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Can we harness electricity from eels?
From: Possibly
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Recently, we got a question from one of our listeners. Matt from Providence wants to know - can we harness electricity from electric eels? We were ...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 4
Why are we replanting the Atlantic Forest?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re traveling to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, the second largest rainforest in Brazil— behind the Amazon Rainforest. Today it stands at ...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
How does Rhode Island’s new community choice aggregation program work?
From: Possibly
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If you live in Rhode Island, there’s a decent chance you got some version of this letter, too. That’s because last year, seven towns in Rhode Islan...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 2
Can I trust the solar panel companies that knock on my door?
From: Possibly
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Recently, I’ve had a lot of people knocking on my door, trying to sell me solar panels. It happened just last week! I wanted to find out if they ar...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
How do you recycle oyster shells?
From: Possibly
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One of the great parts about living in the Ocean State is getting to eat fresh shellfish. But what happens to the shells after we slurp down those ...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 2
Why are we still worried about lead?
From: Possibly
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Lead paint and leaded gasoline haven’t been used in American homes or cars for nearly 30 years. But, researchers say that these sources of lead are...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
774-Loss and Gain
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Vera Rubin Main Telescope Under Construction, Credit: Eric Christensen
The Catalina Sky Survey searches the sky as rapidly as possible in search of Earth approaching objects that could pose a threat to our home planet....

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  • Added: Nov 26, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
How do we convince people to make climate-conscious decisions?
From: Possibly
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I’ve learned so many great sustainability tips during my time at Possibly! But often I find it hard to convince my friends to change their habits, ...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 2
What’s happening to the world’s glaciers?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from one of our reporters, Kolya Shields. They keep seeing timelapse photos showing ice sheets shrinking faster and faste...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
How much energy does it take to run ChatGPT?
From: Possibly
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Everybody is talking about ChatGPT, the new machine-learning tool for answering questions. These giant computer models need a whole lot of computi...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 2
Why are we breaking records for the hottest day on record?
From: Possibly
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When people talk about climate change, it’s often described as something that might happen in the future. But, we’ve been breaking records for the ...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Should I bring a reusable mug to the coffee shop?
From: Possibly
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If you’re a coffee drinker like me, you might feel a little guilty about all those paper cups you end up tossing out when you visit a café. But n...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
What’s the most energy efficient way to make my coffee?
From: Possibly
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There are a lot of ways to make your morning coffee. You could use a French press, a drip machine, a machine with coffee pods…the list goes on and ...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
How can we get more energy from heat in the ground?
From: Possibly
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We’ve used the Earth’s heat as an industrial energy source for over a century, but geothermal power only plays a minor role in our energy grid. Why...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Should I idle my car or stop and restart?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re taking on a question from listener Megan Heinz. She often picks up her son at his school in the car pickup line. And she's wondering if...

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  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 2
What do we do about methane leaks in our neighborhoods?
From: Possibly
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We know methane is a really potent greenhouse gas, and in other episodes, we’ve talked about what the federal government is doing to crack down on ...

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  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Can art help fight climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Climate Stripes, Credit: Ed Hawkins
Today, we have a question from one of our reporters, Kolya Shields. They're an artist, and they want to know- can art help fight climate change?

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 4
Cryptocurrency uses a lot of energy. Does it have to?
From: Possibly
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Public interest in cryptocurrencies has been on a bit of a rollercoaster over the past few years. But there’s one thing that hasn’t really changed-...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 1
What do you do when rising waters threaten a neighborhood?
From: Possibly
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Warren, Rhode Island is one of the smallest towns in the smallest state — but when it comes to dealing with climate change, it has big plans. Locat...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
Should we be turning our lights off for birds?
From: Possibly
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Today’s question comes from one of our listeners. Dorothy wrote in to ask us: “Efforts to turn off lights for migrating birds are taking off acros...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Why are we seeing more floods in cities?
From: Possibly
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Last year, Kolya from our Possibly team I worked with the Providence Stormwater Innovation Center. Their job was to track flooding across the cit...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 3
Our 2023 resolutions
From: Possibly
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As we head into a new year, our Possibly team decided to think about all of our episodes and how they might inspire our resolutions for 2023. Here'...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Celebrating Planetary Radio’s 20th Anniversary with Bill Nye
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Host Mat Kaplan reports from the Red Planet on Planetary Radio's 20th anniversary.
Join the Planetary Society’s CEO and others as we mark Planetary Radio’s entry into its third decade.

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
How did Rhode Island get the first offshore wind farm in the country?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re traveling to Block Island, the vacation spot off the southern coast of Rhode Island. Block Island is also famous for its offshore wind...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 2
When did we start recycling?
From: Possibly
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We get a lot of questions about recycling, asking what to do with aluminum cans, glass, paper, or even plastic. All this has me wondering- when did...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2