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This
48-minute
radio
broadcast
discusses
the
future
of
cosmology
with
scientists
from
a
meeting
on
that
subject
in
Cleveland
in
October
2003.
The
conference
aimed
to
tackle
some
big
questions
for
thinking
about
the
universe
-
from
the
prospects
for
the
existence
of
extra
dimensions,
to
the
best
tools
to
push
the
frontiers
of
astrophysics.
Topics
discussed
include
dark
energy
fueling
the
accelerating
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The
first
of
these
two
radio
broadcasts
is
a
14-minute
segment
that
discusses
the
controversy
over
using
the
word
'evolution'
and
how
education
officials
in
the
state
of
Georgia
reconsidered
a
controversial
plan
that
would
have
stricken
the
word
from
the
state
science
curriculum,
to
be
replaced
with
the
phrase
'biological
change
over
time'.
The
second
segment
is
a
33-minute
long
discussion
with
physicist
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This
radio
broadcast
explores
the
science,
history
and
culture
of
the
beach;
the
problems
of
beach
erosion
as
a
result
of
sea
levels,
storms
and
overdevelopment;
and
where
the
best
beaches
are
and
why
they
are
the
best.
The
show
discusses
the
natural
fluctuations
of
the
amount
of
sand
on
beaches,
how
beaches
rebuild
themselves,
efforts
at
beach
replenishment,
the
formation
of
barrier
islands,
the
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This
radio
documentary
provides
an
at-length
discussion
of
the
problem
of
global
warming.
Topics
include
evidence
of
climate
change
over
the
last
140,000
years,
obtained
by
drilling
core
samples
into
polar
ice
sheets;
the
possibility
of
disruption
in
the
system
of
global
oceanic
currents;
and
ideas
on
how
to
reduce
the
human
contribution
to
global
warming.
The
broadcast
is
51
minutes
and
40
seconds
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This radio broadcast describes the El Nino climate phenomena of 1998 and how the El Nino weather pattern caused untold damage and unusual climate effects in 1998. This sound clip lasts 3 minutes and 26 seconds.
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This
radio
broadcast
describes
a
report
in
the
latest
issue
of
the
journal
Science
that
says
humans
may
have
been
responsible
for
wiping
out
some
of
the
largest
animals
on
Earth
thousands
of
years
ago.
The
show
reports
findings
in
Australia
that
point
to
animal
extinctions
being
caused
by
human
fires,
and
also
considers
whether
extinctions
may
have
been
caused
by
natural
fires
or
disease.
This
clip
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This radio broadcast reports that a lakebed in Ecuador contains a geologic record of the past 15,000 years of El Nino activity. Evidently, El Nino phenomena were not always so severe. Some scientists have theorized that as El Nino got worse, it actually affected the development of ancient cultures. This sound clip lasts 3 minutes and 38 seconds.
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This
48
minute
radio
broadcast
discusses
how
a
switch
between
using
fossil
fuels
-
oil,
coal,
natural
gas
-
with
cleaner
burning
hydrogen
might
occur,
thereby
lowering
production
of
the
greenhouse
gas
(carbon
dioxide)
and
stopping
global
warming.
The
show
also
considers
a
report
published
in
the
journal,
Science,
that
says
no
new
technology
is
needed
to
reduce
carbon
dioxide
emissions.
There
is
discussion
...
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This
48
minute
radio
broadcast
contains
three
fish
tales.
First
discussed
is
the
fact
that
researchers
have
found
that
much
of
the
fish
sold
as
red
snapper
in
the
United
States
may
actually
be
something
else.
The
show
explores
the
unusual
behavior
of
the
midshipman
fish,
which
hums
to
attract
a
mate.
New
research
indicates
a
connection
between
the
hormone
levels
in
the
female
of
the
species
and
its
...
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