Episode 226: How groundwater can help global warming
Studies show groundwater adjusts to climate and stabilizes the soil which plants need to survive.
Apr 03, 2020•5 min
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Episodes
Episode 225: Facing the challenge of diagnosing speech disorders
A University of Arizona researcher is working on an issue critical for Arizona educators.
Mar 27, 2020•5 min
Episode 224: Tracking one of the world's most dangerous snakes
The King Cobra snake possesses a fearsome reputation but is has rarely been studied.
Mar 20, 2020•5 min
Episode 223: What birds can teach us about stress
What the behavior of birds can tell us about how humans respond to stress.
Mar 13, 2020•5 min
Episode 222: Studying and searching for Coronavirus in Tucson
Tracking the source of COVID-19 and looking for traces in Tucson.
Mar 06, 2020•5 min
Episode 221: How science can help feed the world
Using scientific tools to answer the challenge of feeding the world's population.
Feb 28, 2020•5 min
Episode 220: Understanding the positives and negatives of machine learning
The AI revolution comes with great promise, but also peril.
Feb 21, 2020•5 min
Episode 219: What the future holds for biodiversity on our planet
Biodiversity and ecosystems connect Earth's living and physical components.
Feb 14, 2020•5 min
Episode 219: Exploring virtual reality
There's more to VR than just gaming.
Feb 07, 2020•5 min
Episode 218: How extraterrestrial life could affect us on Earth
How finding extraterrestrial life will change the way we live on Earth.
Jan 31, 2020•5 min
Episode 217: Problem-solving on the Navajo Nation
Putting a focus on problem-solving on the Navajo Nation.
Jan 24, 2020•5 min
Episode 216: Exercise, stress and the immune system
Researching the relationship between exercise, stress and the immune system.
Jan 17, 2020•5 min
Episode 215: Conducting research on the cutting edge of particle physics
The Large Hadron Collider in Europe helps scientists make discoveries basic to our understanding of the known universe.
Jan 10, 2020•5 min
Episode 214: The origin of our moon
What's the origin story for Earth's moon?
Jan 03, 2020•5 min
Episode 213: Creating new tools to find out how cells in the human body work
New methods to observe important cellular functions.
Dec 20, 2019•5 min
Episode 212: Vertical farming
Certainly not your grandmother's greenhouse!
Dec 13, 2019•5 min
Episode 211: Trying to understand a virus that infects most of us
Learning more about herpes viruses.
Dec 06, 2019•5 min
Episode 210: Using satellites to measure groundwater usage
How scientists use satellites in earth orbit to measure how much water we can use on the ground.
Nov 29, 2019•5 min
Episode 209: Researching climate change at Biosphere 2
Using Biosphere 2 to research climate change.
Nov 22, 2019•5 min
Episode 208: Osiris-Rex sampling sites advance to the final four.
The University of Arizona-led Osiris-Rex mission is closer to choosing a sampling site. .
Nov 15, 2019•5 min
Episode 207: Fiber optics for the toughest environments
Making fiber optics ready for the harshest environments.
Nov 08, 2019•5 min
Episode 206: The cost of energy independence
Examining the complications behind extracting oil and gas from underneath the Earth's surface.
Nov 01, 2019•5 min
Episode 205: Fighting for the future of chocolate
How plant viruses affect the availability of the foods we eat.
Oct 25, 2019•5 min
Episode 204: Helping teachers keep math interesting
A University of Arizona professor wants to help learners know, use and enjoy mathematics.
Oct 18, 2019•5 min
Episode 203: Predicting forests response to climate change
Investigating how changes in global temperature will affect our forest.
Oct 11, 2019•5 min
Episode 202: Exploring the interaction between man and machine
Exploring our connection with computers
Oct 04, 2019•5 min
Episode 201: Detecting danger from traumatic brain injuries
A University of Arizona biomedical engineer is promoting the use of sensors in mouth guard to detect sports concussions.
Sep 27, 2019•5 min
Episode 200: Climate change clues from prehistoric times
Prehistoric temperature data can help us predict the impact of climate change.
Sep 20, 2019•5 min
Episode 199: A history of eating
Looking back in time to determine what created our dietary habits.
Sep 13, 2019•5 min
Episode 198: Groundwater and climate change
Using computer models to predict the effect of climate change on groundwater in the West.
Sep 06, 2019•5 min
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