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.

Science
Natural Sciences
Technology
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Brain Research - Ultrasound and Parkinsons
A new use for ultrasound could change the way we treat brain disorders like Parkinsons Disease.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1627
Treating Brain Tumors - Translatable Process
If you can develop a technology to help a canine patient, it's readily translatable to humans.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1628
Brain Research - Plasticity
The brain's ability to learn and adapt is a key to understanding how to treat addiction, depression, traumatic injuries and other disorders.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1629
Elephant Seismic Detection - Via Toenails
An elephant listens with its feet!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1630
Elephant Seismic Detection - Underground Vibes
If you feel the ground shake, consider doing as the elephants do: listen DOWN.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1631
Brain Research - Language of the Brain
In order to most effectively treat disorders like Parkinsons Disease, we first have to learn the language of the brain.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1632
Brain Research - New Tools
Recent discoveries have revolutionized our understanding of the brain and how it works.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1633
Soil - Nano Attraction
Can iron nanoparticles be used to clean up toxic waste?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1634
Animal Smarts - Doggie IQ
"Will Fetch For Food!" How do dogs go about solving their everyday problems?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1635
Mangroves - Shrimp Farms
A shrimp farm only lasts for five years. What happens after that?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1636
Treating Brain Tumors - Without Surgery
A new procedure may well change the way that cancerous tumors are treated.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1637
Treating Brain Tumors - New Procedure
A new form of cancer treatment involves no drugs and practically no surgery.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1638
Soil - Planet Skin
Some soils have taken hundreds of thousands of years to form.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1639
Privacy - Managing Anonymity
An app can help you navigate the info highway incognito.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1640
Ecotoxicology
By studying how contaminants influence wildlife, we may be able to learn how they effect human reproductive processes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1641
Soil - Organic Filter
Every drop of water we drink has gone through a piece of soil.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1642
Smartphones - Losing Your Way
Can you get there from here if you're not here?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1643
Smartphones - Side Effects
Welcome to the Cellphone Sabbath.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1644
Privacy - Big Brother is a Corporation
It's convenience versus the loss of privacy, while someone - or something, is watching.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1645
Smartphones - Two Places at Once
The paradox of being physically present but psychologically absent.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1646
Smartphones - At What Price
Does the mere presence of a smartphone effect the quality of face-to-face conversations?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1647
Drones - Software Package
Forest and watershed mapping and inventories, habitat assessments, post-processing of data; it's all in a day's work for a research drone.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1648
Drones - New Tool For Research
Drones are giving scientists unprecedented ways to gather data.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1649
Poison Ivy - Citizen Science
Here's a way that you can help track and control poison ivy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1650
Finches - Tough Life, Smart Bird
For birds, a bit of competition with their peers early on turns out to be a good thing.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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