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Last 20 Shows Diving Into Danger Scientists are excited about the Bahamas, and it’s not just the tropical vacations that have their interest. It’s what’s underneath the surface of the islands—huge caves systems filled with water. They’re called blue holes, and deep inside of them lie clues to past climate change, new species of invertebrates, even human remains from people who lived on the islands long before Columbus visited. In this podcast, hear from Kenny Broad, a researcher who led a diving expedition into b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Shaping SkullsFor thousands of years, people around the world have modified their bodies with tattoos and piercings. But some cultures, like the ancient Inca in Peru, took that practice beyond skin deep. They sometimes used ropes and boards to slowly change the shape of human skulls. It’s a process called “cranial modification.” In this podcast, bioarcheologist Valerie Andrushko explains.
Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interview by Melissa Salpietra. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Finding the Lost CityEgyptologist Mark Lehner thinks it took almost 20,000 people to build the Great Pyramids. But where did all those workers live? In this podcast, Lehner describes how he found evidence of a “lost city” on the Giza plateau.
Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interview by Peter Tyson. Music courtesy Pharaoh's Daughter (freemusicarchive.org/music/Pharaohs_Daughter/), Selva de Mar (freemusicarchive.org/music/Selva_de_Mar/), and APMmusic. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Notes from the Pluto FilesWhile filming "The Pluto Files" Neil deGrasse Tyson and NOVA producer Terri Randall took a cross-country journey to trace the history of that distant cosmic body. Along the way, they met with the family of the late Clyde Tombaugh—the man who discovered Pluto in 1930. In this podcast, Neil talks to Terri about his experience on the trip.
Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interview by Terri Randall. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, Dav ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Surprises in Your GenesIn order to develop from an embryo, animals as different as fruit flies and humans call on a nearly identical set of genes. But how does this one common genetic toolkit create so many different species? It turns out that it's not the genes you have-it's how you use them.
Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interviews by John Rubin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Pu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Big Thinkers: If Darwin Were HereWe've come a long way toward understanding evolution since the “Origin of Species” was first published 150 years ago. So what would Darwin think if he could see his theory's impact today-both on a scientific and social level? In this podcast, oceanographer Sylvia Earle, historian Jim Moore, and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker offer their best guesses.
Podcast produced by David Levin and Susan K. Lewis. Original interviews by Susan K. Lewis and David Espar. NOVA is produced by WGBH in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Big Thinkers: Why Does Evolution Matter?150 years ago, Charles Darwin published the “Origin of Species”, a book that changed science forever. But why is it still important to understand his theories today? In this podcast, oceanographer Sylvia Earle, biologist Ken Miller, and the late paleontologist Steven Jay Gould offer their takes on the subject.
Podcast produced by David Levin and Susan K. Lewis. Original interviews by Susan K. Lewis and David Espar. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by Exx ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Big Thinkers: Evolution and GodEven though Darwin's theory is the foundation of modern biology, it's still controversial in some religious circles. But was evolution considered a serious threat to religion in Darwin's day? And can devoutly religious people accept evolution today? In this podcast, historian Jim Moore, professor of philosophy Dan Dennett, and Biologist Ken Miller weigh in on the subject.
Podcast produced by David Levin and Susan K. Lewis. Original interviews by Susan K. Lewis and David Espar. NOVA is prod ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chasing Down DinnerEvolving an ability to run long distances might have been key to survival for early humans. In this podcast, we talked to Dan Lieberman, an evolutionary biologist at Harvard University, to find out why.
Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interview by Gaia Remerowski. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
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How We Became HumanToday, humans are rapidly changing the world's climate-but some anthropologists think climate may have once changed us. In this podcast, Rick Potts, director of the Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, explains why a rapidly shifting environment could have shaped early human behavior.
Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interview by Graham Townsley. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Portland Science PubIn this podcast, Neil deGrasse Tyson visits Portland, Oregon, to participate in a monthly event called the “Science Pub.” Sponsored by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, the “Pub” invites researchers to talk about their work, answer audience questions, and have a beer. It's a science conversation done Oregon style. The original event lasted over two hours, but we trimmed the Q&A down to about 30 minutes.
Podcast edited by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Fun ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Cosmic Perspective: Looking UpAs an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on looking up at the night sky.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
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Cosmic Perspective: Bad NewsAs an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on bad news.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Ins ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Cosmic Perspective: The Search for LifeAs an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on the search for life in the universe.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Cosmic Perspective: Dark MatterAs an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on dark matter.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
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Cosmic Perspective: WaterAs an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on finding water on other planets.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the How ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Cosmic Perspective: Coming To Our SensesAs an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on coming to our senses.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
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Cosmic Perspective: Finding PlanetsAs an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on the search for other planets.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howar ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Cosmic Perspective: Northern LightsAs an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on the Northern Lights.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
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Cosmic Perspective: CarbonAs an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on the element carbon.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
Major funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes M ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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