Biology
If you’ve ever had a dog, chances are you’ve wondered what is going on in their head. Scientists have been thinking about this ...
Air Date: February 4, 2013
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David Quammen on ‘Spillover’ of animal diseases into humans
[REBROADCAST] Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have mi ...
Air Date: December 28, 2012
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November 24, 2012 — Got weeds? Get a goat! Mike McGrath reveals how goats are one of the our best weapons in the war again ...
Air Date: November 24, 2012
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Our sense of hearing and how it shaped the mind
Sound is everywhere in this world – you can’t escape it. Our ears process millions of noises all day long –laughter, car horns, m ...
Air Date: November 21, 2012
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David Quammen on ‘Spillover’ of animal diseases into humans
Hour 1 Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have mi ...
Air Date: October 16, 2012
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Elephant poaching: the dramatic rise in ivory trafficking
Hour 1 Over 25,000 elephants were slaughtered last year in the growing illicit ivory trade — sometimes enti ...
Air Date: September 27, 2012
ListenE.O. Wilson’s provocative evolution theory, ‘The Social Conquest of Earth’
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Air Date: July 13, 2012
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Are boys really better at sports?
Recently, The University of Indiana reported the results of a study it c ...
13 years ago