The KGNU Science Show
Boulder County Nature Association Naturalists Steve Jones and Scott Severs search for autumn spiders and other creatures among the tall prairie grasses at Boulder’s Sawhill Ponds.
Executive Producer: Beth Bennett
Show Producer: Shelley Schlender
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Wes Marshall – Love Cars LESS (Entire Show) CU-Denver Transportation Engineer Wes Marshall argues that people are safer and cities are more vibrant when communities focus LESS on speedways and parking lots.
(This is part 2 of FUTURE of CARs series. Go Here for Part 1, about the Glory Days of Fast Cars, at Boulder’s Shelby American Collection)
Executive Producer: Beth Bennett
Show Producer: Shelley Schlender
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FUTURE OF CARS – Shelby American Collection (Starts 3:30) We tour Boulder’s Shelby American Collection of world-famous Vintage Shelby Cobra racecars, with founder Steve Volk. We discover what made people in the 1960s LOVE fast cars, and we learn how hot rodders created many automotive innovations. We also hear about the world famous race Le Mans, taking place this weekend, and including some hybrid electric cars. Plus the Shelby American Collection Annual Car Show and Raffle, happening Labor Day Weekend.
(For Part 2 of this series, GO HERE)
Colorado Digital ID for Vaccinations (Starts 1:00) Colorado’s Digital Transformation Director 00 tells us how the MyColorado app now lets you display a valid vaccination card, likely to be useful for everything from traveling on a plane to getting tickets to a show. For an extended version of this interview, GO HERE.
Executive Producer: Beth Bennett
Show Producer: Shelley Schlender
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:57 — 24.7MB)
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Here’s the Extended Version of the Interview with Russell Castagnaro about Colorado’s official way to display your vaccination record AND your driver’s license, on your smart phone. – Shelley Schlender
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Rare Ebony Winged Damselfly at Flagg Park (starts 1:00) Naturalists Scott Severs and Ruth Carol Cushman take us to Lafayette’s Flagg Park to see a rare and beautiful cousin of the dragonfly
Early Warning for Celiac Disease (starts 4:35)
Dismal US Mortality Rates (starts 7:07) – CU Sociologist Ryan Masters discusses his new study on US Death Rates and how US Death Rates compare to the death rates in other high income countries. Bottom line – middle-aged people are dying more often in the US, especially people of color.
Executive Producer: Beth Bennett
Show Producer: Shelley Schlender
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We discuss the Pentagon’s new UFO . . . well . . . UAF report, with CU Boulder’s Center for the Study of Origins Director, Carol Cleland. Cleland wants the Pentagon to release more data, and for Congress to organize an interdisciplinary Task Force to study it. Along the way, we also discuss other “UFO Watchers” such as SETI and Metabunk.
Producer: Shelley Schlender
Executive Producer: Joel Parker
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:53 — 24.7MB)
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CU-Boulder Electrical Engineers Amina Belkadi and Garret Moddel explain how scientists are working to pull energy from radiantly heated air, and why their efforts might expand renewable energy production AND help cool the planet.
Producer: Shelley Schlender
Executive Producer: Joel Parker
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Skunk Canyon Son
gbirds (Starts 1:00) Scott Severs and Steve Jones hike Boulder’s Skunk Canyon Trail explaining why spring is late this year, plus why Skunk Canyon is home to so many song birds.
Longmont Beavers (Starts 12:00) Scott Severs, Wildlife Expert for the City of Longmont, explains how beavers can promote stream health, and why urban spring runoff makes it challenging for beavers to live in city streams.
Executive Producer: Joel Parker
Producer: Shelley Schlender
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(Entire Show) Larry Gold, Boulder entrepreneur and scientist, invites listeners to register on line for the 12th annual GoldLab symposium. Due to COVID, it’s a virtual symposium this year, Thursday and Friday, May 13-14.
Extended version coming soon.
Executive Producer: Joel Parker
Show Producer & Host: Shelley Schlender
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:56 — 24.7MB)
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We speak with CU-Boulder Geneticist Tom Johnson about his ground-breaking research into the genetics of aging and ways to improve lifespan and healthspan. We feature excerpts from Ariel Lavery’s StoryCorps interview with her dad, Tom Johnson, and we speak with Johnson about his recent diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia.
Executive Producer: Beth Bennett
Producer: Shelley Schlender
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:58 — 24.7MB)
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