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    Our Microbes, Ourselves: Soil Bacteria Treat Stress Disorders May 24, 2016
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    Photo credit: Susan Moran
    Photo credit: Susan Moran

    Microbes and Stress Resilience (starts 5:13) If you’re worried that some dirt still clings to your skin under your fingernails after planting or weeding in the garden, fear not. In fact, the more you feel and even breathe its fumes, the better, research suggests. As part of our series called “Our Microbes, Ourselves,” we explore today a newly published study that adds to a growing body of research into the benefits of certain soil and gut microbes on our mental and physical health. Dr. Christopher Lowry, an associate professor of integrative physiology at the University of Colorado-Boulder, discusses with host Susan Moran the study, which he led. It shows that a common soil bacterium called M. vaccae can boost the immune system to help fight stress and inflammation. The research, published last week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was conducted on mice, but the health implications for humans are far-reaching.

    Hosts: Joel Parker, Susan Moran
    Producer: Susan Moran
    Engineer: Joel Parker
    Executive Producer: Shelley Schlender

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    GoldLab Symposium: Standing Together—Health Care for Our Common Good May 17, 2016
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    2016 Illustration for Gold Lab Symposium

    ((Starts 00:00)) Today we speak with Larry Gold, founder of the GoldLab Symposium that brings scientists and thinkers from around the world to share their perspectives about health and healthcare. The theme of this year’s symposium is: Standing Together—Health Care for Our Common Good

    Host / Producer / Engineer: Shelley Schlender
    Executive Producer: Shelley Schlender

    2016 Graduation Special (part 2) May 05, 2016
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    diploma-and-graduation-hatIn this follow-up episode of our “Graduation Special” we talk with three more guests graduating with science Ph.D.’s from the University of Colorado in Boulder. They join us to talk about their thesis research, their grad school experiences, and what they have planned next:

    CarleighSamson_headshotCarleigh Samson – Environmental Engineering Program
    Topic: Modeling Relationships between Climate, Source Water Quality and Disinfection Byproduct Formation and Speciation in Treated Drinking Water


    View More: http://americanchemicalsociety.pass.us/headshotsPatrick Barbour – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Topic: Property-Guided Synthesis of Tricyclic Indolines to Confront Antibiotic Resistance in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    94938Greg Thompson – Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
    Topic: Advances in a Microphysics Parameterization to Predict Supercooled Liquid Water and Application to Aircraft Icing

    Host / Engineer : Shelley Schlender
    Producer : Joel Parker
    Executive Producer : Shelley Schlender

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    2016 Graduation Special (part 1) May 05, 2016
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    diploma-and-graduation-hatThe graduation season is upon us and our guests in today’s show will be graduating with science Ph.D.’s from the University of Colorado in Boulder. They join us to talk about their thesis research, their grad school experiences, and what they have planned next:

    greg_banditGreg Salvesen – Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
    Topic: Rethinking Accretion Disks Around Black Holes


    small_headshotJesse Nusbaumer – Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
    Topic: An Examination of Atmospheric River Moisture Transport and Hydrology Using an Isotope-enabled Climate Model

    Odessa ReunionOdessa Gomez – Environmental Engineering Program
    Topic: Characterizing Responses of Primary Biological Aerosols to Oxidative Atmospheric Conditions

    Host / Producer / Engineer : Joel Parker
    Executive Producer: Shelley Schlender

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    Foundations for Leaders Organizing for Water and Sustainability // Quantified Self May 04, 2016
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    CU Environmental Center Helps Bring Energy and Water Conservation to Affordable Housing Residents(Starting at 6:30) FLOWS bridges social justice and environmental issues. FLOWS provides leadership training opportunities, green job skills, and free energy and water upgrades while building partnerships between CU students and staff and community members. They partner with and work primarily for low-income communities for water and energy conservation (the communities most in need of lower energy and water bills). They joined us to talk about their new training program coming up this May. Find out more about their program here .

    (Starting at 20:14)Michael Skirpan is a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Computer Science Department. He worked with a collaborative team to create a project called quantified self, an immersive data experience that debuted the last weekend in April. Listen in to hear more about this half performance-half data experience and find out when it will be happening again here.

    Hosts:Kendra Krueger
    Producer: Kendra Krueger
    Engineer: Kendra KRueger
    Additional contributions: Shelley Schlender
    Executive Producer: Shelley Schlender

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    The Most Perfect Thing: A Bird’s Egg Apr 19, 2016
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    The Most Perfect Thing Book Cover((Starts 00:00)) We speak via Skype with Renowned English Ornithologist Tim Birkhead, about “The Most Perfect Thing.” That’s the title of his new book. It’s all about taking a scientific look inside, and outside, a bird’s egg.

    Host: Shelley Schlender
    Producer:Shelley Schlender
    Engineer:Shelley Schlender
    Executive Producer: Shelley Schlender

    A History of Water in Colorado’s Front Range Apr 13, 2016
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    land made of waterHost Beth Bennett interviews Bob Crifasi, author of A Land Made of Water (starts at 4’55”). Bob works in water management and planning and is an environmental scientist with over 25yr experience. He was the Water Resources Administrator for the city of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks Dept. He has served on board of directors of 11 ditch companies and as the president of several, supervising all aspects of ditch operation.

    Hosts: Beth Bennett, Alejandro Soto
    Producer: Beth Bennett
    Engineer: Maeve Conran
    Additional contributions: Shelley Schlender
    Executive Producer: Shelley Schlender

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    Across the Universe – You Can’t Get There From Here Apr 05, 2016
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    grinspoon-perkowitz-galaxy
    This special edition of How on Earth is produced in conjunction with the Conference on World Affairs. Our guests are two of the participants of the Conference: astrobiologist Dr. David Grinspoon and physicist Dr. Sidney Perkowitz. In keeping with the traditional format of the conference panels, our guests will start by talking about their interpretation of the topic “Across the Universe – You Can’t Get There From Here”, and we’ll go from there and see where in the universe we end up.

    Host / Producer / Engineer : Joel Parker
    Executive Producer: Shelley Schlender

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    Prairie Wildfire // Predicting Heat Waves // Mapping Nitrogen Pollution Mar 30, 2016
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    credit Karen McKinnon - Pacific ocean and atmosphere can predict a heat wave in the Eastern US.
    credit Karen McKinnon – Pacific ocean and atmosphere can predict a heat wave in the Eastern US.

    Prairie Fire (start time: 0:57) Journalist and Megafire expert Michael Kodas discusses the raging Kansas prairie fire and how it compares to wildfires in Colorado.

    Pacific Temperatures Predict New York Heat Waves (start time: 6:58) Climatologist Karen McKinnon says it’s possible to use precise monitoring of Pacific Ocean surface temperatures to predict heat waves on the East Coast 50 days in advance.

    Mapping Nitrogen Pollution (start time: 15:45)CU scientist Sam Simkin explains how human-caused nitrogen pollution may be killing off plant diversity throughout the US . . . and his maps show where.

    Hosts: Shelley Schlender, Susan Moran
    Producer: Shelley Schlender
    Engineer: Shelley Schlender
    Additional Contributions: Tom Yulsman
    Executive Producer: Joel Parker

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    The Science of Mind Over Body Mar 15, 2016
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    Cure-US-coverMind+Body Science (start time: 4:52): If you’ve ever struggled to decide whether to see a Western conventional doctor or an “alternative” medical practitioner for ailments ranging from a compromised immune system to irritable bowel syndrome, you are aware of a deep divide between the two camps. Dr. Jo Marchant, a British geneticist and science writer, has delved into the science and politics of mind-body connections in her new book. It’s called Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body. She discusses this journey with host Susan Moran. (We played snippets from the interview during the recent pledge-drive show. Thanks to you, listener-members, for your support! And thanks, Crown Publishers, for allowing KGNU to give copies of Cure to those who pledged during the show.

    Headlines (0:56 – 4:30) 1) Analyzing the molecular signature from our body’s microbial communities might be used in the future to link suspects to crimes definitively. 2) New research explores whether molecules behave like predatory animals when it comes to foraging for food.

    Hosts: Beth Bennett, Susan Moran
    Producer: Beth Bennett
    Engineer: Beth Bennett
    Headline Contributor: Beth Bennett
    Executive Producer: Joel Parker

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