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Jess visits the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to unearth efforts by Dr. Aaron Celestian and his team to use a groundbreaking new min...
- Added: Aug 06, 2024
- Length: 29:00
Managing our consumption when left to our own devices is a struggle. How to break that oh-so-addictive cycle.
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Jul 11, 2024
- Length: 52:50
- Purchases: 1
Today, companies are storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground every year to prevent this climate pollution from warming the planet. I...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 12:22
Is hydrogen fuel a climate solution? That depends on how you produce it. Dr. Emre Gençer of the MIT Energy Initiative joins MIT's TILclimate podcas...
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 13:44
Just 20 years ago, hydrogen cars and battery electric cars (EVs) were pretty evenly matched as clean alternatives to gas-powered cars. But today, E...
- Added: May 02, 2024
- Length: 10:08
Wind power is the largest source of clean, renewable energy in the United States. But the large turbines that create that power can endanger wildli...
- Added: Apr 11, 2024
- Length: 06:41
In the terrible Texas cold front of 2021, some wind turbines stopped producing electricity. Does this mean we can’t rely on this clean, renewable s...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 07:03
The United States has a goal to power the country with 100% clean electricity by 2035. Unfortunately, our energy regulations are not set up to make...
- Added: Feb 01, 2024
- Length: 14:31
At the beach, we’re supposed to watch out for strong tides. Our oceans are powerful places. Could they also be power sources?
Bought by KTNA, Raven Radio, and WRFA-LP
- Added: Nov 21, 2023
- Length: 03:49
- Purchases: 3
In 2021, Americans reported losses of $5.8 billion USD to fraud. This represented a 70% increase in fraud activity from 2020. According to the FTC,...
- Added: Jul 08, 2023
- Length: 29:01
On today's show, children don't know any reality that hasn't included some sort of social media. How can we keep our family's relationships to tech...
- Added: Jun 14, 2023
- Length: 52:54
Is it even possible to be authentic on social media?
- Added: May 25, 2023
- Length: 52:50
For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that puts hundreds of billions of dollars in federal money towa...
Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP
- Added: Dec 21, 2022
- Length: 03:43
- Purchases: 2
The Solve for Tomorrow design competition from Samsung is starting up again, and three guests join the podcast to explain how it works, and why sch...
- Added: Aug 10, 2022
- Length: 56:46
With the weather getting warmer, I’ve been thinking about air conditioning. I know that ACs are getting more efficient, but more people are using t...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Apr 25, 2022
- Length: 03:31
- Purchases: 1
The Dutch are building solar-powered roads in the form of bike paths to generate electricity for local use.
- Added: Oct 04, 2021
- Length: 02:39
A mobile phone app and web platform that allows people to search for, discover, and rate public places based on how accessible they are for everyone.
- Added: Aug 12, 2021
- Length: 02:36
The Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation has been running robotics programs for youth for years, including the widespread global com...
- Added: Aug 06, 2021
- Length: 37:29
An Austin-based construction technologies company on a mission to make safe, affordable housing using 3D printer technology.
Bought by RadioStPete Florida
- Added: Jun 29, 2021
- Length: 02:34
- Purchases: 1
Why throw away your spoon if you can eat it? A new solution to disposable plastic utensils.
- Added: Apr 23, 2021
- Length: 02:30
Researchers from Saudi Arabia’s set out to solve the dilemma of conserving the Earth's scarce resource—freshwater—by developing a salt water toilet.
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Mar 26, 2021
- Length: 02:41
- Purchases: 1
While most teenagers balk at cleaning their rooms, Fionn Ferreira is cleaning the world's oceans from microplastics. Fionn incorporated the use of ...
- Added: Mar 11, 2021
- Length: 02:24
Germany has created a hydrogen-powered train that is a high performing, smart alternative to traditional rail travel and the first of its kind to b...
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Mar 10, 2021
- Length: 02:25
- Purchases: 1
From disability to ability, with an app. Holding a job, running errands, or just going out to dinner can be challenging for those with disabilitie...
- Added: Mar 09, 2021
- Length: 02:18
They don’t call it “weed” for nothing; building houses from Hemp.
- Added: Feb 12, 2021
- Length: 02:31