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Wildfire and Wildlife
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Wildfires often result in increased flooding of an area. We talk with Natalie Gillard, a graduate student in watershed sciences at Utah State Univ...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WYAP, KICI Iowa City, KVSC and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 25:44
  • Purchases: 6
Utah Dinosaurs: missing link to north american paleogeography
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Outcrops of Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation in Grand County, Utah contain dinosaur fauna found nowhere else in the world. We talk with Dr. Jam...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KRZA, and 'The Sea'


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 26:09
  • Purchases: 3
Desi Stanerson
From: KXCI
Series: Thesis Thursday
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My name is Desi Stanerson and I am a Senior in Biomedical Engineering with a double major in Molecular and Cellular Biology. My current research is...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2020
  • Length: 04:47
Science Out in the World (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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There’s a lot to learn in science class: the periodic table, the stages of a butterfly, but also how to be an American citizen.

Bought by KXCV, Troy Public Radio, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 3
Archaeology and Desert Springs
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Natural springs have long been centers of biodiversity and cultural significance. We speak with David Sabata who recently completed his masters d...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KRZA, and KVSC


  • Added: Aug 18, 2019
  • Length: 25:01
  • Purchases: 3
Victor "Blue" Paat
From: KXCI
Series: Thesis Thursday
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Victor “Blue” Paat is a undergraduate senior studying Neuroscience and Cognitive Science with minors in Biochemistry and Music. He currently studie...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2019
  • Length: 04:29
Climbers Relationship with Place
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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This show explores the social and ecological impacts of climbing in the Indian Creek Area, Utah. We talk with Zeke Baker and Steve Fick. Zeke is a...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KRZA


  • Added: May 19, 2019
  • Length: 26:55
  • Purchases: 2
Prof. Alberto Kattan – Argentinian Environmental Issues in 1993
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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The late Professor Alberto Kattan, a Professor of Law at Buenos Aires University and one of the foremost litigators of environmental issues in Arge...

  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Snow Science and the Avalanche Forecast
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The understanding of snow...the various ways it falls from the sky and how it is transformed on the ground is critical to being safe in the backcou...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 15, 2019
  • Length: 23:44
  • Purchases: 2
The World Dinosaurs Lived In
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The world that existed when dinosaurs roamed the Moab area was vastly different than the world today . We talk with Dr. John Foster, a paleontologi...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George


  • Added: Mar 25, 2019
  • Length: 24:09
  • Purchases: 1
Jonathan Coop — At the crossroads of evolution
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet host Alan Wartes spoke with biologist and botanist Jonathan Coop.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 31, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The plant chemicals that shape ecosystems
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Plants have many and incredible chemical compounds that they use to survive in our desert. These chemical compounds found in plants can have intera...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KVNF, and KRZA


  • Added: Nov 10, 2018
  • Length: 24:17
  • Purchases: 3
How a river shaped a plateau: understanding erosion & the Colorado River
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The Colorado River is one of the main forces shaping the landscape around the Colorado Plateau. Here we talk with Dr. Joel Pederson and tease apart...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2018
  • Length: 30:57
  • Purchases: 2
Think Planet — a conversation with Dr. Paul Hessburg
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet
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In this episode of Think Radio Presents Think Planet host Alan Wartes talks with Dr. Paul Hessburg

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Understanding the tamarisk beetle
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The tamarisk beetles has reshaped riparian areas along the Colorado River. Here, we talk with Tim Graham about his work monitoring these biocontrol...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KRZA


  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 2
Where the dinosaurs roamed
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Moab Utah is home to an incredible amount of dinosaur tracks. Here we learn why there are some many tracks around Moab, how tracks are studied, and...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KVNF


  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 2
The unseen interactions between plants
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Out in desert ecosystems, plants are interacting with one another in unseen ways. Here, Dr. Alex Filazzola explains the many and surprising ways th...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 25:18
  • Purchases: 2
Salvaging the living soil
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Biological soil crusts are an enigmatic sight on the Colorado Plateau. In this show, we explore what biocrusts are doing out in the desert. We spea...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 26:41
  • Purchases: 2