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NASA Scientist James Hansen
From: Daphne Wysham
Series: Earthbeat
Caption: NASA Scientist James Hansen
Earthbeat Host and IPS Fellow Daphne Wysham conducted a special one-hour interview with Dr. James Hansen, NASA's top climate scientist.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2011
  • Length: 52:53
Edward Glaeser on the Triumph of the City
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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"We live in an age in which it is effortless to telecommunicate across the globe, in which we could all just dial in from some sylvan suburb," says...

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  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 29:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: David Eagleman and 50 years in space
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: David Eagleman, Credit: eagleman.com
David Eagleman suggests prejudices may be hard-wired into our brains; a new real-time film celebrating 50 years since Yuri Gagarin went into space;...

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 2
Vaclav Smil Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Vaclav Smil
Last on Sea Change Radio, we heard from renowned energy expert Vaclav Smil, as he spoke about his book, Energy Transitions, the future of electric ...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 30:00
The Guardian's Science Weekly: What is 'the self'?
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Julian Baggini, Credit: Julian Baggini's blog
We attempt to explain 'the self' with Julian Baggini; Tim Flannery tells us how love can save the environment; Brian Cox answers the 'Hannaford que...

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 34:05
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Mathematics special + Brian Cox = science squared
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: An equation graph, Credit: websters-online-dictionary.org
Bowing to popular demand, here's our mathematical special; plus Brian Cox, the most famous man in science, pops into the Guardian. No calculators a...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 51:29
  • Purchases: 2
Smil and the Whole World Smils with You: Part I of Vaclav Smil Interview
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Vaclav Smil
This week on Sea Change Radio, a rare interview with renowned energy expert and futurist, Vaclav Smil. A Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:40
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Just how many universes are there?
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Brian Greene, Credit: www.columbia.edu
Brian Greene says mathematics shows how every decision we make creates a parallel universe; plus, we join Tim Jackson as he takes a Q&A session on ...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 42:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: What's Beagle 2 doing now?
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Beagle 2, Credit: Nasa
Colin Pillinger, the man who lost a spacecraft, tells us whether he still holds out hope of finding Beagle 2; Lester Brown discusses food bubbles; ...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 39:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: AAAS 2011, drugs and the sound of the stars
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: The AAAS website, Credit: AAAS.org
The highlights of this year's AAAS science festival in Washington DC, professor David Nutt explains his latest research on reclassifying drugs; plu...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2011
  • Length: 36:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Requiem for the space shuttle
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Jeff Hoffman working in the shuttle's cargo bay, Credit: Nasa
In an extended interview, former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman reflects on 30 years of the space shuttle

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: A world without oil; plus 30 years of the space shuttle
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: betterplace.com website, Credit: betterplace.com
Shai Agassi's vision of a green future; plus, former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman reflects on 30 years of the shuttle

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2011
  • Length: 37:05
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: The birds and the bees (x-rated version)
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Sex poster at Natural History Museum, Credit: Andy Duckworth
WARNING: contains frank details about animal sex... please listen and approve before broadcasting. We reveal nature's most bizarre and intimate se...

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  • Added: Feb 13, 2011
  • Length: 39:24
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Monitoring climate change in the Antarctic
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Science Weekly podcast from guardian.co.uk, Credit: guardian.co.uk
We dial up researchers investigating climate change in Antarctica; plus, internet guru Clay Shirky explains his answer to this year's Edge Question

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 1
Ian Yolles on RecycleBank
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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As an executive at RecycleBank, Ian Yolles is familiar with incentives and sustainability. The company's business mission is to entice consumers to...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 30:22
  • Purchases: 1
New materials for infrastructure projects
From: The Infrastructure Show
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The 21st segment of The Infrastructure Show podcast series; 11-10

  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 26:56
What the Oil Spill Means for American Energy Policy
From: Next American City
Series: Metro Matters Podcast
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Next American City's Editor-in-Chief Diana Lind talks with Mark Muro of the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program about the catastrop...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 16:21
Recycled plastic bridges - innovative Virginia project showcases environmentally friendly material
From: The Infrastructure Show
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The 16th segment of The Infrastructure Show podcast series; 6-10

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  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 19:23
  • Purchases: 1
Gulf Spill Special
From: Alex Smith
Series: Radio Ecoshock Show
Caption: Richard Heinberg
Riki Ott, marine biologist, fisherwoman, spill expert, reports from New Orleans. Antonia Juhasz, Global Exchange, on BP & D.C. lobby. Peak Oil guru...

  • Added: May 06, 2010
  • Length: 53:00
Going green -- Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport's sustainable success story
From: The Infrastructure Show
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The eleventh segment of The Infrastructure Show podcast series; 1-10

  • Added: Jan 26, 2010
  • Length: 22:19
Atomic Dreams, Climate Nightmares
From: Alex Smith
Series: Radio Ecoshock Show
Caption: Dr. Helen Caldicott, Credit: Heide Smith
Following "Climate Denial Crock of the Week", we mix pro-nuke green Shelly Thomas with warnings from anti-nuke Helen Caldicott. Plus "Meet Your New...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2010
  • Length: 24:00
The 91 Express Lanes: a model for congestion pricing
From: The Infrastructure Show
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The ninth segment of The Infrastructure Show podcast series; 11-09

  • Added: Nov 25, 2009
  • Length: 19:00
Walk More
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City we'll talk with the creator of one of my favorite sites, WalkScore.com, and we'll find out what Chicago's former Sustanabil...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 5
Battling Climate Change
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City we're looking at our carbon footprints. We'll talk with Julia Parzen of the Urban Sustainability Director's Network and Ar...

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 8
$20 Per Gallon
From: Smart City Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This week on Smart City, we'll discover the 12 commandments of wealth with Worth Magazine's Randall Jones, and find out all the good that happens ...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 5