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How On Earth is a 25-minute news magazine about science, environment, technology, and more. The show is produced by volunteers at KGNU community radio in the Boulder-Denver area. We collect fascinating science headlines from around the world, produce features about the exciting research being done in our region, and interview the many accomplished scientists that make Colorado their home. How On Earth is also broadcast live at 8:35am (Mountain Time) every Tuesday morning in the Boulder-Denver area on KGNU: 88.5 FM / 1390 AM / Streaming on KGNU.org
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Angela Ardolino has advocated for and developed safe, natural, ethically grown hemp and medical cannabis for human and animal use. We talked last month about her current work with aging dogs, particularly her use of medicinal mushrooms and other adaptogens – which you will also hear about – for the treatment of canine dementia. Executive … Continue reading "Dogs Get Dementia Too – And There May be a Remedy"
Halloween Sadism – (Starts 2:45) Criminologist Joel Best researches questions such as, Do Halloween apples harbor razor blades? and “Has anyone ever died of poisoned Halloween candy?” One answer might surprise you. Detecting DeepFake Video Criminals (Starts 16:50) Deep fake images of financial officials during a video conference have fooled people into wiring bad … Continue reading "Halloween Sadism and Detecting Modern Deepfakes"
Legal and Environmental Expert Chris Winter explains the Boulder Vs Suncor lawsuit, what it’s about, what’s at stake, and why it’s become the lead case, being heard at the US Supreme Court, about whether lawsuits attributing climate change damage to a corporation are allowed to be tried in court . . . or not. This … Continue reading "Boulder vs Suncor – Chris Winter Explains Why and What’s at Stake"
One million Americans get knee replacements every year, for a cost of up to $70,000 per knee, plus a year-long recovery. CU-Boulder scientist Stephanie Bryant leads a team that’s developing a single-shot hydrosol that helps the body regenerate cartilage in the knee, so it can heal in just a few weeks, and cost much … Continue reading "Regenerating Cartilage to Heal Osteoarthritis (Achy Knees) CU-Boulder Stephanie Bryant"
The Quest to Replace Human Body Parts (start time: 3:06) In this week’s pledge-drive show, science writer Mary Roach discusses her latest book, Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy, which was recently released in paperback (W.W. Norton & Co.). Roach is a New York Times bestselling author of Stiff, Fuzz, Bonk, and several more books. In Replaceable … Continue reading "Replaceable You: The Science of Growing Body Parts"
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