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The KGNU Science Show

  1. -5 ДН.

    Buy Now Pay Later – Enticement or Addiction?

    Buy Now Pay Later – is this lending service simply enticing, or is it addictive?  For the GenZ 20 somethings that are its biggest users, is Buy Now Pay Later a danger or a deal?  CU Boulder student and Howonearth volunteer Juliana Krigsman  speaks with students about this, plus Adam Brown – director of New … Continue reading "Buy Now Pay Later – Enticement or Addiction?"

    27 мин.

  2. 7 АПР.

    Women’s Health Pt. III: Menopause & the Brain

    The Brain on Menopause (start time: 01:24) In this week’s show, we offer the finale of our three-part series on menopause and women’s health. We focus on a most precious organ: the brain. And we discuss how  hormones such as estrogen and cortisol affect brain health; on how experiencing stress during childhood can intensify perimenopause … Continue reading "Women’s Health Pt. III: Menopause & the Brain"

    26 мин.

  3. 31 МАР.

    A Brain Circuit That Switches Acute to Chronic Pain

    On this week’s How on Earth, Beth talks with neuroscientist and chronic pain researcher Jayson Ball. He recently completed a study of a novel brain circuit involved in generating chronic pain. Since finishing his graduate studies at CU Boulder, he has moved to Neuralink, a biotech start up focused on implantable brain devices with the … Continue reading "A Brain Circuit That Switches Acute to Chronic Pain"

    28 мин.

  4. 24 МАР.

    Conserving Imperiled Prairie Dogs, Raptors & Their Grasslands

    Preserving prairie dog+raptor ecosystem (start time: 5:03)  Spring has just begun, even if winter hardly visited Colorado. On the plains, prairie dog colonies seem to be in full swing.  However, populations of these keystone species have plummeted, as the grasslands they and raptor predators rely on are being fragmented by urban development, as well as … Continue reading "Conserving Imperiled Prairie Dogs, Raptors & Their Grasslands"

    27 мин.

  5. 17 МАР.

    Pollinator Power & Precarity

    The Power of Precarity of Pollinators (start time: 8:01) This extremely warm winter in Colorado has delivered early spring blooms, and thus early appearances of some pollinators. In this week’s show we explore the world of pollinators, such as such as butterflies, bees, moths, hummingbirds and certain flies. Pollinators are responsible for roughly one third … Continue reading "Pollinator Power & Precarity"

    26 мин.

  6. 3 МАР.

    The Scale of the Universe

    How big is the universe – not just in the scale of  distance but also the scale of time?  What do those…astronomical…scales mean about us humans on Earth and how can we understand and measure such vast expanses? In this episode, our guest, astronomer and author Dr. Jeff Bennett, helps us wrap our minds around … Continue reading "The Scale of the Universe"

    27 мин.

  7. 24 ФЕВР.

    Winter Recreation in a Warmer World

    On this week’s How on Earth, we hear from a climate scientist about the implications of our changing weather patterns for winter recreation. It’s a warm, dry winter, throughout the Rocky Mountain West and elsewhere in the country, the weather has been a mixed bag. Dr. Elizabeth Burakowski, a Research Faculty member in the Institute … Continue reading "Winter Recreation in a Warmer World"

    26 мин.

  8. 17 ФЕВР.

    What do Grasslands Have to do with Climate Change?

    We hear an interview aired by our sister community radio station’s, Science MOAB. Ecologist Brooke Osborne talks about how dryland ecosystems – such as the grasslands east of Boulder – influence the whole planet. Dryands cover 40% of the earth; they support a third of the planet’s humans, and while their roots store lots of … Continue reading "What do Grasslands Have to do with Climate Change?"

    27 мин.
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