Biology
The science of grunting while weightlifting
Is there any benefit to making noises when you lift weights or hit a tennis ball? Or are you just being annoying?
My gym is the Pl
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10 years ago
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Passenger pigeons: the story of the remarkable bird and its extinction
Guests: Joel Greenberg
Passenger pigeons once numbered in the billions in North America. Accounts from the 1800
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Air Date: January 30, 2014
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Guests: Seth Kugel and Don George
As winter storm after winter storm hits the East Coast, we’ve been fantasizin
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Air Date: January 3, 2014
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The East Coast by Sea and Land: Ocean Gliders & Beetles in the Pine Barrens
Guests: Oscar Schofield, Scott Glenn, and Bob Williams
A new technology is changing oceanography and the nature
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Air Date: December 12, 2013
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Our sense of hearing and how it shaped the mind
GUEST: SETH HOROWITZ
[REBROADCAST] Sound is everywhere in this world – you can’t escape it.
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Air Date: November 28, 2013
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Are roots invading your compost pile?
Mike explains how to grow a Bermuda grass lawn, the best way to care for a transplanted lilac tree, how to move a tree
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Air Date: November 23, 2013
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Spruce up your desk with easy-to-care-for house plants!
Mike explains why you should not plant new bulbs over existing bulbs, how to introduce a pheasant population onto your
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Air Date: November 16, 2013
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Frans de Waal: Primates, evolution and morality
Hour 2
Guest: Frans de Waal
[REBROADCAST] Morality is not unique to huma
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Air Date: November 15, 2013
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Are deer destroying your tender trees?
Mike explains how to safely rid your soil of wasps, the best way to protect your potted plants through the winter, how
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Air Date: November 2, 2013
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Make a batch of home-made compost!
Mike explains how to care for indoor potted plants through dry winter months, what to do if your tomatoes are still gre
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Air Date: October 5, 2013
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Why your tomatoes may be cracking and splitting on the vine
Mike explains what to do when your hydrangeas aren’t blooming, when and how to properly prune your fruit trees, h
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Air Date: September 21, 2013
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Dolphin Deaths off the East Coast; Cancer Sniffing Dog Research at Penn
Hour Two
Guests: Robert Schoelkopf, Perry Habecker, and Cindy Otto
Last week, scientists
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Air Date: September 3, 2013
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Guests: Paul Bogard
[REBROADCAST] When was the last time you
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Air Date: September 2, 2013
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David Rothenberg explains how insects gave us rhythm and noise
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GUEST: DAVID ROTHENBERG
[REBROADCAST] Many of us are enjoying these
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Air Date: August 30, 2013
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Flood maps, coastal issues, and climate change
Guests: Lisa Auermuller, Erin O’Neill, and Bryan Walsh
Several important reports surrounding the issue of c
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Air Date: August 21, 2013
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