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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If Buildings Could Listen 13Jun17
With over 200 vibrometers, this building is keeping track of the movements of its inhabitants.
2 min
1427
If Buildings Could Talk 12Jun17
One of the world's most instrumented buildings is a living laboratory of vibrations.
2 min
1428
Disaster Preparation - Too Much of a Good Thing...
Sending supplies to a disaster stricken area may be best left to relief organizations.
2 min
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Roma - Crank It Up! 08Jun17
Roma music is eclectic, contemporary and loud!
2 min
1430
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
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Disaster Preparation - Partners 06Jun17
When planning for a natural disaster, local knowledge is critical.
2 min
1432
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
1435
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
1437
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
1438
Koalas - Mystery 26May17
Why has the koala population of St. Bees Island remained stable?
2 min
1439
Roma - Origins
Demystifying the origins of Gypsy culture.
2 min
1440
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
1442
Nanotechnology – the Bottom Line 22May17
Do we need nanomaterials to be 100% pure?
2 min
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Koalas - Success! 19May17
A research team spots a well-hidden koala.
2 min
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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
1446
Nanotechnology - Revolutionizing Water Treatme...
It takes about ten barrels of water to get one barrel of oil.
2 min
1447
Nanoparticles – A Whole Lot of Surface 15May17
How does making something smaller change its nature?
2 min
1448
Koalas - Most Boring Animals on Earth?
Koalas don't keep quiet and still all day because they're lazy - it's a metabolic strategy!
2 min
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Modeling Disease - Tracking Zika 11May17
Will the Zika virus burn itself out?
2 min
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Modeling Disease – The Lens of Culture 10May17
Burial practices in West Africa figured in the spread of Ebola.
2 min