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Today, we have a question from listener Rachael Corr. She's expecting her first child wants to know- what is the most environmentally-friendly opti...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2021
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Neurologist Scott Small, author of “Forgetting. The Benefits of Not Remembering,” is an expert on the memory losses of old age and Alzheimer’s dis...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2021
  • Length: 09:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Last year, we answered this question from Marius, a third-grader at Heights Elementary School in Sharon, Massachusetts. He wanted to know- Can glo...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2021
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Today, we’re going to talk about eating. How will climate change affect our food?

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  • Added: Jul 19, 2021
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: stef m.shuster
If you think medical treatment for the trans gender population sounds like a straightforward, easily addressed protocol. It’s not. Even today it’s ...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Annie Murphy Paul
If someone said to you, “You’re out of your mind,” you might feel insulted. On the other hand, you could take that as a compliment. Research is fin...

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  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
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Caption: Peter T. Coleman
Once a segment of the population becomes miserable, stabilization begins. That shouldn’t be a goal in American politics, but it certainly seems lik...

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  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
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There's a long tradition of Japanese folklore around the possible relationship between large mushroom harvests and lightning. Researchers decided t...

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  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 2
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For the past few weeks or so, my eyes have been scratchy and I’ve had a runny nose. And I’m not alone. A lot of people are feeling the effects of s...

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  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
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Caption: Angela Chen says her book, Ace, "invites everyone to rethink pleasure and intimacy.", Credit: Photo by Sylvie Roskoff.
Quick, what’s your sexuality? Most of us know roughly where we fall on the Kinsey scale that goes from 0 to 6. But have you considered the asexual ...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
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Today, we have a question from Keith Munslow, a musician from Providence. He and his wife drink a lot of seltzer. They recently switched to making ...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 03:40
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Today, we’re going to talk about painting roofs white. Some experts say white shingles could lower electricity bills and cool down hot cities. So, ...

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  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 03:56
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On our show, we talk a lot about how to reduce our carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions. But some scientists are developing another approach to climat...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 03:51
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Today, we have a question from listener Todd Penoyer. He does maintenance for retail shopping centers in southeastern Massachusetts and he uses a l...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2021
  • Length: 03:56
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These days, it seems like there’s an organic option for every type of food out there, including meat. But organic usually means more expensive. Tha...

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  • Added: Apr 05, 2021
  • Length: 03:54
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How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history? Infectious disease specialist Dr. Joyce Sanchez says th...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2021
  • Length: 28:40
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Caption: Our Changing Seas IV (2019), Credit: Courtney Mattison
On our show, we tell stories to make climate change seem less overwhelming. We know that our episodes are no replacement for massive policy changes...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
Caption: Mr. Yuk, the poster child for poisoning prevention, debuted in 1971., Credit: The Mr. Yuk logo is a registered trademark of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Used with permission
He's mean. He's green. He's the poster child for poisoning prevention. And he's turning 50!

  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 16:40
Caption: Takeout in Paris
I order a lot of takeout food these days. And I often cringe when I see the packaging, especially when I get all of those little soy sauce packets....

  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 03:54
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There are about 5.5 million different species of bugs and they make up nearly 80% of all animals on Earth. But all is not well with the world’s mos...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:53
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Today, we have a question from listener Tom Chun. Recently, his water heater stopped working. Tom didn’t have time to spare, so he just went with t...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 03:46
Caption: Places like Iceland have high albedo, Credit: Fatima Husain
Take a look out your window. What color is the ground? It turns out that what you see plays a big role in the speed of climate change.

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
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If you follow the news about climate change, you’ve probably heard the phrase “net zero.” But what does “net zero” really mean?

  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:37
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Today we have a question from Natalie Herbermann. She’s heard that when you put your clothes in the washing machine, they can leave behind harmful ...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 03:44
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Taking into account the energy that goes into making a whole new car, is it more energy-efficient to keep the gas car you already have, or to get a...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 04:00