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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.

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.

Dumbest Word of the Week: Moxibustion; News Items: Cold Plunges, The End of Life, Floating Nuclear Power, Visualizing Special Relativity, Brainspotting Pseudoscience; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Ethics of Pig Hearts, Are Flat Earthers Real; Science or Fiction

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...

What is a year, and how did we learn to track it? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli chart the evolution of calendars, from lunar to Gregorian, and even ponder timekeeping on Mars, with insights from history, religion, and science. The post The Mystery of the Year appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Angels and demons are real, and the Bible tells us exactly how to approach their existence. Blake Prime is our guest, and he shares his story of how the name of Jesus stopped a demonic attack against his daughter. Hear how Rick Burgess uses the truth of the Bible to take on spiritual warfare and the concrete steps you can take to win the spiritual war going on around us on this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin with Ben’s first-ever lucid dream, set in a glowing, otherworldly version of Tokyo. The moment he becomes aware inside the dream, a grey-suited figure appears and violently tackles him mid-flight. Known only as “The Agent,” this strange man triggers a wave of recognition and fear. Was he a projection of Ben’s subconscious, or something far more real patrolling the boundaries of the dream world? The experience sparks a disturbing recollection of the Wu family case in Taiwan. What started with one daughter’s claim of spiritual possession spiraled into an entire household ...

In this episode (#146) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are joined by Brice Bishop and David Brinker of PEAX Equipment. A lengthy discussion covers how technology has impacted elk hunting, elk seasons, elk distribution, and the manners in which we hunt. Does technology improve success rates or just make us more comfortable and comforted? What impact does technology have the future of elk hunting and how opportunity must be managed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IMPORTANT!!! LISTENER DISCRETION IS HIGHLY ADVISED! If you usually let your kids listen to the show, please listen to it before allowing them to do so. Due to the subject matter, there are a lot of kids who would be emotionally scarred by listening to it.Tonight’s guest, Jay, was raised on the prairies of Canada. When he was a kid, he’d run around with his friends in the countryside, without a care, having a great time. Not every aspect of his childhood was idyllic, though. You see, when Jay was 10, he had one of the most terrifying encounters that an eyewitness has ever shared with me. I ...

By opening the door to the new field of neuroimmunology,  The Great Nerve not only revolutionizes how we understand and treat disease, it gives us unprecedented hope for our health. This is the story of your body’s ability to heal itself.

Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear echoes of one of history’s most unlikely journeys. All four languages—along with hundreds of others, from French and Gaelic, to Persian and Polish—trace their origins to an ancient tongue spoken as the last ice age receded. This language, which we call Proto-Indo-European, was born between Europe and Asia and exploded out of its cradle, fragmenting as it spread east and west.

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.

Love animal rescues, dogs. lambs, miniature horses, miniature donkeys, pet emus, and more? How about Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day? If so, then this is the book for you. Highland Ranch was our decade-long adventure playing with lambs, rescuing miniature donkeys and horses, raising rare sheep for petting zoos, operating an organic orchard and garden, along with caring for our many, many dogs.

Episode Notes: In this episode, the wastewater competition Operation Challenge is featured. Lindie Aragon and Orren West, two Ops Challenge veterans, talk about what it is like to compete. Also discussed are the personal and professional benefits of participating on a competitive team. Listeners are invited to an upcoming regional competition in Denver, Colorado during the show. As always, a pop quiz closes out the episode. Find out more at https://streaming-water.pinecast.co

Sasha and TS are back with some silliness as a break from all the things that harsh our mellow. We start out with a little review of a 50 mg Cantrip Delta-9 beverage (Sasha drank the whole thing....obviously), and we attempt to explain hemp derived THC versus cannabis derived THC-- there's a difference! Then we make our way to some cannabis world records! So don't panic! It's organic!

In this episode, we welcome you to the 2025 Women in Data Science Charlottesville event hosted at the University of Virginia School of Data Science. WiDS Charlottesville seeks to increase the participation of women in data science and feature outstanding women doing outstanding work. Leading the conversation is Lisa Bowers, a former executive with Genentech/Roche and current director of UVA’s Enterprise Studio. She is joined by our keynote speaker Lexi Reese, CEO and Co-Founder of Lanai Software and UVA alumna, who brings experience spanning tech giants like Google and Gusto. Drawing ...

Hace unas semanas un equipo de investigadores del Centro de Investigación sobre la Desertificación, perteneciente la Universidad de Valencia y al Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ha iniciado un nuevo proyecto, llamado Meteodron, en el que estas mini-aeronaves pueden servir para mejorar las previsiones meteorológicas. Esta nueva técnica abre una nueva puerta “a la carta” para el análisis de la atmósfera. En esta entrevista hemos hablado con los dos líderes de este proyecto, César Azorín y José Gómez. Pincha en la imagen y escúchala. Se emitió el pasado ...

Chewing It Over — AI, Ethics & the Future of PhysiotherapyJack Chew is joined by Ash James (CSP’s Director of Practice and Development) to tackle the hot topic of artificial intelligence in physiotherapy — and the newly released CSP Statement of Principles on the subject.This wide-ranging conversation explores the origins of the document, the reasons for its principle-based approach over policy, and what it means for clinicians across sectors — from MSK to sport, education, and beyond.In this episode:▪ Why the CSP chose agile principles instead of hard rules▪ Data governance, ...

ECHA’s Biocidal Products Committee met on 12-16 May 2025.In this episode, the committee chair Joost van Galen joins host Päivi Jokiniemi to discuss the key outcomes from the meeting. Topics covered include Union authorisations and data gaps, harmonised list of environment endpoints for pyrethroid metabolites, and the renewal applications for anticoagulant rodenticides and the related analysis of alternatives.The Committee’s task is to prepare scientific opinions for the European Commission on biocidal active substances and on EU-wide authorisations of biocidal products.Useful links:More ...