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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Innovation - Fostering 20Feb17
From Bell Labs to Silicon Valley - what are the best conditions to encourage innovation?
2 min
1527
Entrepreneurship - Practice 17Feb17
"There's an entrepreneur inside all of us, and the lab is the world."
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Entrepreneurship - Scale 16Feb17
How the Network Effect can lead to Winner Take All.
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Entrepreneurship - First Movers 15Feb17
The first company to come up with a new idea isn't always the most successful.
2 min
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Entrepreneurship - Startups 14Feb17
Got a great idea but no funds to support it? No worries!
2 min
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Drugs in Our Waters - Solutions 13Feb17
What can we do to keep drugs out of our water supply?
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Drugs in Our Waters - Effects 10Feb17
Everything from antibiotics to antihistamines is showing up in our water supply and effecting local ecosystems.
2 min
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Drugs in Our Waters - Artificial Streams 09Feb17
What happens to all the pharmaceuticals we use and dispose of?
2 min
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Helmet Safety - Star System 08Feb17
What popular sport currently has the least effective helmet?Hint: It's not Football!
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Helmet Safety - G Force in the Lab 07Feb17
It takes a well designed football helmet to lower the risk of concussion.
2 min
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Helmet Safety - Minimizing the Risk 06Feb17
The key to injury is acceleration, not speed.
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Drosophila - Cancer 03Feb17
Using fruit fly genes to test different forms of cancer treatment.
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Drosophila -Humanizing Flies 02Feb17
Human genes in fruit flies?
2 min
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Drosophila - Making History 01Feb17
In the history of genetics, no species has played a more important role than a humble fly.
2 min
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Bears - Tuning in to Seasonal Signals 31Jan17
A mix of environmental factors cue bears to seasonal changes.
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Next Generation Search - Finding Experts 30Jan17
It's people, not answers.
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Bears - Birthing 27Jan17
For bears in hibernation, giving birth and nursing newborns is a slumberous activity.
2 min
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Bears - Slowing Down 26Jan17
Bears have unique mechanisms for self-preservation during their months of hibernation.
2 min
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Hemp - Cash Crop 25Jan17
Low in THC, industrial grade cannabis is high in possibilities.
2 min
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Hemp - A Much Regulated Plant 24Jan17
Can you guess the origin of the word "canvas"?
2 min
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Hemp - Strong Fibers 23Jan17
Hempcrete, rope, canvas, absorbent bedding - just a few of the thousands of uses for this most versatile plant.
2 min
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Emerald Ash Borer - Saving a Species 20Jan17
Natural enemies, resistant genotypes - all part of the effort to save our ash trees.
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Seasonal Backyard Science - Insects 19Jan17
You can find springtails even in the winter!
2 min
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BioDesign - Close Up 18Jan17
The inventor of the Macronaut finds inspiration in nature's details.
2 min
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BioDesign - Seashell 17Jan17
What does a seashell have in common with a 3D printer?
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