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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Kara-usu
364 days of the year, the pottery village of Onta, Japan is filled with a remarkable sound.
6 min
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Pantanal Night
Nighttime in the world's largest wetland; earphone listening recommended.
6 min
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Acid From the Skies
How acid rain was discovered.
2 min
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Pulse of the Particle
What happens when nanoparticles find their way into the environment?
2 min
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Grampian Dawn
Headphones on for an amazing dawn chorus in Australia.
2 min
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Viruses - Mistakes R Us
In the process of copying their genome, viruses often make bad copies, which turns out to be a good thing for the virus.
2 min
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Viruses - Polio vs Flu
Why do we need to get a new flu vaccine every year when we only need one vaccination for polio?
2 min
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Viruses - the Uncommon Cold
No cure for the Rhinovirus?
2 min
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Virus Sex
It once wiped out about a third of the world's population.
2 min
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Viruses - A Sense of Scale
How many viruses could fit onto the surface of a soccer ball?
2 min
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Viruses - Agents of Disease
They've been around for millennia, but it's only very recently that humans have actually discovered their existence.
2 min
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Viruses - On the Edge of Life
They're not technically alive or dead, so just what is a virus, anyway?
2 min
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Unsung Heroes of Science
Understanding what evidence and data really mean.
2 min
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A Walk to a Well
New technologies may be rejected for unexpected reasons.
2 min
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Behind the Numbers
Should hand pumps be installed in remote African villages? Ask a statistician.
2 min
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Grey Water
If water isn't drinkable, that doesn't mean it's not usable.
2 min
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Cloud Water
A large cumulous cloud weighs about the same as a 747.
2 min
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Chemicals R Us
Approximately 4000 new chemicals are registered each day.
2 min
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Hand Sanitizers Come Under Scrutiny
A widely used category of chemical substances could have harmful side-effects.
2 min
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Quats
A chemical compound found in many home cleansing products could be doing more than just clean.
2 min
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Stealth Nanoparticles
If nanoparticles from consumer products end up in solid wastes, what effect could that have on the environment?
2 min
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Nano Membranes
Wastewater plants typically don't filter out pharmaceuticals from our water supply.
2 min
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Nano-Caffeine
According to the US Geological Survey, much of our fresh water is contaminated by caffeine.
2 min
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Poison Ivy Meets Citizen Science
Here's a way you can help track and control poison ivy.
2 min
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Preventing a Stroke
Designing a drug that could help stroke patients maximize whatever bypass arteries they may have.
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