The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.
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Third Pod from the Sun is back, and we’re going weekly! We’re breaking things up into six-week mini-series and our first series is all about the true, personal stories from scientists, for everyone. Join us as we combat misconceptions about sharks, learn how to lasso lizards, hear from a Martian here on Earth, spark science joy via TikTok, journey to Antarctica, and fight over food with some capuchins!
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Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS, plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us.
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Chris Webster, MS and Dr. Paul Zimmerman discuss topics between the intersection of archaeology and technology. Join them as they talk Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Sub-Surface monitoring, and all things tech.
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In-depth conversations in applied geophysics from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG). With new episodes monthly, Seismic Soundoff highlights industry leaders; emerging research and technology; the social contributions of geoscience; and the latest geophysical, environmental, and engineering applications.
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Welcome to Energy Bytes - your essential guide to the intersection of data and energy. Hosted by industry veterans John Kalfayan and Bobby Neelon, this podcast dives deep into the world of energy, shedding light on how data, AI, and technology are revolutionizing this sector. Each episode equips listeners with insights into the most efficient tools and resources, paving the way for a data-driven future in energy. From technical nuances to broader industry trends, Energy Bytes offers an unpar ...
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Contaminated Site Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN): Internet Seminar Audio Archives


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Contaminated Site Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN): Internet Seminar Audio Archives
Contaminated Site Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN)
Since 1998, The Contaminated Site Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) website has presented Internet Seminars covering a wide variety of technical topics related to hazardous waste characterization, monitoring, and remediation. For each seminar topic, we have selected the highest-quality offering for placement in our archives. Beginning in May 2005, we began offering these archives via podcast, and this feed contains all seminars archived in the last 6 months. For a complete list of seminars archi ...
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Contaminated Site Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN): Internet Seminar Video Archives


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Contaminated Site Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN): Internet Seminar Video Archives
Contaminated Site Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN)
Since 1998, The Contaminated Site Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) website has presented Internet Seminars covering a wide variety of technical topics related to hazardous waste characterization, monitoring, and remediation. For select seminar topics offered since 2012, we are making complete video recordings available through our archives. This feed contains all video seminars archived in the last 12 months. For a complete list of seminars archived since 2000, please visit http://www.clu-in.or ...
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Coffee Talk: From the Ground Up is an ECS Podcast created to build intentional connections with our employees. From company news to career stories, this podcast is educational, entertaining and encouraging with practical advice you can apply directly to your life.
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We’re back for an all-new season with a new team! Our hosts sit down with an earth scientist and discuss the most recent developments in their field and how these discoveries impact all of us. This podcast is supported by the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto.
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Data Science and Machine Learning in Oil and Gas


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Data Science and Machine Learning in Oil and Gas
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This podcast series was put together by data science intern Leo Elworth to spread knowledge on these hot topics to the broader community. As the buzz around data science and machine learning continues to grow, more and more people are developing a curiosity for these topics, as well as their applications to the specific field of oil and gas. Interviews with expert data scientists and geologists serve to highlight innovative problems and share entertaining anecdotes. Podcast editing assistanc ...
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Dr Judy L Mohr is a real doctor, but not a medical doctor. Nope… The Doc has a PhD in Astronomy on top of her Master in Engineering. She’s not ashamed to admit that she has spent far too long at school. But her love of science extends beyond the stars and machines. Ever wanted to know how the things worked but was confused by all the scientific terms. Come and take a seat as Dr Judy L Mohr explains the world around us in a way we can all understand. Welcome to Conversations in Science
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Steve Roche discusses his current Geoscientists without Borders project addressing volcano preparedness in Guatemala.Steve's GWB project addresses the geohazard resiliency and safety of the communities in Guatemala. His project implements community-based educational workshops about earthquake and volcanic hazards. Steve's project also works to incr…
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Energy Bytes


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From Geophysics to CTO: A Conversation with Andrew Muñoz at 4Cast
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This week we're joined by Andrew Muñoz, the CTO of 4Cast, to delve into the technological frontier of the oil and gas industry. Andrew brings his unique background as a former geophysicist to the conversation, offering keen insights into the sector's evolution. We navigate the intricate landscape of data, user interfaces, and venture capital in oil…
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Why does cancer spread to the spine? Newly discovered stem cells might be the key
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In this episode: 00:45 A new insight into cancers' selective spread Cancer cells can spread to bones in the late stages of disease and in many cancers, cells actually preferentially metastasise to the spine. The reason for this has been a puzzle to researchers for years, but now a team has found a new kind of stem cell that may be involved in this …
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Don't Panic Geocast


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Episode 371 - "Have you tried licking it?"
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This week we talk about mudrock - which sounds pretty self explanatory, but of course geologists have made a complex classification scheme around it. Also we delve into if you should "sleep on it" when making big decisions. Fun Paper Friday Should you sleep on it when making an important decision? Dijksterhuis, Ap, et al. "On making the right choic…
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Invisible forces: Weathering the (academic space) storm
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As a young child in India, Nithin Silvadas picked up Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, and it may have changed his life. From that moment on, he was enraptured with they universe. An undergraduate in engineering (where he literally helped build satellites) and PhD focused on radiation belts around planets (including Earth) later, he’s now a Research Scientist w…
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large and complex class of anthropogenic compounds whose prevalence in the environment are an emerging, worldwide priority in environmental and human health. The ITRC PFAS Team, formed in 2017, has prepared readily accessible materials to present PFAS information to stakeholders, regulators, and poli…
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198: How to chart a successful career in 2023 w/ Kurt Marfurt
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Kurt Marfurt reflects on his career and the recent award of SEG's highest honor, the Maurice Ewing Medal.In this engaging conversation with host Andrew Geary, Kurt shares his reaction to learning about receiving the Maurice Ewing Medal. He offers his major takeaways from various career stops along his path and how his volunteer roles at the SEG adv…
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Nature Podcast


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A mussel-inspired glue for more sustainable sticking
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In this episode: 00:46 A sustainably-sourced, super-strong adhesive The modern world is held together by adhesives, but these fossil-fuel derived materials come at an environmental cost. To overcome this, a team have developed a soya-oil based adhesive, which also takes inspiration from the proteins that marine animals like mussels use to stick fir…
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Energy Bytes


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Data Science Meets Oil Drilling: Derrick Turk's Vision for terminus
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Derrick Turk, CEO of data science consulting firm terminus, joins the show to discuss bringing programming and data science expertise to the oil and gas industry. Derrick explains his background in mechanical engineering and reservoir simulation, and how he eventually started his own company to provide analytics, automation, and custom software for…
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Pascal Polonik and Kate Ricke explain why reducing greenhouse gas emissions does not always improve environmental equity.
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Invisible forces: Gravity of the (Venus) situation
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What goes up must come down, right? Well, what if things go up and come down slightly slower than you might expect? Are there balloons attached? Filled with helium? Are you on Venus? Probably not, but the planet does have a similar gravity to Earth and its planetary scientist Gael Cascioli’s job to learn about gravity, specifically gravitational wa…
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We said if you just pick up a rock, it is probably chert. How does this pervasive rock form? I mean we should have a good idea, right? Fun Paper Friday Time for tea and biscuits... and science. Jones, Ceri, and John Francis. "Direct Uptake of Nutrition and Caffeine Study (DUNCS): biscuit based comparative study." bmj 379 (2022). Contact us: Show Su…
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197: Building confidence in C02 storage with forecasting and monitoring
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Philip Ringrose discusses his upcoming Distinguished Instructor Short Course, "Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Aquifers – Building confidence by forecasting and monitoring."Interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) is growing rapidly as a crucial part of global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.In this conversati…
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Our ancestors lost nearly 99% of their population, 900,000 years ago
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In this episode: 00:30 Early humans pushed to brink of extinction Around 900,000 years ago the ancestors of modern humans were pushed to the brink of extinction, according to new research. Genetic studies suggest that the breeding population of our ancestors in Africa dropped to just 1,280 and didn’t expand again for another 117,000 years. This pop…
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Energy Bytes


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Subsurface to Sabata: Bryan McDowell's Odyssey in Oil and Gas
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This week we sat down with Bryan McDowell from Sabata to discuss his journey in the energy industry. With an educational background in geology, Bryan delves into how he got into the sector, his academic experiences, and the work he's been doing with data science and geology. From sharing his startup journey with Sabata to talking about innovative t…
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Invisible forces: Through the cloud of atmospheric aerosols
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If you’re a scientist in an oceanography department, you’re probably studying the ocean, right? Well, part of your job might be studying things like phytoplankton, the tiny oceanic powerhouses that play a crucial role in our planet's ecosystem. But how about clouds? Oh, and the properties of light, too? Wait a minute… Atmospheric scientist Kirk Kno…
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Recent Advances in Consideration of Ecosystem Services in Contaminated Clean-Ups and Risk Assessments (Aug 31, 2023)
This webinar will introduce some recent advances in consideration of ecosystem services in contaminated site cleanups. The team will introduce concepts, tools, and example applications. Then the audience will be shown how to find newly available resources and places to turn to for consideration of ecosystem services in their cleanup efforts. To vie…
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Audio for "Recent Advances in Consideration of Ecosystem Services in Contaminated Clean-Ups and Risk Assessments," Aug 31, 2023
This webinar will introduce some recent advances in consideration of ecosystem services in contaminated site cleanups. The team will introduce concepts, tools, and example applications. Then the audience will be shown how to find newly available resources and places to turn to for consideration of ecosystem services in their cleanup efforts. To vie…
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The ArchaeoTech Podcast


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Using Lidar to Analyze Chacoan Road Profiles - Ep 208
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We’re talking about Chacoan road networks again! A few years ago we interviewed Sean Field. He was doing research on the road networks coming into and out of Chaco Canyon. Sean Field is at it again with another paper but this time he’s using Lidar to analyze road profiles. It’s an innovative technique and Chris and Paul discuss it on this week’s sh…
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Physicists finally observe strange isotope Oxygen 28 – raising fundamental questions
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In this episode: 00:47 First observation of oxygen 28 Oxygen 28 is an isotope of oxygen with 20 neutrons and eight protons. This strange isotope has long been sought after by physicists, as its proposed unusual properties would allow them to put their theories of how atomic nuclei work to the test. Now, after decades of experiments physicists belie…
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Energy Bytes


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AI, Data, and Oilfields: A Deep Dive with Reishin Toolsi
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In this episode, we dive deep into the realm of data analytics and AI with Reshin Toolsi from Databricks, a company that's driving the future of data science. Highlights of our discussion include: Reishin’s foundational years: A look into his formative education at MIT, where he gained expertise in AI. Unveiling Databricks: How Reishin recognized t…
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Ian Phillips, Rui Zhe Goh, and Chaz Firestone use auditory illusions to explore how people perceive silence.
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Audio long read: Medicine is plagued by untrustworthy clinical trials. How many studies are faked or flawed?
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Investigations suggest that, in some fields, at least one-quarter of clinical trials might be problematic or even entirely made up. Faked or unreliable trials are dangerous, as they could end up being included in the reviews that help inform clinical treatments. However, the extent of the problem in unclear, and many researchers urge stronger scrut…
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Don't Panic Geocast


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Episode 369 - "Collect data in the field, do science at home"
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It takes a lot to plan field work, no matter if it is a day rock hounding or a week in the deep field. This week we talk about what you need to know! Fun Paper Friday You Can Just Put Up a Poster at IMCL and Nobody Will Stop You Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com SWUNG Slack @dontpanicgeo show@dontpanicgeocast.com John…
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Invisible forces: Fielding Earth's magnetic mysteries
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What was the first big project you worked on at your job? An important report? An interesting experiment? How about helping to build a satellite? Ashley Greeley, research scientist in the Heliophysics Division at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, joined us to talk about becoming an expect in talking about imposter syndrome, building innovative devi…
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Brain-reading implants turn thoughts into speech
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In this episode: 00:47 The brain-computer interfaces that help restore communication People with certain neurological conditions can lose the ability to speak as a result of facial paralysis. This week, two teams demonstrate the potential of devices called brain-computer interfaces to help people in these situations communicate. These interfaces wo…
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Energy Bytes


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From the Rig to the Cloud: The Digital Transformation of Drilling with Igor Kuvaev of ROGII
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By John Kalfayan and Bobby Neelon
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You walk outside and find a rock - what is it? Well, that's probably a difficult answer. Also, how round are electrons and how do you even measure that? Fun Paper Friday Science News Article Roussy, Tanya S., et al. "An improved bound on the electron’s electric dipole moment." Science 381.6653 (2023): 46-50. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! …
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Third Pod from the Sun


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Invisible forces: Sharpening our cosmic vision
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When you look up into the night sky, what do you see? Is it a clear picture? Do you see anything at all? What if we could enhance our view of the cosmos and develop technology that promises to clear away cosmic blur? We talked with astrophysicist and nuclear engineer Priya Ghosh, a postdoctoral researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, who bu…
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Paolo Dell'Aversana highlights his article in The Leading Edge, discussing a dual-sensory approach to understanding seismic.In a first for this podcast, host Andrew Geary and Paolo discuss music's role in interpreting seismic. Based on concepts well-established in cognitive sciences, Paolo introduces the idea of expanded imaging in geophysics, usin…
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The ArchaeoTech Podcast


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Machine Learning–Based Identification of Lithic Microdebitage - Ep 207
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We talk to Dr. Markus Eberl about his team’s use of a particle scanner to analyze micro-debitage. They used machine learning to analyze the data set and tried to learn more about early life than we could otherwise. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/207 Links Machine Learning–Based Identif…
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Nature Podcast


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Fruit flies' ability to sense magnetic fields thrown into doubt
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In this episode: 00:49 The search for animals’ magnetic sense sufferers a potential setback Exactly how animals sense Earth’s magnetic field has long eluded researchers. To understand it, many have turned to the fly model Drosophila melanogaster, long thought to be able to detect magnetic fields. However, a recent Nature paper has raised questions …
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Cameron Hecht discusses an intervention targeting high school teachers to improve student retention and diversity in STEM fields.
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We’re journeying into the mysterious world of invisible forces that shape our lives in ways we often overlook for our next series! Join us as we, explore nuclear energy, feel the pull of magnetic fields, and more. We'll also uncover the hidden social and personal elements of science, delving into the subtle currents of bias, perception, and unseen …
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Racism in health: the roots of the US Black maternal mortality crisis
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A perfect storm of factors has led to huge racial disparities in maternal healthcare. In the USA, as abortion clinics continue to close, this inequity is projected to widen. In this podcast from Nature and ScientificAmerican, we hear from leading academics unpacking the racism at the heart of the system. From the historical links between slavery an…
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