Ted Burnham: Professional Combobulator

As producer and co-host this week, I interview two astronomers about the way technology has changed the study of stars throughout history, and what new technologies and trends mean for astronomical research today and into the future. Dr. John Bally is a professor of astronomy at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Dr. Seth Hornstein […]

This week I co-produced and co-hosted with Jane Palmer. I was also the sound engineer. Jane interviews author Murray Carpenter about his new book Caffeine: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts and Hooks Us. http://media.blubrry.com/howonearth/p/howonearthradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/HOE_2014-06-17e.mp3 Caffeine and Athletics

I produced this week’s episode, and also co-hosted and engineered as Susan Moran interviewed ecologists Paul Ehrlich and Michael Tobias about their book Hope On Earth. http://media.blubrry.com/howonearth/p/howonearthradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/HowOnEarth_2014-06-10e.mp3 Hope On Earth

I produced, engineered, and co-hosted this week’s episode of How On Earth. Co-host Susan Moran interviews two Colorado high school students who competed in a prestigious international science fair; then I speak with astrophysicist Joel Parker about his work on the Rosetta mission, which is en route to visit a comet later this year. http://media.blubrry.com/howonearth/p/howonearthradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/HowOnEarth_2014-05-20e.mp3 […]

I’m co-host and sound engineer this week for How On Earth, the KGNU science show. Shelley Schlender brings us an interview with Larry Gold, founder of the annual Gold Lab Symposium taking place this week at the University of Colorado. Then co-host Susan Moran is joined in the studio by environmental scientist Kristen Averyt and environmental […]

I’m co-host and sound engineer for How On Earth this week as co-host Jane Palmer interviews author John C. Havens about his book Hacking Happiness: Why Your Personal Data Counts and How Tracking It Can Change the World. http://media.blubrry.com/howonearth/p/howonearthradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/HOE_2014-05-06e.mp3 Hacking Happiness

As co-host of How On Earth this week, I attended a talk by NASA’s top administrator, Charles Bolden, about the University of Colorado’s role in the past, present, and future of the space program. The live show also featured co-host Susan Moran’s interview with senior NCAR scientist Linda Mearns — but the recording was swallowed up […]

This week I’m a co-host on How On Earth, the KGNU science show. In honor of the Super Bowl, we feature my interview with the authors of “Newton’s Football: The Science Behind America’s Game.” And co-host Jim Pullen interviews some CU researchers who have developed an incredibly accurate atomic clock based on the element strontium. […]