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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A Volcano's Deepest Voice. 15Nov17
Volcanoes could be giving us clues to when they'll erupt, if we knew how to listen to them.
2 min
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Coal Ash and Water. 14Nov17
You don't want coal ash to end up in a water supply.
2 min
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Best Tasting Water? 13Nov17
If you think water with the least traces of minerals in it tastes best, you're in for a surprise.
2 min
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Bricks, Sky and Green. 10Nov17
The recipe for an enlivening cityscape? A good mix of blue and green.
2 min
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Dead Buildings. 09Nov17
The architecture of a cityscape can affect our well-being in unexpected ways.
2 min
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Prospect and Refuge. 08Nov17
Good habitat choice comes down to seeing but not being seen.
2 min
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A Walk in the Park. 07Nov17
A neuroscientist explores architecture and nature.
2 min
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Poison Ivy - An Unexpected Discovery. 06Nov17
A new way of controlling Poison Ivy?
2 min
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A Life-Saving Charade. 03Nov17
To avoid predators, Piping Plovers have adopted a theatrical strategy.
2 min
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Psychogeography. 02Nov17
Studying the interactions between people and places.
2 min
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Scorpion Venom. 01Nov17
Exciting new medical treatments are being developed from the venom of this feisty arachnid.
2 min
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Punkie Night. 31Oct17
A precursor to Halloween? A Legacy Program from the Pulse of the Planet archive.
2 min
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Scorpions - Ouch! 30Oct17
How dangerous is a scorpion sting?
2 min
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Poison Ivy - Solving a Mystery. 27Oct17
Researchers trying to grow Poison Ivy discovered that all their seedlings were being destroyed.
2 min
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Poison Ivy vs Fungus. 26Oct17
You think researchers studying poison ivy have an easy time growing it? Not quite!
2 min
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Urban Ants. 25Oct17
Meet the unofficial members of the New York City sanitation department.
2 min
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Making an Immersive Recording. 24Oct17
Get your headset on!
2 min
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Soundscapes - Location, Location. 23Oct17
Listening beside the Sequoia tree where John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt camped.
2 min
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City Ant, Country Ant 20Oct17
Welcome to the urban insect jungle.
2 min
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Stingers. 19Oct17
Some caterpillars can keep predators and human researchers at bay!
2 min
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Pulse of the Parks. 18Oct17
An audio snapshot of all the species making sounds nearby.
2 min
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Fermi's Paradox. 17Oct17
If they’re out there, why haven't they come here?
2 min
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The Ultimate Message in a Bottle. 16Oct17
How would you compose a message to an alien?
2 min
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Sound Around. 13Oct17
Documenting the voices of nature.
2 min
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When Nature Takes Charge. 12Oct17
In wildlife preserves, should we allow nature to "take its course"?
2 min