Month: April 2017
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Koalas – Goats
The koalas of Australia’s St. Bee’s Island have an unlikely adversary – goats.
April 27, 2017Future Haus – Bathroom of the Future
You may want to spend more time in the loo of the future.
April 26, 2017Koalas – Finding
Even on an island full of koalas, finding one is much more difficult than it might seem!
April 25, 2017Future Haus – Transforming Housing
Building a house from the inside out.
April 24, 2017Future Haus – Open the Fridge Door, Hal
Low on milk? Better call the refrigerator.
April 21, 2017Invasive Species – A Matter of Perspective
Why clarinet players love a certain problematic plant.
April 20, 2017Future Haus – Come In, Kitchen Control
Your counter is a touch screen computer.
April 19, 2017Koalas- Sounds
You’ll never think of koalas as placid, leaf-chewing marsupials again after hearing the racket they make during breeding season!
April 18, 2017Future Haus – Think Modular
All the individual components are plug and play.
April 17, 2017Rethinking Elder Care – Ageism
A subtle form of discrimination permeates our society.
April 14, 2017Rethinking Elder Care – the Dark Side
Uncovering elder abuse is no easy task.
April 13, 2017Rethinking Elder Care – Abuse
The family member who takes twenty dollars to pick up milk and brings back the milk but no change.
April 12, 2017Rethinking Elder Care – It Starts With a Conversation
Our population of elder citizens is growing, along with the issues confronting them.
April 10, 2017Controlling Zika – Vampires and Vegetarians
Uncovering the genetic “master switch” of sex determination in disease-carrying mosquitos.
April 7, 2017Distorted Memory – What is the Truth
Does our memory play tricks on us and effect our perception of the truth?
April 6, 2017Honeybees – Probiotics for Bees
It’s difficult to produce a pesticide that doesn’t have effects on beneficial microorganisms.
April 5, 2017Honeybees – It’s all in the Gut
A honeybee’s best friends just might be the microbiota living in its digestive tract.
April 4, 2017Distorted Memory – Keep a Diary
Memory can mean a million different things to a million different people.
April 3, 2017Distorted Memory – Hold the Cheesecake
Why do impulsive people have a hard time following through on their goals?