Dr. Jane Goodall Lecture at New Roads School, Santa Monica, CA.From New Roads School: Yesterday’s conversation with legendary primatologist, conservationist, activist, humanitarian peacemaker, and founder of Roots & Shoots Dr. Jane Goodall was the first of a...
Cathy Worthington and Merry Elkins of famed Late Boomers Podcast interviews ERA Science Co-Founder Denise Avchen about her activism in education, science and charity.Denise Avchen, co-founder of ERA Sciences to bring science curriculums to students in underserved...
Bladeless turbine windmill that wiggles and vibrates reminiscent like a dashboard toy, perhaps humorous but science advances our world to even odder and somewhat alien-like technology.David Yanez, co-founder of the startup Vortex Bladeless in Spain, is the inventor of...
The world has witnessed the recent extreme weather impact on Texas, not experienced since it's coldest February since 1989. Spokesperson Clare Nullis from the World Meteorological Organization describes the phenomena as the Polar Vortex: The vortex is an “area of low...
Geoengineering experiments face an uphill battle, and a way to combat the pregnancy complication hyperemesis gravidarum First up on the podcast, climate engineers face tough conversations with the public when proposing plans to test new technologies. Freelance science journalist Rebekah White joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the questions people have about these experiments and […]
First up this week, urban wildfires raged in Los Angeles in January. Contributing Correspondent Warren Cornwall discusses how researchers have come together to study how pollution from buildings at such a large scale impacts the environment and health of the local population. Next on the show, Mingze Chen, a graduate student in the mechanical […]
First up this week, Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss stories from the sea, including why scientists mounted cameras on seabirds, backward and upside-down; newly discovered organisms from the world’s deepest spot, the Mariana Trench; and how extremely venomous, blue-lined octopus males use their toxin on females in order to mate. […]
As interest in nuclear power rises, startups are pursuing plans to recycle spent fuel and reuse its untapped energy to power reactors. Advocates tout new recycling methods as a breakthrough, but many experts warn it will extract plutonium that could be used for nuclear weapons.Read more on E360 →
A sea lion sickened by toxic algae attacked a teenage girl in Long Beach, California, on Sunday, the latest episode of erratic behavior from affected animals.Read more on E360 →