Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim ...
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
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Turning Junk Land into Bee Habitats
The land beneath powerlines is a prime spot for native bees to thrive.Following this episode - a preview of Sacred Mounds, Jim Metzner's new audiobook!!
7 min
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Bug Havens
Beetles need a place to live, too
2 min
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Parasite Bees
Forget about the hive; some bees are downright anti-social!
2 min
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Doing the Brain Wave
How does a crowd of sports enthusiasts function like a brain?
3 min
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Howlers
Their eerie sounds echo through the forests of Central and South America.
2 min
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Frontiers of the Brain
Science Diarist John Beggs explains what makes neuroscience like the Wild West.Following this episode - a preview of Sacred Mounds, Jim Metzner's new audiobook!!
7 min
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'Shroom Quest
When foraging for wild mushrooms, it helps to know your tree species.
2 min
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Trickle Down Storms
A lot more than water flows into our rivers during a storm.
2 min
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Do Storm Clouds Have a Silver Lining?
The un-seeen effects of storms on the ecosystem.
2 min
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Fish and Floods
Can fish just ride out a flood? Following this episode - a preview of Sacred Mounds, Jim Metzner's new audiobook!!
4 min
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Asia Bats - It's All in the Data
What's more difficult than catching and tagging bats?
2 min
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Asia Bats - All in a Name
Correctly identifying Indonesian bats can be tricky, even for those in the know.
2 min
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An Insect Thermometer
Telling the temperature by sound.
2 min
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Katydids and Crickets - Patterns of Sound
Crickets and katydids sing for their mates, each species calling for love with a different tune.
3 min
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Katydids and Crickets - Virtuosos
There's more to a cricket chirp than you might realize!
2 min
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Katydids and Crickets - Chorus
An entomologist gives us a tour of singing insects.
3 min
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Katydids and Crickets - Discovery
Scientists learn something new about crickets and katydids by listening.
2 min
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Mow High With a Sharp Blade
Lessons learned from golf course greens can improve a home lawn.
3 min
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Splitting Water
In the process of developing alternative fuel souces, you may have to split a few molecules along the way.
2 min
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Water and Song
Casting off the year's cares during Tashlicht.
2 min
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Bread on the Water
A symbolic practice on the first day of the Jewish New Year.
2 min
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Spinning Water
Why is the manufacturing of electric thin films like an amusement park ride?
2 min
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Electric Sandwich
The technology behind your computer screen is, in effect, a layered electronic "sandwich".
2 min
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Thin Film
Never heard of thin film technology? You're probably carrying it with you right now,
2 min
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Staring Down the Eye
65,000 feet in the air, alone, staring down the eye of a hurricane ? It's all in a day's work for ER-2 research pilots.
2 min