Herbicides Approved For Public Land | Hidden Physics In Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’
This summer, the Bureau of Land Management approved seven herbicides to fight invasive plants in the West. Also, when scientists analyzed the swirls in the famous painting, they found Van Gogh depicte...
3 Okt 202417min
Improving Hospitals’ Support For Teens In Mental Health Crises
This conversation discusses suicide and suicidal ideation in young people. Please take care while listening. If you or a loved one is thinking about suicide or self-harm, text TALK to 741-741 or call ...
2 Okt 202418min
Greenhouse Gases From Anesthesia | Fighting Militarization In The Mariana Islands
Emissions from anesthesia are one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases from hospitals. This anesthesiologist wants to change that. And, a cultural anthropologist discusses the Mariana Islands’ l...
1 Okt 202417min
Empowering Older Adults To Step Up For The Climate
If you’re a baby boomer, you may remember the first Earth Day, the Civil Rights Movement, anti-war protests, and the first Pride parade. The list goes on, because the 1960s and 70s were packed with so...
30 Sep 202417min
Microsoft Makes Deal To Restart Three Mile Island | Fish That Use Their Legs To Taste
The company is betting big on nuclear energy to meet increasing power needs of data centers and new technologies like AI. Also, new research into a strange fish known as the sea robin finds that leg-l...
27 Sep 202424min
Former NIH Director Reflects On Public Mistrust In Science
In 2021, Dr. Francis Collins stepped down after a dozen years leading the National Institutes of Health. He had just overseen the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic,in the early days of ch...
26 Sep 202423min
How Are AI Chatbots Changing Scientific Publishing?
Since ChatGPT was released to the public almost three years ago, generative AI chatbots have had many impacts on our society: They played a large role in the recent Hollywood strikes, energy usage is ...
25 Sep 202417min
These Artists Serve Up Environmental Crises Through Food
Would you be interested in a cookie infused with smog from your favorite city? Maybe a loaf of sourdough made from wheat tainted by wildfires?Those are just a few of the projects from the Center for G...
24 Sep 202412min
