We Measure The World

METER Group, Inc. USA
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We Measure The World

Meet scientists who are changing the world—by measuring it.

  1. Episode 33: Combating arsenic in groundwater and rice

    04/18/2024

    Episode 33: Combating arsenic in groundwater and rice

    Half of the world relies on rice for about 80% of their food intake. Unfortunately, rice is highly susceptible to the uptake of arsenic from soil and groundwater. To mitigate the uptake of poisons into the worldwide food supply, Mason Stahl, an associate professor in the environmental science policy and engineering program and the geosciences department at Union College, is utilizing machine learning and direct sampling to help mitigate dangerous levels of arsenic in our food. Join us in this episode as we discuss arsenic, uranium, and the global food chain.

    1h 8m
  2. Episode 32: How to predict landslides

    03/18/2024

    Episode 32: How to predict landslides

    Slope stability is unpredictable — or is it? The risk of landslides threatens roads, rails, homes, and lives. Being able to forecast where and when slopes will fail means giving communities the power to keep infrastructure and people safe. In this episode, we talk with civil engineer Dr. Ning Lu about his experience studying slope stability. Learn about the breakthrough slope stability predictive formula he helped develop in this episode of We Measure the World.

    33 min
  3. Episode 31: The fight against soil and nutrient loss

    02/21/2024

    Episode 31: The fight against soil and nutrient loss

    Achieving water balance isn’t easy, but it is critical. Whether you’re concerned with fields or ecosystems, understanding the balance between water, nutrients, and pollutants can be the difference between success and failure. In this episode, agricultural engineer and professor Erin Brooks discusses crop cover, the hydrological impacts of management choices, and finding the balance between field work and modeling.

    51 min
  4. Episode 30: The transformative power of precision farming

    01/12/2024

    Episode 30: The transformative power of precision farming

    Advancements in irrigation, pest management, and other grower concerns are useless if they are never adopted. How do you gain the trust and by-in from growers to test new techniques and technologies on a large enough scale to prove viability? In this episode, we talk to agronomist Saul Alarcon about his success working with some of the largest tomato-production networks and how he has helped keep his grower partners remain at the cutting edge of water conservation, pest and weed control, and everything else that feeds into optimal crop production. For more information on measurements that make precision farming possible, visit metergroup.com

    1h 1m
  5. Episode 29: The effect of insects on infiltration

    10/24/2023

    Episode 29: The effect of insects on infiltration

    Every 17 years cicadas emerge from the earth to mate, leaving thousands of holes peppering the landscape. Dr. Darren Ficklin and his Ph.D. students wondered what impact this monumental exodus has on the movement of water within the soil. Their findings were beyond what anyone could have ever imagined. In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Ficklin about his past and current work studying the intersection of climate and hydrology.

    55 min
  6. Episode 28: Quantifying statewide soil health

    09/20/2023

    Episode 28: Quantifying statewide soil health

    Colorado’s Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources (STAR) program provides a voluntary way for farmers and ranchers to assess their conservation efforts and impact on soil health. Creating a large-scale agroecosystem management comes with many funding and logistical tribulations. In this podcast, we talk to the founders of this program, Drs. Jim Ippolito and Steve Blecker, about what impacts soil health, how it’s measured, and the hope of a nationwide soil health rating scale.

    1h 2m
  7. Episode 27: The battle for earth: cattle vs. solar

    08/22/2023

    Episode 27: The battle for earth: cattle vs. solar

    Discussions around land use for cattle grazing versus solar panels have valiant proponents on both sides, but some question the debate altogether. Why can’t land be used for both raising cattle and renewable energy sources such as wind or solar? Ph.D. student at Colorado University, Taylor Bacon, joins us to discuss aviation biofuel, the colocation of agriculture and solar photovoltaic energy production, and the healing powers of running.

    50 min
  8. Episode 26: Choosing between water content and water potential

    06/20/2023

    Episode 26: Choosing between water content and water potential

    Should you be measuring water content or water potential? Like all good scientific questions, the answer is, “It depends.” In some applications, water content measurements will tell you everything you need to know, in others, water potential will get to the root of the issue. Still others require measuring both. So how do you make sure you’re making the measurements you need? In this episode, METER research scientist, Leo Rivera and METER’s ecology and plant physiology specialist, Chris Chambers discuss what you need to know to choose the right measurements.

    34 min
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Meet scientists who are changing the world—by measuring it.

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    METER Group, Inc. USA
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    33
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