Undark: Truth, Beauty, Science
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 35:41:25
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Synopsis
This is Undark. Were a digital science magazine situated at that place where science, culture, and politics collide. Tune in for in-depth interviews with some of the worlds top science journalists, a healthy serving of media criticism, and reported pieces from the intersection of science and society. Hosted by the former editor of The New York Times' weekly Science Times section, David Corcoran.
Episodes
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Ep. 43: A Reality Check on Regenerative Agriculture
31/01/2020 Duration: 28minThis month: A new farming method has been touted as better for the earth and for struggling farmers. Some are putting these claims to the test.
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Ep. 42: Screening Illicit Drugs to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths
30/12/2019 Duration: 35minThis month: Harm reduction organizations take a controversial step in checking illicit drugs for fentanyl.
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Ep. 41: India's Battle to Control Forest Fires
26/11/2019 Duration: 26minThis month: The story of a devastating wildfire in India reveals how a complex tangle of law, policy, and science are hindering the country's efforts to contain and prevent forest fires.
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Ep. 40: The Struggle to Change an HIV Narrative
30/10/2019 Duration: 34minThis month: The history of a destigmatizing message about HIV transmission and how it finally made it to the public.
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Ep. 39: Solving the Deadly Transplantable Organ Shortage
23/09/2019 Duration: 23minThis month: A penetrating look at the trials of patients with kidney failure, and the doctors working to make more lifesaving transplants possible.
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Ep. 36: Fighting the Flu, Green Burials, and Teen Vaccinations
01/05/2019 Duration: 36minThis month: the quest for a universal flu shot, the trend of low-carbon burials, and understanding medical consent laws for minors.
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Ep 37: Crisis Mapping, Tracking Citations, and Sexual Harassment in Science
01/05/2019 Duration: 36minThis month: using social media in search and rescue, developing a more accurate way to track citations, and tackling sexual harassment in science.
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Ep. 38: Mosquito Music, Wildlife Poaching, and Imaging a Black Hole
01/05/2019 Duration: 39minThis month: testing the effect of Skrillex on mosquitos, addressing poaching in Uganda, and public response to the first image of a black hole.
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Ep. 35: Listening to Glaciers, Overcoming Addiction, and Saving a ‘Marine Serengeti’
12/02/2019This month: using audio data to track sea ice loss, the efficacy of medication-assisted treatment, and fighting for a national underwater monument.
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Ep. 34: The Tree of Life, Science in the White House, and the Year at Undark
08/01/2019 Duration: 46min -
Ep. 33: Fecal Transplants, Encounters With Cadavers, and Ordinary People Shaping Science
08/01/2019 Duration: 43min -
Ep. 32: Decentralized Internet, a Trip into Space, and a Roiling Debate Among Science Writers
30/10/2018 Duration: 38minEp. 32: Decentralized Internet, a Trip into Space, and a Roiling Debate Among Science Writers by
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Ep. 31: Urban Heat Islands, Hardwired Trees, and America's Disjointed System of Medical Records
05/10/2018 Duration: 25min -
Ep. 31: Urban Heat Islands, Hardwired Trees, and America's Disjointed System of Medical Records
05/10/2018 Duration: 44minThis month: building a heat map with the help of citizen scientists, monitoring an Estonian forest, and the heartbreaking cost of fragmented care.
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Ep. 30: Wildfires, Snake Rescues, and the Devastating Effects of Air Pollution
31/08/2018 Duration: 32minThis month: the toll of human-caused wildfires, rescuing snakes to prevent human-animal conflict, and capturing the impacts of an ambient killer. Transcript and individual segments available at https://undark.org/article/podcast-30-wildfires-snakes-air-pollution Update: An earlier version of this podcast and transcript provided an incorrect description of PM2.5, a scientific and regulatory term referring to fine particulate matter that is 2.5 micrometers or smaller in diameter. Although particulate pollution larger than 2.5 micrometers is generally considered less hazardous, it is still a public health concern. There is also no meaningful lower threshold for particulate pollution below 2.5 micrometers that can be considered safe.
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Ep. 29: CBD for Dogs, Plastic Pollution, and the History of Heredity
31/07/2018 Duration: 37minJoin former NYT Science Times editor David Corcoran for a discussion with popular science writer and prolific book author Carl Zimmer about the history of heredity, and why you can’t boil down something as complex as intelligence to a couple of genes. Also, podcast host Kasha Patel talks with Undark’s Matters of Fact and Tracker columnist Michael Schulson about the safety of CBD, or cannabidiol, for dogs; and science journalist Anja Krieger takes listeners to the small German town of Schleswig, where a major leak has sparked a big debate.
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Ep. 28: Capturing Carbon Dioxide, Chasing Tornadoes, and Communicating Climate Impacts
27/06/2018 Duration: 37minDavid Corcoran talks with former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy about bridging the gap between science and the public. Also: an airplane ride-along with a group of tornado chasers from the NOAA, a closer look a carbon dioxide study with big implications, and game of Two Truths and Lie.
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Ep. 27: The Bees of Bandelier, Snail Memories, Is Science Really Broken?
31/05/2018 Duration: 42minOur latest podcast looks at the resilience of bees; a study in memory transfer; and an attack on science.
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Ep. 26 The Fate of the Delta Smelt
30/04/2018 Duration: 35minA tiny fish is fast disappearing from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Many ecologists consider it a sign that both the local ecosystem and the nation’s approach to conservation are in crisis.
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Ep. 25 Lead and Kids
30/03/2018 Duration: 38minIn this episode of the Undark podcast, we talk with reporter Charles Schmidt about his article on a misguided U.S. crackdown on lead poisoning. Also, Vanessa Schipani on media violence and Garrett Tiedemann on the personal toll of a genetic disorder.