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The Fourth Extinction

Airs at: Mon, 01/09/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Can we, humanity, prevent the fourth great extinction and looming climate roasting? Bill Resnick talks to Tierra Curry of the Center for Biodiversity. She’s a Senior Scientist and Director of the Center’s Saving Life on Earth Campaign. She discusses the long standing stale... Read more

Is there a God? What does science say about the Creator?

Airs at: Thu, 12/29/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Michio Kaku hosts and moderates a conversation about the proof of God according to current, mainstream science.  Host: Dr. Michio Kaku, popular physicist, scientist and speaker, professor of theoretical physics in the City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center. K... Read more

Buscando America on 12/13/22

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2022 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En este episodio escucha una conversación con Felicia de North Portland Community Acupuncture sobre los servicios que ofrece esta clínica comunitaria. Radio Altepee presenta una produccion sobre la diáspora africana y su proceso en Mesoamerica. Un 8 de diciembre el Doctor J... Read more

Keeping Humans in the Loop

Airs at: Fri, 12/09/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  As our world becomes more challenging, can we maintain control of our own future? Threats arise not just from climate change or inventions such as artificial intelligence, but also from our digital aids: algorithms that classify and define our wants, our needs, and our b... Read more

Sorry For The Disruption

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Radio Ecoshock
  Truly green energy is not easy. I'ts even harder deep in the Amazon. Trials and tributaries from Dr. Emilio Moran, lead author of "Advancing convergence research: Renewable energy solutions for off-grid communities". Then, sustainability expert Dr. Jem Bendell apologizes... Read more

The evolution of the brain - Religion as a by product of human evolution

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  Guests: Steve Pinker of Harvard speaks of the evolution of the brain. -- Philosopher Daniel Dennet argues that religion is a by product of human evolution. -- Note: Both guests discuss these heavy and profound topics from the mostly mainstream science perspective. --  ... Read more

The Path to Inner Peace

Airs at: Sun, 12/11/2022 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Have you ever wondered about how the concept of karma operates? Subhash Jain is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The University of Iowa. He was born in India into a family that practiced Jainism, and he continued to do so after ... Read more

Your Inner Tree

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  Declining biodiversity is a problem as fraught as climate change. Loss of habitat, monoculture crops, and the damming of waterways all lead to massive species extinction. They tear at life's delicate web, and threaten a balance established by four billion years of evolut... Read more

When Science Crosses The Moral and Ethical Line

Airs at: Wed, 11/23/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  When does a scientist cross the line when it comes to morality and ethics? We interview biographers of Nazi scientists who worked against humanity during World War II.  Host: Dr. Michio Kaku, popular physicist, scientist and speaker, professor of theoretical physics in ... Read more

Maya Khosla on What the Forest Holds

Airs at: Tue, 11/22/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  For The Wild
  What can the forest teach us of grief, of joy, of humanity? This week, poet and scientist Maya Khosla invites listeners into the forests of Northern California to find deep reverence for the power of biodiversity. Maya's expertise on wildfires shines through this deep an... Read more