Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 3 minutes
- Episodes
- 1778
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Finches - Tough Life, Smart Bird
For birds, a bit of competition with their peers early on turns out to be a good thing. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:03:13 |
Tue 22 Mar 2016
Finches - Learning to Sing
It all comes down to the tutor. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Mon 21 Mar 2016
Finches - Sounds Just Like Dad
If you're wooing a female finch, you'd better sound like her father. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:03:05 |
Fri 18 Mar 2016
Algorithm of Discovery - Defining What Isn't
Is it possible to better understand what something is, by knowing what it is not? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Thu 17 Mar 2016
Antibiotics - Breaking Them Down
Antibiotics in cow manure? Composting can help degrade them before they end up in fertilizer. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:03:02 |
Wed 16 Mar 2016
Antibiotics Underground
Farmers destroy the milk from cows treated with antibiotics. But the antibiotics could still impact the environment outside the farm. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acas…
00:02:30 |
Tue 15 Mar 2016
Antibiotics and Milk
What happens to the milk from cows who were given antibiotics? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mon 14 Mar 2016
Algorithm of Discovery - A New Way of Seeing the World
New drugs, new kinds of materials, new insights into the dynamics of ecosystems - all from reinventing the way we categorize things. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast…
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Fri 11 Mar 2016
Algorithm of Discovery - New Ideas From Computers
HAL can open the pod door, but can he come come with a new concept? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thu 10 Mar 2016
Privacy - Are We Giving it Away?
Every day, we're unknowingly gifting our personal information to corporations and service organizations. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more inform…
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Wed 09 Mar 2016
Hellbender - Bad Name, Good Sign
Though saddled with a dicey moniker, they're indicators of a healthy water ecosystem. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Tue 08 Mar 2016
Hellbender - King Salamander
North America's largest salamander can reach a length of two feet and weigh up to five pounds. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mon 07 Mar 2016
Biological Invaders - Salvinia
Moving a species to a foreign environment may ultimately require importing another species to control the first. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for mor…
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Fri 04 Mar 2016
Biological Invaders - Ecology
Humans are largely responsible for the demise of the biological immunity of ecosystems. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thu 03 Mar 2016
Biological Invaders - Adaptation
Disparate species are being unnaturally relocated without the benefit of time for adaptation. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Wed 02 Mar 2016
Water - Downstream From Mines
When you're downstream from a coal mine, you want to know what's happening upstream. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Tue 01 Mar 2016
Water - Security
In America we use four or five hundred liters of water per day per person, an amount far in excess of what's needed to actually survive. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit a…
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Mon 29 Feb 2016
Water - Grey Water
Just because water isn't drinkable, doesn't mean it's not usable. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:03:02 |
Fri 26 Feb 2016
Water - Using it Up
In many agricultural areas, we're draining water faster than it's being replenished. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Thu 25 Feb 2016
Water - Essential Resource
It's the one resource that's irreplaceable. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Wed 24 Feb 2016
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