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April 27 · 26 min
The Loneliness Epidemic – CSU Researcher Natalie Pennington
The Loneliness Epidemic – Social media fuels extra risk. Especially vulnerable are people undergoing transitions . . . such as college students, who today share what can lead loneliness and how to heal from it.
April 21 · 27 min
Forest as Superorganism: What it means to Clearcut.
On this week’s How on Earth, Beth speaks with Suzanne Simard, professor and researcher at the University of British Columbia, about her book, WHEN THE FOREST BREATHES, both a call to action, and a journey into the heart of British Columbia’s old growth...
April 14 · 26 min
Buy Now Pay Later – Enticement or Addiction?
Buy Now Pay Later – is this lending service simply enticing, or is it addictive? For the GenZ 20 somethings that are its biggest users, is Buy Now Pay Later a danger or a deal? CU Boulder student and Howonearth volunteer Juliana Krigsman speaks with...
April 7 · 25 min
Women’s Health Pt. III: Menopause & the Brain
The Brain on Menopause (start time: 01:24) In this week’s show, we offer the finale of our three-part series on menopause and women’s health. We focus on a most precious organ: the brain. And we discuss how hormones such as estrogen and cortisol affec...
March 31 · 27 min
A Brain Circuit That Switches Acute to Chronic Pain
On this week’s How on Earth, Beth talks with neuroscientist and chronic pain researcher Jayson Ball. He recently completed a study of a novel brain circuit involved in generating chronic pain. Since finishing his graduate studies at CU Boulder,
March 24 · 27 min
Conserving Imperiled Prairie Dogs, Raptors & Their Grasslands
Preserving prairie dog+raptor ecosystem (start time: 5:03) Spring has just begun, even if winter hardly visited Colorado. On the plains, prairie dog colonies seem to be in full swing. However, populations of these keystone species have plummeted,
March 17 · 26 min
Pollinator Power & Precarity
The Power of Precarity of Pollinators (start time: 8:01) This extremely warm winter in Colorado has delivered early spring blooms, and thus early appearances of some pollinators. In this week’s show we explore the world of pollinators,
March 3 · 27 min
The Scale of the Universe
How big is the universe – not just in the scale of distance but also the scale of time? What do those…astronomical…scales mean about us humans on Earth and how can we understand and measure such vast expanses? In this episode, our guest,

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