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Locally Sourced Science

Aired at *6:30 pm* every other Tuesday on WRFI (88.1 FM Ithaca, 91.9 FM Watkins Glen) “Locally Sourced Science” presents science explorations and events happening in the Finger Lakes Region. We feature interviews with local scientists, news updates about recent discoveries and a calendar of science events in the region. Volunteers who are scientists and science journalists produce our show.

Science Astronomy Natural Sciences
Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
29 minutes
Episodes
50
Years Active
2019 - 2021
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LSS 71: To the moon and beyond

LSS 71: To the moon and beyond

  • Beth Ellen Clark Joseph
  • Zoe Learner Ponterio
  • Lisa Kaltenegger

This week we go to the moon and beyond, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. 

Astronaut Edwin E. “Buzz” Al…
00:30:00  |   Mon 21 Oct 2019
LSS 70: Climate Change research and a new book

LSS 70: Climate Change research and a new book

Mark Sarvary interviewed Buz Barstow about his research on genetically  enhancing photosynthesis to mitigate  climate change.

Mark also shares a short interview with Anne Armstrong, from Cornell’s…

00:30:05  |   Tue 08 Oct 2019
LSS 69: Carbon makes dirt rich

LSS 69: Carbon makes dirt rich

In our first segment, you’ll hear Locally-Sourced Science contributor Mark Sarvary.  He went to view the documentary “Dirt Rich”.  In his feature, Mark plays a little of the film and speaks with the …

00:30:07  |   Mon 23 Sep 2019
LSS 68: What I did last summer!

LSS 68: What I did last summer!

In this episode of Locally-Sourced Science, we feature a guest podcast from four college undergraduates who took part in a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates at Boyce Thompson Institute fo…

00:29:03  |   Tue 03 Sep 2019
LSS 67: Back to school time!

LSS 67: Back to school time!

In this episode of Locally Sourced Science we talk with Dr. Avery August and Dr. Melanie Ragin about the Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Cornell University Research Transfer program (CURT), which hel…

00:29:59  |   Tue 20 Aug 2019
LSS 66: Elephants, Gorillas, and Gardens

LSS 66: Elephants, Gorillas, and Gardens

In this episode of Locally Sourced Science, contributor Candice Limper speaks with Dr. Daniela Hedwig.  She is the Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. 

Dr…

00:30:03  |   Tue 06 Aug 2019
LSS 65: LSS visits Shoals Marine Laboratory Pt.2

LSS 65: LSS visits Shoals Marine Laboratory Pt.2

In this second episode of the Shoals Marine Laboratory series, Mark Sarvary visited White and Seavey islands to talk to the Tern conservation team about their research. Mark and co-instructor Kit…

00:29:23  |   Fri 26 Jul 2019
LSS 64: LSS visits Shoals Marine Laboratory Pt. 1

LSS 64: LSS visits Shoals Marine Laboratory Pt. 1

Your hosts, Laura Mortelliti, Jasmine Mack, and Mark Sarvary discuss science and art, and visit the Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island in Maine to talk to Executive Director Dr. Jenni…

00:29:38  |   Wed 10 Jul 2019
LSS 63: Pollinators

LSS 63: Pollinators

Locally-Sourced Science contributor Esther Racoosin speaks to Dr. Robert Raguso, Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University.  

Dr. Raguso studies floral scent, …

00:30:00  |   Wed 26 Jun 2019
LSS 62: Science in the Streets

LSS 62: Science in the Streets

One doesn’t have to go far to find the strong scientific roots and influences that run through Ithaca, with many different groups bringing science-outreach to as many people as possible in various un…

00:29:51  |   Sat 15 Jun 2019
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