Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology
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S30 Ep 6787Unsung Heroes of Science
Understanding what evidence and data really mean. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6786A Walk to a Well - Pulse of the Planet 05Mar18
New technologies may be rejected for unexpected reasons. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6785Behind the Numbers - Pulse of the Planet 02Mar18
Should hand pumps be installed in remote African villages? Ask a statistician. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6784An Earful of Bats 01Mar18
A bat can change the shape of its ear in about one-tenth of a second! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6783The Nose Knows - Pulse of the Planet 28Feb18
The nose-leaf is like a little megaphone that surrounds a bat's nostrils. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6782Bats the Question. 27Feb18
Mysteries of echolocation Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6781Deep Inside a Bat Cave. 26Feb18
Smell the guano, site the bat trajectories! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6780Bat Jam - Pulse of the Planet 23Feb18
In a cave full of flying bats, why don't they get in each other's way? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6779Swarming - Pulse of the Planet 22Feb18
On city sidewalks we can walk without bumping into each other. Is that Swarming? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6778Preventing Lyme Disease 21Feb18
Planning a walk in the woods? Some tips on avoiding ticks. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6777Lyme All the Time 20Feb18
Disease-carrying ticks can be active year-round. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6776Lyme Disease is Spreading. 19Feb18
Since this report was initially filed, the CDC now estimates there are 300,000 cases of Lyme in the US each year. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6775Breathing in Memories 16Feb18
They're playing our smell. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6774Miasmas - Pulse of the Planet 15Feb18
"If it smells bad, it is bad." Really? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6773The Relentless Sense 14Feb18
There's lots of ways to tune out sights and sounds, but not smells. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6772A Recipe for Algae Blooms? 13Feb18
Fertilizers and nanoparticles can lead to unpleasant consequences. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6771Kelp Elevator - Pulse of the Planet 12Feb18
Going down....! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6770Pickling the Waters 09Feb18
It's like dropping a fresh water organism into the ocean. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6769A Little Less Salt Please. 08Feb18
Wet salt sticks better to roads than dry - and other useful ideas. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6768From the Road to the Well. 07Feb18
Rock salt from roads can enter into our soil, streams and groundwater. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6767Rocksalt Everlasting
Why is it salt turning up in streams in the summertime? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S30 Ep 6766Turning on the Bio-Lights
How many bacteria does it take to light up an Anglerfish? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6765Bioluminous Squid. 02Feb18
Meet one of evolution's spectacular solutions. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6764You Light Up My Lure. 01Feb18
A mutually beneficial relationship between a fish and bacteria. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6763Hyperspectral Imaging. 31Jan18
A micro-galaxy of colors! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6762Biomagnification. 30Jan18
Contaminants can increase in their concentration as they move up the food chain. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6761The Legacy of Acid Rain. 29Jan18
What will happen when acid rain falls on a system that is no longer able to deal with it? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6760From Maple Trees to Fish. 26Jan18
Understanding how the acidity from rain and snow effects our environment. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6759The Relentless Sense. 25Jan18
We've developed lots of ways to cover our ears, but not so many ways to cover our noses. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6758Nanopores. 24Jan18
Reading strings of DNA like the beads on a necklace. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6757Pulse of the Bacteria. 23Jan18
In many countries around the world, people can walk into a pharmacy and purchase antibiotics without a prescription. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6756Antibiotic Resistance. 22Jan18
Every year, at least 23,000 people in the US die because of antibiotic resistant infections. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6755Untold Stories. 19Jan18
Celebrating significant unheralded lives. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6754Hidden History. 18Jan18
The stories of everyday people form an important and overlooked part of our history. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6753Smoking Gun 17Jan18
Tracking the sources of acid rain involved some low-tech highly creative methods. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6752Acid From the Skies. 16Jan18
The discovery of acid rain. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6751Behind the Dream. 15Jan18
The surprising backstory of Martin Luther King's most famous speech. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6750Song Memories 12Jan18
The nomadic herdsmen of Scandinavia have preserved their oral history in a unique form. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6749Story-Songs of the Sami 11Jan18
The nomadic herdsmen of Scandinavia have preserved their oral history in a unique form. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6748Pulse of the Particle 10Jan18
What happens when nanoparticles find their way into the environment? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6747Letting Off Steam with the Mollies 09Jan18
It was Plow-or-Treat in 18th century England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 674Plough Monday. 08Jan18
Halloween meets Mardi Gras! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6745Pay Forward Your Packaging. 05Jan18
What to do with all those holiday boxes? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6744Three Kings Day - The Magi Return
Leave something for the camels! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6743Parranda. 03Jan18
Christmas caroling - Puerto Rican Style! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6742Food Fit For Kings 02Jan18
Three Kings Day is a taste fest! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6741Biggest Day of the Year 01Jan18
Celebrate Hogmanay with a bit of first-footing. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6740Reindeer Jazz. 29Dec17
An indigenous style of singing created by nomadic reindeer herdsman is kept alive in contemporary Scandinavia. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6739Pallets. 28Dec17
In the world of package design, you have to think about what it's going to be resting upon. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S29 Ep 6738Masquerade at Your Doorstep 27Dec17
Jonkonnu revelers sing and dance through neighborhoods, visiting homes where their pageantry might be favored with a gift of money. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices