Month: December 2011
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Hogmanay
According to Scottish legend, visitors to your door on the night of Hogamanay, will determine your luck for the New Year.
December 29, 2011Jonkonnu: Reconstructing
A widely celebrated event during the 1800’s inspired historians and local residents of eastern North Carolina to reconstruct its spectacle.
December 28, 2011Sustainable Packaging – Recycling Bank
Getting paid for paying it forward: Recycle banks are a new incentive to recycle.
December 27, 2011Jonkonnu: Kome
Revelers of the Jonkonnu masquerade sing and dance through neighborhoods, visiting homes where their pageantry might be favored with a gift of money.
December 26, 2011Jonkonnu: Origins
In North Carolina, the festival of Jonkonnu is celebrated with influences from West Africa, England, and the Caribbean.
December 23, 2011Christmas: Trees & Mistletoe
Some of our most enduring Christmas traditions may date back to the days before that holiday even existed.
December 22, 2011Christmas: History
Believe it or not, there was a time when the singing of Christmas Carols could land you in jail.
December 21, 2011Jonkonnu: Safety Valve
In the early 1800’s, letting off steam at the annual Jonkonnu celebrations may have been a social safety valve.
December 20, 2011Sustainable Pkg_Energy
As if you weren’t feeling tired from all the gift shopping, there’s a different kind of energy that is also used up in the holiday season.
December 19, 2011Wildlife Veterinarian: Elephant Challenge
Locating an elephant in the rainforest and sedating it for a physical examination is no easy feat.
December 16, 2011Wildlife Veterinarian: Gorilla Health
Wildlife is susceptible to many of the same infectious diseases that afflict humans.
December 15, 2011Wildlife Veterinarian: Profile
William Karesh is a wildlife field veterinarian . His patients range from anacondas in Venezuela to elephants in Central Africa.
December 14, 2011KSC Flavor – Vocabulary
Everyone has likes and dislikes, but as a flavorist it helps to be able to articulate them.
December 13, 2011KSC Flavor – Compounding
Mmm. Is that isoenyl acetate I smell?
December 12, 2011KSC Flavor – Mint
If you’re a flavor chemist, peppermint gum can suggest lots of different flavors.
December 9, 2011KSC Flavor – Animal Derived
Beef and pork may not be listed in a candy’s ingredients, but they’re often used.
December 8, 2011Yoiks – Carrying On The Tradition
The nomadic Sami herdsmen of Scandinavia have preserved their oral history in a unique form of story-song called a “yoik.”
December 7, 2011Yoiks – Reindeer Jazz
An indigenous style of singing created by nomadic reindeer herdsman is kept alive in contemporary Scandinavia.
December 6, 2011Science Diary: Tundra – Change
What does climate change mean north of the Arctic Circle? Scientists are examining the effects of ground thaw on plants and soils.
December 5, 2011Storm Ecology Fish
What’s a little extra water to a fish? Learn how flooding effects species living in rivers.
December 2, 2011KSC Flavor – Eye Candy
Hmm, tastes like strawberry. But wait, it’s blue!
December 1, 2011KSC Flavor – Secrets
Want to know what’s in Dr. Pepper? Don’t ask the company’s flavor director.