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Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. Macfarlane takes listeners on three unforgettable journeys teeming with extraordinary people, stories, and places: to the miraculous cloud-forests and mountain streams of Ecuador, to the wounded creeks and lagoons of India, and to the spectacular wild rivers of Canada.

Beyond Human Thought: Evolution and History of Artificial Intelligence is a captivating journey through the strange, surprising, and often bewildering world of AI—from its philosophical roots in ancient myths to the mind-bending technology shaping our future. This book unpacks how humans went from dreaming about intelligent machines to actually building them. Beyond Human Thought explores the breakthroughs, the blunders, and the brilliant minds behind one of the most revolutionary forces in human history.

The result of of more than a decade of meticulous research, Before the Birds Sang Words is a scholarly, fascinating and playful deep dive into the creation of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, the timeless Audio-Animatronic musical revue that’s been delighting Disneyland audiences for over sixty years. Detailing not only the genesis and evolution of the revolutionary attraction, this is a story that also explores the contributing influences and passions of the man who spearheaded it—in turn becoming one of Walt Disney’s most personal projects.

This week, we’re coming at you with a classic TPWKY episode on one of the most notorious poisons out there: strychnine. Although strychnine might not flash across too many headlines these days, it was once imported by the ton in certain regions of the world. What did people want with so much strychnine? Depends on who you ask. Maybe it was for a revitalizing tonic, maybe a rat poison, or maybe it was to murder the founder of a famous university. Tune in to learn how this deadly poison acts on the body and keep listening for a very special musical treat. Support this podcast by shopping our...

Prairies are an ecosystem that historically spanned the center of this continent from the Rocky Mountains to east of the Mississippi and from Texas north to Saskatchewan. Although less than 5% of that prairie remains today, it is critical habitat for a number of invertebrates. Prairies are incredibly diverse and hold many exciting stories.To help us explore prairies and their critters is prairie ecologist Chris Helzer. Chris works for the Nature Conservancy as the Director of Science and Stewardship in Nebraska, where, among other things, he supervises TNC’s work on the Platte River Prairies...

No eres solo humano, eres un universo de bacterias con más poder sobre ti del que crees…¡úsalo a tu favor! "El camino hacia la salud microbiana no es tarea sencilla. Sin embargo, con valentía, constancia, determinación y el apoyo de profesionales capacitados, lograrás que sea posible". ¿Sabías que en nuestro cuerpo existen más de 38 billones de bacterias? ¿Y que si las agrupamos conforman al menos mil especies distintas? Están en todas partes: en los intes¬tinos, en la boca, en el aparato reproductor, en toda nuestra piel.

The universe, in all its boundless complexity, is a riddle that has captivated human curiosity for millennia. We gaze into the night sky not just to admire the stars, but to ask the questions that seem to echo back at us from the void: What is everything made of? How did we get here? And why does the universe behave the way it does?

On Monday, dozens of Afrikaners arrived in the US as refugees. On this week’s On the Media, how a fringe group of white South Africans have been lobbying for Donald Trump’s attention for almost a decade — but refugee status was never on their wish list. Plus, the second episode of The Divided Dial, all about how rightwing extremists took over shortwave radio.[01:00] Host Micah Loewinger talks with Carolyn Holmes, a professor of political science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, about the arrival of white South African refugees in the US, why Afrikaner white rights groups are ...

From the 1948 US edition: This is the story of the most publicized jungle animal that ever lived. In his best-selling Man-Eater's of Kumaon, Jim Corbett told of his battles with many man-eating tigers. In this book he tells a sustained and climactic story of his hard-won battle with a single leopard. Leopards very rarely become man-eaters, but those few that do are the peers of the man-eating tigers in ferocity and possess an even greater cunning.

New Paradigm Institute Chief Counsel Danny Sheehan, a former Jesuit and founder of the Christic Institute, offers his considered opinion about how Pope Leo will treat UFO disclosure and how the Catholic Church will react to disclosure and a possible alien presence.

What if I told you that there was an incredible drink on the market that would hydrate you, improve your skin health, aid joint lubrication, improve your digestion health, and detoxify your body? Don't worry. You don't have to go out and spend a ton on this super drink. That's right, I'm talking about water. While many are eager to try the next big health drink, spending high prices on whatever is promoted online, many forget about some of the many benefits of keeping it simple and drinking the right type of water.

When longtime AI expert and journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were the good guys. Founded as a nonprofit with safety enshrined as its core mission, it was meant, its leader Sam Altman told us, to act as a check against more purely market forces. In exhilarating prose and with unparalleled access to those closest to Sam Altman, Hao recounts the meteoric rise of OpenAI and shows us the sinister impact that this industry is having on society.

The battle for NASCAR dominance was never more pronounced than when Richard Petty and David Pearson met on the track. In 551 head-to-head races between 1960 and 1986, they finished one-two an astounding 63 times (Pearson won 33, Petty 30). Each showdown attracted more media attention and new fans, helping the sport to evolve evermore rapidly.

Pourquoi la formation des élus est essentielle pour défendre les droits des salariés ?Ce podcast vous plonge au cœur d’un sujet souvent sous-estimé mais pourtant fondamental : la formation des représentants du personnel. Car pour être un interlocuteur efficace, encore faut-il être bien formé !On y parle de :Formations obligatoires : économie et SSCT (Santé, Sécurité, Conditions de Travail) ;Leur durée, financement et objectifs concrets ;L’importance d’adapter le contenu aux réalités du terrain et aux besoins spécifiques des élus.Ce podcast détaille comment la formation...

O episódio 3 da quarta temporada do Rasgaí traz uma conversa com a egressa do PPGDem, Wendella Sara Silva, que defendeu seu doutorado em demografia analisando uma das explicações que justificam a queda da natalidade, usando como caso de estudo o estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Ela analisou o processo de difusão do comportamento da fecundidade a partir de indicadores que analisam, entre outras coisas, a influência dos meios de comunicação e informação (particularmente o acesso à televisão) na redução da natalidade dos municípios do Rio Grande do Norte ao longo das últimas ...

Det er ikke kun i dag, at børn bliver forkælet af deres forældre med genstande, der kan kigges på, drejes rundt og rystes med. For helt tilbage til oldtiden for 4.500 år siden købte forældre legetøj til deres børn, og det ser ud til, at legetøjet blev masseproduceret af professionelle pottemagere. Det peger et nyt studie af danske forskere på, ifølge en pressemeddelelse. Forskerne fra Nationalmuseet har fundet 19 rangler, der angiveligt er blevet leget med af børn fra oldtidsbyen Hama i Syrien. Ranglerne er udformet med små hulrum fyldt med småsten eller stykker af ler, som ...

根據2021年衛福部健保署統計，台灣約有12%的人口罹患慢性腎臟病，血液透析患者高達8萬8千人，洗腎盛行率高居全球之冠。腎臟疾病多年來穩居台灣十大死因第九名。造成慢性腎衰竭的原因很多，包括三高引發的慢性病，以及因健保制度健全而導致的藥物過度使用，這些都直接或間接傷害了腎功能。在西方醫學的觀點中，腎功能一旦受損就無法恢復；當腎功能低於10%，病人往往被迫開始洗腎。然而，越來越多研究指出，...

Today's podcast features Tony Holler. Tony Holler is a veteran high school track and field coach, renowned for his "Feed the Cats" sprint training philosophy. With over 40 years of coaching experience in both track and football, Holler has become a leading voice in athlete-centered speed development. He is the head track coach at Plainfield North High School in Illinois, where his teams have consistently produced elite sprinters and state champions. He is also the co-founder of the Track Football Consortium, a popular coaching event that bridges the gap between sprint and team sport ...

This season on Drilled, an Indigenous nation fighting for its water, an international environmental movement finding its voice, and an industry attempting to crush its political opposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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