Month: July 2017
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Hidden Persuaders
Could colors affect our willingness to purchase a product?
July 28, 2017Bicycles of the Future
Bicycles are evolving in their design and the way they fit into the cityscape.
July 27, 2017Taking Back the Streets
Want to improve your health, brighten your day and lessen air pollution in one easy step?
July 26, 2017The Commuter Bike
The ideal bike to ride to work?
July 25, 2017Bike to Work!
In the Netherlands, about one-quarter of all trips in the entire country are made by bicycle.
July 24, 2017Rediscovering the Bicycle
Many US cities have come to a new appreciation of two-wheel transport.
July 21, 2017Cultural Forest
Learning from indigenous Thailanders how to manage an endangered ecosystem.
July 20, 2017Saving Organs – A Pipe at a Time
Can chemistry keep some of the world’s oldest organs from turning to dust?
July 19, 2017More Than a Caw
Are crows songbirds?
July 18, 2017The Flying Toolmaker
Humans aren’t the only animals with tools.
July 17, 2017Raven Language
Gurgles, knocks, the sound of bells… a car on the fritz?
July 14, 2017Raven or Crow?
Crows and ravens may both be large, black birds, but they have very distinct voices.
July 13, 2017A Sticky Business
A woodpecker has devised a clever strategy to protect its nests from snakes.
July 12, 2017Master of Excavation
It’s the only woodpecker that excavates cavities in a living pine tree.
July 11, 2017The Woodpecker Who Stays Home
Young Red Cockaded Woodpeckers help raise their brothers and sisters until their father dies.
July 10, 2017Musical Empathy, Wired
Science and art intertwine to explore the relationship between emotion and music.
July 7, 2017Digital Luthier
Tapping into the emotional states of performers and their audience.
July 6, 2017Emotions Become Music
Can we translate emotions directly to musical sound, with a little help from computers?
July 5, 2017Decision-Making – Art or Science?
Do we base our understanding on evidence or opinion?
July 4, 2017What is Science?
Let the evidence lead the answer to your hunch, not the other way around.
July 3, 2017Cancer, Mutations and Evolution
Could there be positive outcomes from cancer as a result of mutation?