Episode 22: Nature's Mental Health Benefits
Nature's positive impact on mood is easily understood on an intuitive level, but a more fine-grain analysis reveals quantifiable effects with potentially serious implications for human well-being. For...
8 Mars 201718min
Episode 21: Bright Spots of Resilience to Climate Disturbance
Climate-driven disturbances are having profound impacts on coastal ecosystems, with many crucial habitat-forming species in sharp decline. However, among these degraded biomes, examples of resilience ...
8 Feb 201728min
Episode #20: Eucalypts Spotlight Biosecurity Failures
For more than 100 years, eucalypts—woody plants that range in size from shrubs to trees—have been transported from their natural ecosystems in Australia to plantations across the globe. This unique hi...
11 Jan 201728min
Episode #19: Microbial Biodiversity in the Environment Can Alter Human Health
The science of human microbiomes is advancing at an incredible pace. With each passing day, more is known about the vast suite of microorganisms that inhabit human bodies—and about the important role ...
14 Dec 201630min
Episode #18: Reservoirs Are a Major Source of Greenhouse Gases
Over 1 million dams exist worldwide. These structures have numerous environmental effects, and there is no shortage of research on the various ecological consequences of dams. But there is another maj...
9 Nov 201626min
Episode #17: Big Data and Good Science
Scientists have long debated the best methods to achieve sound findings. In recent decades, hypothesis-driven frameworks have been enshrined in textbooks and school courses, with iterative and inducti...
13 Okt 201634min
Bonus Episode: Bear Behavior and the Recent Montana Grizzly Mauling
Most interactions between humans and bears result in no harm to either party. However, aggressive bears can occasionally pose a serious threat to human well-being, such as occurred in a recent attack ...
5 Okt 201626min
Episode #16: Hardened Shorelines Are a Threat to Ecosystems
The installation of structures to protect against coastal threats, called shoreline hardening, is a common practice worldwide, with many coastal cities having 50% or more of their shores protected aga...
14 Sep 201634min
