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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Dino Lab - 200 Million Year Old Glimpse 19Jun17
On being the first person to uncover an animal that lived 210 million years ago.
2 min
1402
If Buildings Could Harvest Electricity 16Jun17
Can a building transform the motion that takes place inside it into electricity?
2 min
1403
Disaster Preparation Meets Social Media 15Jun17
"it's much harder to establish the truthfulness of what somebody is saying."
2 min
1404
Dino Lab - One Scrape at a Time 14Jun17
Find a fossil dinosaur in the field, bring it to the lab, and the work of extracting it begins.
2 min
1405
If Buildings Could Listen 13Jun17
With over 200 vibrometers, this building is keeping track of the movements of its inhabitants.
2 min
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If Buildings Could Talk 12Jun17
One of the world's most instrumented buildings is a living laboratory of vibrations.
2 min
1407
Disaster Preparation - Too Much of a Good Thing...
Sending supplies to a disaster stricken area may be best left to relief organizations.
2 min
1408
Roma - Crank It Up! 08Jun17
Roma music is eclectic, contemporary and loud!
2 min
1409
Disaster Preparation - Help Gets in the Way ...
When a natural disaster strikes, one of the problems that relief agencies run into are people who want to help!
2 min
1410
Disaster Preparation - Partners 06Jun17
When planning for a natural disaster, local knowledge is critical.
2 min
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Roma - Largest Minority in Europe? 05Jun17
For the Roma, census-taking is not just a matter of counting heads.
2 min
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Koalas - Dying 02Jun17
What is keeping St. Bees Island's koala population in check?
2 min
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Roma - Nomadic 01Jun17
Gypsies are not aimless wanderers.
2 min
1414
Fossils – the Art of Seeing 31May17
It's like playing "Where's Waldo", with Waldo being a few hundred million years old.
2 min
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Fossils – Drive-By Outcrops 30May17
You could easily be driving by a bed of fossils on your way to work.
2 min
1416
Video Games – Art Form or Bad Influence? 29M...
"You're talking to all these strangers and maybe not always being nice to each other."
2 min
1417
Koalas - Mystery 26May17
Why has the koala population of St. Bees Island remained stable?
2 min
1418
Roma - Origins
Demystifying the origins of Gypsy culture.
2 min
1419
Fossils – Where to Look 24May17
The secret of finding fossils is knowing where to look.
2 min
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Fossils – Touchstones to the Past 23May17
Hearkening back 400 million years.
2 min
1421
Nanotechnology – the Bottom Line 22May17
Do we need nanomaterials to be 100% pure?
2 min
1422
Koalas - Success! 19May17
A research team spots a well-hidden koala.
2 min
1423
Nanotechnology – Sense and Destroy 18May17
Self-repairing membranes that target pathogens.
2 min
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Nanotechnology – Just Like Shark Skin 17May17
Designing a membrane that doesn't clog up.
2 min
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Nanotechnology - Revolutionizing Water Treatme...
It takes about ten barrels of water to get one barrel of oil.
2 min