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.
1701
Antibiotics Underground
Farmers destroy the milk from cows treated with antibiotics. But the antibiotics could still impact the environment outside the farm. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1702
Antibiotics and Milk
What happens to the milk from cows who were given antibiotics? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1703
Algorithm of Discovery - A New Way of Seeing th...
New drugs, new kinds of materials, new insights into the dynamics of ecosystems - all from reinventing the way we categorize things. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1704
Algorithm of Discovery - New Ideas From Computers
HAL can open the pod door, but can he come come with a new concept? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1705
Privacy - Are We Giving it Away?
Every day, we're unknowingly gifting our personal information to corporations and service organizations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1706
Hellbender - Bad Name, Good Sign
Though saddled with a dicey moniker, they're indicators of a healthy water ecosystem. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1707
Hellbender - King Salamander
North America's largest salamander can reach a length of two feet and weigh up to five pounds. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1708
Biological Invaders - Salvinia
Moving a species to a foreign environment may ultimately require importing another species to control the first. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1709
Biological Invaders - Ecology
Humans are largely responsible for the demise of the biological immunity of ecosystems. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1710
Biological Invaders - Adaptation
Disparate species are being unnaturally relocated without the benefit of time for adaptation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1711
Water - Downstream From Mines
When you're downstream from a coal mine, you want to know what's happening upstream. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1712
Water - Security
In America we use four or five hundred liters of water per day per person, an amount far in excess of what's needed to actually survive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1713
Water - Grey Water
Just because water isn't drinkable, doesn't mean it's not usable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1714
Water - Using it Up
In many agricultural areas, we're draining water faster than it's being replenished. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1715
Water - Essential Resource
It's the one resource that's irreplaceable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1716
Quats - Multiple Uses
Approximately 4000 new substances are registered each day and not all of these can be thoroughly tested before they are used in consumer products. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1717
Quats - Effects on Humans
A widely used category of chemical substances is coming under scrutiny for possibly having harmful side-effects. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1718
Quats
There's evidence that a chemical compound found in many home cleaning products is causing reproductive difficulties in animals in laboratory tests. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1719
Nanotech Water - Solid Waste
If nanoparticles from consumer particles end up in solid wastes, what effect could that have on the environment? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1720
Nanotech Water - Membranes
Wastewater plants typically don't filter out pharmaceuticals from our water supply. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1721
Nanotech Water - Caffeine
According to US Geological Survey, much of the fresh water in the US is contaminated by caffeine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1722
Strokes - Drugs to Prevent
Scientists are trying to develop a drug that could help stroke patients maximize whatever bypass arteries they may have. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1723
Strokes - Collaterals
After a stroke, a specialized network of blood vessels redirects the flow of blood in the brain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1724
Strokes - Surviving
Why is it that some patients are able to survive a stroke and others are not? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min
1725
Owl Inspired - Dynamics of Collaboration
A group of engineers working on a problem together can turn misunderstandings and miscommunications to their advantage. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2 min