Month: December 2016
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Year End Fire Watch
“Be careful with fire!” is the call heard throughout Tokyo neighborhoods on the last two evenings of the year.
December 29, 2016Lyme Disease – Tick Project
Testing two new ways of reducing ticks in suburban backyards.
December 28, 2016Wassail
An ancient Anglo-Saxon tradition called “Wassail” lives on in Pennsylvania, where a group of friends celebrate this week by drinking to the health of apple trees.
December 27, 2016Lyme Disease – Mice
Tracking the animal most responsible for the spread of Lyme.
December 26, 2016Kwanzaa – Traditions
This week, millions of people around the world celebrate Kwanzaa, a relatively new holiday with roots in the ancient harvest festivals of Africa.
December 23, 2016Christmas Eve in Woodstock
It’s Christmas Eve in the “most famous small town in the world”, and big question is how is Santa going to arrive this year?
December 22, 2016Christmas Bonfires – Tradition
Along the banks of the Mississippi River, a line of Bonfires lights the way for Papa Noel.
December 21, 2016Kalas
In Lindsborg, Kansas, folks still mark this time of year with traditions their ancestors brought from Sweden.
December 20, 2016Lyme Disease – Acorns
Two summers following a good acorn year, are the riskiest years for human exposure to Lyme.
December 19, 2016Cybersecurity – 5G
Blazing speeds on an internet signal that can’t penetrate walls – or even paper!
December 16, 2016Cybersecurity – Cloud to the Rescue
With our infrastructure increasingly dependent on computers, it’s becoming more vulnerable.
December 15, 2016Cybersecurity – Warfare
The first line of defense is looking for anomalous behavior.
December 14, 2016Cybersecurity – IDing the Fridge
How do you do identity management for the “Internet of Things”?
December 13, 2016Santa Lucia – Waking Up
Serving sweet bread and wearing a crown of candles, young Swedish girls represent Saint Lucia in an early morning ritual.
December 12, 2016Santa Lucia – History
The ancient legends of Santa Lucia are still embraced by the Swedish culture, with rituals of light in the darkness of winter.
December 9, 2016Cybersecurity – Four Threats
Cybercrime, hacktivism, espionage and warfare!
December 8, 2016Cybersecurity – Hacking the Grid
A frightening new aspect of cybercrime is just beginning to emerge.
December 7, 2016Cybersecurity – Hacker to Defender
“The school administrator gave me my own network to play with in class so I would leave her network alone.”
December 6, 2016Sinterklaas
Change Santa Claus’s team of reindeer into a single white horse, and replace his costume with a bishop’s robes, and you’ll begin to get a picture of the Netherlands’ Sinterklaas.
December 5, 2016Klausjagen – Celebration
With bells, whips and candles, a Swiss village celebrates St. Nicholas’ Day.
December 2, 2016Sustainable Chemistry – Spinning Water
Why is the manufacturing of electric thin films like an amusement park ride?
December 1, 2016Hindukush Beekeeping – Honey Hunters
In the high cliffs of the Himalayas, colonies of bees produce prized honey – helping to sustain local ecosystems.