Learning #STEM by tasting, touching, not just viewing models? Here from experts in accessibility for the blind, etc. -- Dr. Hoby & Brett Fiedler of CU Boulder's PhET Sims on this week's science show. howonearthradio.org/archives/9330 KGNU Community Radio #STEMeducation

Air pollution, environmental toxins can wreak havoc on maternal and infant health, as CU Boulder integrative physiologist Tanya L. Alderete💥, Zach Morgan, and journalist Kara Fox discussed in our KGNU Community Radio science show this week. Tune in and download the podcast.

On the discovery of the largest deep-sea coral reef, and the risks of seabed mining, tune in to today's KGNU Community Radio science show/podcast. Journalist Kara Fox interviews Kasey Cantwell Kasey Cantwell NOAA ; & @farahyasmin of The Ocean and Us. howonearthradio.org/archives/9428

On a new deal giving endangered fish and farmers a leg up, and tensions between Upper and Lower Basin states, tune in to this week's science show and podcast, with @LukeRunyon & Alex Hager. KUNC Colorado The Water Desk KGNU Community Radio #climatechange howonearthradio.org/archives/9466

Are you ready for the solar eclipse on April 8? On the recent edition of KGNU Community Radio's How On Earth, hear about where to see it, how to watch and photograph safely, historical eclipses, and how these things work. Our guests are Dr. Doug Duncan and David Baron. howonearthradio.org/archives/9473

Wondering which songbirds are waking you up each spring morning? And how you can give birds and their dwindling habitats a leg up? Tune in to this week's KGNU Community Radio science show with host Susan Moran ; Terri Schulz of The Nature Conservancy in Colorado; & naturalist Dave Sutherland. #birdwatching

Want to know more of the dirt on #composting -- e.g. its climate, ecological and human health benefits-- & challenges to getting more methane out of #landfills by having cities and the U.S. compost more? Check out this week's KGNU Community Radio science show/podcast. #GHGemissions

Confused by misleading "compostable" product labels? Tune in to our KGNU Community Radio science show to learn about a new truth-in-labeling CO law and other efforts to reduce landfill #methaneemissions, w/ Dan Matsch of Eco-Cycle, Inc. & Nora Goldstein of @BioCycleMag. howonearthradio.org/archives/9604

In this week's episode, we talk with Rebecca Boyle Rebecca 🌕 Boyle about her new book: Our Moon. We discuss how the Moon has impacted so many aspects of our lives: philosophy and religion, art and science, sense of time, and evolution of life. howonearthradio.org/archives/9612

Why do black-capped chickadees mate w/ mountain chickadees? And how does the sharp memory of these songbirds serve them over winter? Listen to this week's KGNU Community Radio science show, with CU Boulder 🦬 ecologist @Dr_Scott_Taylor and host Susan Moran. #chickadees howonearthradio.org/archives/9639

Why do animals talk? Do they have languages or just varying "words"? Tune in to KGNU Community Radio's science show as we discuss scientific advancements, & listen to wolves, gibbons, etc., w/ zoologist Arik Kershenbaum #WhyAnimalsTalk about his new book #WhyAnimals Talk. rb.gy/abo946

Perhaps we should call this week's edition of How on Earth: How on The Moon? We talk with astrophysicist Dr. Jack Burns about the reasons for doing radio astronomy on the Moon, and the past and future missions to do that science. howonearthradio.org/archives/9680

What's for dinner? And how are our meals affecting and affected by #climatechange? Tune in to this week's show, as host Susan Moran interviews ecologist Mark Easter about his new debut book, The Blue Plate (Patagonia). #soilhealth #soilmicrobes howonearthradio.org/archives/9735

"(...although Democrats & Republicans have different views, we (people) believe those views are far different than they actually are." Leaf Van Boven, CU Boulder prof. Hear our intrvw w/ Leaf Van Boven and ThePoliticalBrain on political emotions & actions. howonearthradio.org/archives/9763 KGNU Community Radio

"I came away (from #COP16) really empowered, because now I see how scientists have a direct impact on shaping the future of #biodiversity ." ~ Chris Funk @fieldgenomics.bsky.social. Take a listen to our intvw w/ Funk & Liba Pejchar of Colorado State University. howonearthradio.org/archives/9795 KGNU Community Radio

Our recent show is a look back at some forward-looking science stories from 2024: * Tom Cech Talks RNA - the catalyst * Avian Flu * Artificial Intelligence * Colorado, the Quantum State howonearthradio.org/archives/9892 KGNU Community Radio

review 2024 opiate mortality in Boulder CO howonearthradio.org/archives/9899

For this week's episode of How on Earth on KGNU Community Radio, we share a little foolishness - Professor Angus Gillespie reflects on the history of April Fools' Day, and Dr. Mike Lund talks about the tradition of April Fools Astronomy papers. howonearthradio.org/archives/10019

Today on How on Earth KGNU Community Radio, we talk with Dr. Simone Marchi about NASA's Lucy Mission to the Trojan asteroids. On its way, Lucy has flybys of two main-belt asteroids: Dinkinesh in November 2023 and next on April 20 it will fly by asteroid Donaldjohanson. howonearthradio.org/archives/10036

Graduation season! That means it is time for our annual Graduation Special on KGNU Community Radio, where we talk to grad students about their thesis work. Part 1 is about spacecraft trajectories, Bell tests, and Level-Set Topology Optimization. howonearthradio.org/archives/10070