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-The number of human cases of Lyme disease is on the rise.
-Are our pets making us sick?
-The uses of Big Data in solving real world problems.
And ...
Bought by WNED Buffalo, WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRDP, KEDT and more
- Added: Aug 26, 2016
- Length: 53:56
- Purchases: 9
-The number of Lyme disease cases in humans is on the rise.
-Work on a vaccine against Lyme disease.
-Can our pets make us sick?
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WJCT, WJCU, WUGA (part of GPB), KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more
- Added: Aug 26, 2016
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 8
-Organ transplants may one day be replaced by a serum grown from the patient's own cells that repair the damaged organ.
-Why do people have allergi...
Bought by WCNY, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KWMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRST-FM Oshkosh and more
- Added: Apr 21, 2016
- Length: 53:57
- Purchases: 10
The US Navy's SEALAB initiative is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, with now three pioneering aquatic living experiments under their bel...
- Added: Jan 19, 2016
- Length: 05:04
Our ecosystems contribute tens of trillions of dollars to our economy every year, but – as L. Hunter Lovins notes, “At present we’re losing every m...
Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP, and KCMJ Community Radio
- Added: Nov 03, 2015
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 5
“The age of growth and the age in which growth is going to be considered a good thing is coming to an end.” The late sociologist William R. Catton ...
Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP and more
- Added: Oct 06, 2015
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 6
Legendary physics professor Al Bartlett was quick to tell us “smart growth” and “dumb growth” both lead us to the same undesirable end; “smart grow...
Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP and more
- Added: Sep 01, 2015
- Length: 28:29
- Purchases: 7
A San Diego County Water Authority project to construct a 6-acre desalination plant, the largest of its kind in the United States, comes at a time ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2015
- Length: 05:20
The global water crisis and the prospects for future water resources is forcing adjustments for how we measure the water that is used, how it is va...
- Added: Jun 22, 2015
- Length: 05:09
Sylvie Rokab talks unexpected relatives, the hidden dangers of city life, and dancing with Liam Neeson.
- Added: Apr 16, 2015
- Length: 20:50
In the sixth and final installment of the "Planning with Water" series, host Peter Neill follows up on last week's episode in which he described th...
- Added: Mar 23, 2015
- Length: 05:22
Toxic chemicals released into watersheds and waterways remain a persistent problem despite the sounding of alarms, which for decades have railed ag...
- Added: Dec 15, 2014
- Length: 05:27
At a recent conference and planning workshop sponsored by the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, participants took part in a clim...
- Added: Dec 09, 2014
- Length: 05:27
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue that the energy industry has transformed the American landscape and cannot be tru...
- Added: Nov 11, 2014
- Length: 05:18
The distribution of fresh water to meet growth and increased demand has historically relied on massive planning structures. The impacts of climate ...
- Added: Oct 27, 2014
- Length: 05:22
Clean air is as valuable as clean water: both are essential requirements for human health and survival. Statistics and data on emissions from burni...
- Added: Sep 22, 2014
- Length: 05:10
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill uses lyrics composed by a 20th century musical legend to reflect upon the challenges we face...
- Added: Aug 25, 2014
- Length: 04:39
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will highlight some of the major announcements made during the Our Ocean 2014 Conference hos...
- Added: Jul 07, 2014
- Length: 05:56
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will discuss how pervasive plastics have become by describing microbeads, particulates found ...
- Added: Jun 23, 2014
- Length: 05:12
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill describes what a transformed Arctic might look like, and suggests that we should be encourag...
- Added: Jun 16, 2014
- Length: 05:27
In May 1975, Popular Mechanics published an article called “Cities In The Sky”, about plans for space colonies by 1995. Flash forward forty years a...
- Added: Jun 05, 2014
- Length: 02:00
Researchers have presented a paper on the concept of floating nuclear power stations, the results of which are outlined in a recent article in The ...
- Added: May 27, 2014
- Length: 05:22
The Ocean Exchange, founded in 2010 and based in the United States, offers a platform for identifying, accelerating and promoting the solutions and...
- Added: May 19, 2014
- Length: 05:23
We may be at the edge of our climate moment. Public opinion appears to be turning toward a fuller understanding of the impacts of climate change an...
- Added: May 12, 2014
- Length: 10:44
