Month: March 2017
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Tracking Cats – Unanswered Questions
“I was completely shocked and thought, ‘This is impossible!'”
March 30, 2017Invasive Species – Potluck Kudzu
One person’s invasive is another person’s tasty delicacy.
March 29, 2017Invasive Species – Virtues
“A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.”
March 28, 2017Tracking Cats – Protection
New strategies for saving tigers and other big cats around the world.
March 27, 2017Tracking Cats – Scat Dogs
No eating, peeing, or rolling in it allowed!
March 24, 2017Tracking Cats – Every Picture Tells a Story
“You can follow those cubs all the way up through their life.”
March 23, 2017Noruz – Triumph of Tradition
Although the government of Iran tried to suppress it, the venerable holiday of Noruz continues to be one of that nation’s most popular celebrations.
March 22, 2017Noruz – Persian New Year
The first day of spring marks the start of an ancient holiday.
March 21, 2017Noruz – Customs
Noruz means “new day” and it’s celebrated with new clothes, gift-giving and bonfires.
March 20, 2017Tracking Cats – Remote Cameras
You’d think being such large animals, that we’d know more about them.
March 17, 2017Microplastics – Double-Edged Sword
Can we design plastics whose structures respond to their environment?
March 16, 2017Microplastics – Beneficial Uses
What happens to the microplastics in your toothpaste when they get washed down the drain?
March 15, 2017Microplastics – Solutions
Can we develop bio-friendly polymers?
March 14, 2017Microplastics – Into Our Oceans
Virtually every plastic bag that finds its way into the ocean, deteriorates into microplastic particles.
March 13, 2017Phagwah – Parade
In Queens, a festival takes place at the time of the full moon every March. Participants celebrate with “call and response” style singing, and the playing of indigenous drums and cymbals.
March 10, 2017Phagwah – Powder
In an Indo-Caribbean community an ancient festival of spring is celebrated with colored baby powder.
March 9, 2017Phagwah – Rebirth
The most joyful festival of the Indo-Caribbean culture is in early spring. Phagwah is a celebration of the rebirth of nature and the spirit of young love.
March 8, 2017Police-Community Relations – What Works, What Doesn’t
Ice cream or self-esteem?
March 7, 2017Healing Police-Community Relations
A project to bring together local police and the people they serve.
March 6, 2017Innovation – Diversity
Diversity doesn’t just refer to race, ethnicity or gender; it means diversity of thought, intellectual approach, and diversity of tools and problems.
March 3, 2017Next Generation Search – Lemon Finder
Is it possible to predict product defects and recalls by monitoring online user groups?
March 2, 2017Innovation – Resistance
Does resistance help an idea become better?
March 1, 2017Cajun Mardi Gras – Feast Before Fast
The roots of Mardi Gras run deeper than Christianity.