Best Acidification Podcasts (2024)

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Nuclear Explained – Computer Security in the Nuclear World

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Digital technologies support operations and automation at facilities handling nuclear material or other radioactive material, potentially leading to increased operational efficiency, reduced labour costs, and better safety and security. However, digital innovations may also pose threats and risks, underscoring the need for robust computer security …

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Nuclear Explained – What is Ocean Acidification?

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The ocean is both a source of oxygen and a sink for carbon dioxide (CO2). It absorbs about one fourth of all CO2 emissions. While this leaves less CO2 in the atmosphere and mitigates climate change, it makes the ocean more acidic. Ocean acidification has emerged as a global issue because of its effect on marine organisms, ecosystems and livelihoods…

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Nuclear Explained – How do Nuclear Sciences Ensure Food is Safe to Eat?

1+ y ago

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Food safety is a critical aspect of public health and global food security. Since consumers cannot always see, taste or smell the threat of contaminated food, food safety laboratories backed by nuclear science serve as a line of defence to detect and prevent food hazards. And when it comes to the spices, seeds, fruits and vegetables that travel fro…

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Nuclear Explained – Nuclear Techniques for Better Nutrition

1+ y ago

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Good nutrition is essential for good health and well-being. Nuclear techniques, including stable isotope techniques, play an important role in the development, monitoring and impact of interventions against malnutrition. Stable isotopes can be used, for example, to understand how the human body is composed or how much of an ingested nutrient is abs…

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Nuclear Explained – Seeds in Space for Food Security on Earth (Re-run)

1+ y ago

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What happens when seeds are exposed to microgravity, extreme low temperatures and cosmic radiation? The IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched seeds into space to find out.The experiment aims to enhance the development of crops that can withstand the effects of climate change and to increase food securit…

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Nuclear Explained – What is Isotope Hydrology?

1+ y ago

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Water is critical for human development and environmental and economic sustainability. Isotopic techniques are used to help assess the quantity, quality and sustainability of this precious resource. Isotope hydrology is a nuclear technique that uncovers how water moves through the land, ocean and atmosphere. This technique provides data to facilita…

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Nuclear Explained – Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Technologies to Fight Against Cancer

1+ y ago

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What does nuclear and radiation have to do in the fight against cancer? In this episode, experts explain the key role of radiation-based technologies in comprehensive cancer control.From diagnosing cancer patients with medical imaging to using life-saving radiation-based treatments, such as radiotherapy and image-guided procedures, nuclear medicine…

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Nuclear Explained – How to Develop a Nuclear Power Programme

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Thirty-two countries operate nuclear power plants, which provide some 10 per cent of the world’s electricity and account for 25 per cent of all low-carbon electricity. How many more countries are interested in or embarking on nuclear power? And how does a country develop a nuclear power programme?In this episode, experts from the IAEA and nuclear n…

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Nuclear Explained – Nuclear Energy for Net Zero

2y ago

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Nuclear power is harnessed around the world today to produce low-carbon electricity. The convergence of the climate change and energy crises underlines the need for clean, safe and reliable energy sources. In this episode, guests talk about the role of nuclear power to achieve net zero goals and energy security.Guests:…

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Nuclear Explained – Is Fusion Energy Possible?

2y ago

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For decades, fusion energy has been a distant dream offering the prospect of almost limitless clean energy. But now with burgeoning private sector involvement and major scientific breakthroughs occuring regularly, it seems like fusion's realization is getting closer than ever. In this episode, experts explain the science behind fusion and the chall…

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Nuclear Explained – What is Radiotherapy?

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Radiotherapy is one of the most widely used therapies for cancer treatment. With radiotherapy, nuclear radiation, also known as ionizing radiation, is applied to harm and destroy cancer tumour cells.

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Nuclear Explained – Developing New Plant Varieties for Food Security, Biodiversity and Sustainable Ecosystems

2y ago

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Nuclear technologies are helping countries around the world achieve development objectives, including many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For instance, nuclear supports the zero hunger goal by facilitating the development of improved plant varieties: plants with higher yields and increased tolerance to the effects of climate change.…

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Nuclear Explained – Is Nuclear Power Production Safe?

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Underlying the use of nuclear power is safety. Experts in this episode discuss nuclear safety and how the 2011 accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant ushered in a new era in power plant safety. Our guests discuss how safety is perceived and how the nuclear industry has improved and continues to improve the safety of its operations.Gu…

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Nuclear Explained – Nuclear Reactors and the Future of Nuclear Power, Part II

2+ y ago

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In the previous episode of Nuclear Explained, the basics of nuclear reactors and nuclear power were introduced. In this episode, advanced reactors, including small modular reactors (SMRs), are further discussed.

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Nuclear Explained – Nuclear Reactors and the Future of Nuclear Power

2+ y ago

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Nuclear reactors have been used to generate electricity for decades. The past, present and future of nuclear reactors and nuclear power is discussed in this episode, with guests:- Helmuth Boeck, Retired Professor from the Technical University of Vienna- Aline des Cloizeaux, Director of the Division of Nuclear Power at the IAEA- Ben Heard, Senior Co…

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Nuclear Explained – Nuclear and Zoonotic Diseases

3y ago

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Zoonotic diseases, including COVID-19, and their relationship to nuclear, take centre stage in the first episode, with guests:

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Nuclear Explained – New Podcast Explores the Nuclear Side of Life

3y ago

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The IAEA’s new podcast, Nuclear Explained, reveals how nuclear is integrated in and benefits so many aspects of our daily lives. Complementing a series of explanatory articles, the podcast’s monthly episodes will feature interviews with top experts from around the world.Send us your questions and feedback to nuclearexplained AT iaea.org.…

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Ocean acidification 2:11

5+ y ago2:11

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This episode is me interviewing Austin McDaniel about his thoughts on ocean acidification

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Plastic pollution 6:20

5+ y ago6:20

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JBA 9:14

5+ y ago9:14

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We talk about JBA

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Ur 9:10

5+ y ago9:10

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Ur

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Coral reefs and ocean acidification 6:47

5+ y ago6:47

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Anyha Dorris Alyssa Colby dawn susek

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Saving Species 3:27

5+ y ago3:27

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we discuss the problems of hunting and poaching endangered species.

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Crazy Wacky Science: Ocean Acidification and Coral Reefs 4:08

5+ y ago4:08

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Burning Questions: Ethics Behind Zoos 4:57

5+ y ago4:57

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Shelby and Abigail speak of the pros and cons of zoos in an interview fashion

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Ocean Acidification Chat with Talia and Ally 5:13

5+ y ago5:13

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The daily book report 6:13

5+ y ago6:13

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Cat,an and pet semetary

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To Sense – 062715 – Ocean Acidification Suxs & Home-Brew White Terrorists

9y ago

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This week on To Sense: We are in the midst of the 6th Mass Extinction, but only the first since the Dinosaurs. Rats, Cats and Peoples are cray-cray with Toxoplasmosis or why cat piss smells so good. Frogs are still dying but they know the genome of the Fungi that’s killing them. Ocean acidification and coral – still sucks but could be worse. Dzhokh…

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To Sense – 062015 – Donald Trump Is Good For Something, Papal Opinions & Turtle Sex Toys 56:57

9y ago56:57

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This week’s To Sense brings you lots of environmental shit. The Pope is encyclical. Chinese Turtles buying sex toys for stimulation and mangled penile things or the gun is broke but the bullets are real. More bees. Josh never stops at one micro dot of LSD at home. BLACKHAWKS!!! Hospice tripping with death. Our FIRST guest, John Wilds, comes to take…

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To Sense – 061315 – Getting Banged To Death & Rick Snyder Austerity Road Show 57:25

9+ y ago57:25

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A brand new show from two guys in Chicago delivers insight and laughs. A newly discovered small marsupial that also happens to be at the risk of extinction, not due to the male’s hyper-sexual habit of fucking to death, but to habitat loss. Michigan is the US’s Greece and Governor Rick Snyder Austerity Road Show is on. Look out for toxic water and p…

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Weight Gain During Pregnancy: How Much is Too Much? 10:21

14y ago10:21

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As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to reconcile. The Weight Gain During Pregnancy podcast looks at some of the key findings and recommendations for the Institute of Medicine report.…

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Breast Cancer Treatment: Meeting Psychosocial Needs of Women 11:00

14y ago11:00

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In this podcast the National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine examines the psychosocial consequences of the cancer experience, specifically on breast cancer in women because this group has the largest survivor population (over 2 million) and this disease is the most extensively studied cancer from the standpoint of psychosocial effe…

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Ocean Acidification: The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem 11:14

14y ago11:14

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The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry. Carbon dioxide taken up by the ocean makes the water more acidic and leads to a suite of chemical changes collectively known as ocean…

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School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children 10:59

14y ago10:59

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This podcast provides a historical overview of the emergence of school meal programs and provides recommendations to update the nutrition standard and the meal requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The recommendations reflect new developments in nutrition science, increase the availability of key food grou…

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The Ocean's Role in Human Health 12:11

14y ago12:11

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The ocean has greater affects on human health than the average person realizes. This report brief discusses the health and medical hazards, benefits, and potential found in the ocean's depths. Read the report online.By The National Academies

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Is Soccer Bad for Children's Heads? 10:05

14y ago10:05

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Given the popularity of the World Cup, the Sounds of Science revisits a 2002 IOM workshop reports on head injury in young soccer players. This podcast addresses the biology of concussion, when to return a concussed player to the field, studies of soccer and football players, and the policy issues relevant to head injuries in youth sports.…

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Driving and the Built Environment 10:26

14+ y ago10:26

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This podcast examines the relationship between land development patterns and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States to assess whether petroleum use, and by extension greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, could be reduced by changes in the design of development patterns.By The National Academies

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Reducing the Sodium Intake in the United States 10:53

14+ y ago10:53

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Reducing the intake of sodium is an important public health goal for Americans. Since the 1970s, an array of public health interventions and national dietary guidelines has sought to reduce sodium intake. However, the U.S. population still consumes more sodium than is recommended, placing individuals at risk for diseases related to elevated blood p…

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Preparing Teachers: Building Evidence for Sound Policy 10:54

14+ y ago10:54

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Teachers make a difference. The success of any plan for improving educational outcomes depends on the teachers who carry it out and thus on the abilities of those attracted to the field and their preparation. Yet there are many questions about how teachers are being prepared and how they ought to be prepared. Yet, teacher preparation is often treat…

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Hispanics in America: Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: 10:05

14+ y ago10:05

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Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will be of Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implications for both the United States and the growing Hispanic population make Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies a most timely podcast. This report from the National Research Council describes how Hispan…

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Chemistry in Primetime and Online: Communicating Chemistry in Informal Environments 10:15

14+ y ago10:15

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Why is communicating chemistry so difficult relative to other scientific disciplines? The Chemical Sciences Roundtable will hold a workshop on May 26-27, 2010 to examine science content, especially chemistry, on television, on the internet, in museums, and in other informal educational settings. The workshop will explore how the public obtains scie…

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Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines 6:47

14+ y ago6:47

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Burning coal in electric utility plants produces, in addition to power, residues that contain constituents which may be harmful to the environment. The management of large volumes of coal combustion residues (CCRs) is a challenge for utilities, because they must either place the CCRs in landfills, surface impoundments, or mines, or find alternative…

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Visual Culture and Evolution: An Online Symposium 10:38

14+ y ago10:38

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This podcast introduces the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences, which organizes events and exhibitions for the public that explore the relationships among culture and the sciences, engineering, and medicine. Learn more about one of their upcoming events, the Visual Culture and Evolution Online Symposium, which brings together sci…

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The Sky Is Falling; The Threat of Near Earth Objects 10:31

14+ y ago10:31

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The United States spends approximately four million dollars each year searching for near-Earth objects (NEOs). The objective is to detect those that may collide with Earth. What is the true threat that we are facing and what can we do about it?By The National Academies

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Getting Better Health Care for Your Buck 10:54

14+ y ago10:54

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Regardless of how we decide to pay for health care, we now have the tools and knowledge necessary to improve the performance of the U.S. health care system and reduce costs. Kevin Finneran, Editor-in-Chief of Issues in Science and Technology, discusses some of the strategies we could take based on the article Better U.S. Health Care at Lower Cost b…

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Como Se Dice... Multilingual and Loving it 10:46

14+ y ago10:46

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This podcast offers a timely look at issues that are increasingly important in an interconnected world. It discusses the importance of foreign languages and cultural knowledge on national security and global competitiveness and it describes the challenges faced by the U.S. educational system and the federal government in trying to address those nee…

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Hidden Costs of Energy 10:41

14+ y ago10:41

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Description: We depend heavily on energy for a variety of modern goods and services. Yet the provision and use of that energy comes with many costs to society that are not reflected in the market price. In 2005 alone, the hidden costs of energy amounted to about $120 billion dollars in damages to human health and the environment. This podcast discu…

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Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future 10:59

14+ y ago10:59

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A mismatch between the federal government's revenues and spending, now and in the foreseeable future, requires heavy borrowing, leading to a large and increasing federal debt. That increasing debt raises a serious challenge to all of the goals that various people expect their government to pursue. This podcast assesses some of the options and possi…

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Reaping the Benefits of attending the TRB Annual Meeting 10:53

15y ago10:53

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What if you could clearly define in dollars saved, crashes averted, and better technology implemented the benefits of attending an conference. When it comes to the benefits of attend the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, the Utah Department of Transportation can.By The National Academies

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Easy as 1, 2, 3: Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood 10:42

15y ago10:42

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Early childhood mathematics is vitally important for young children's present and future educational success. Unfortunately, many children's potential in mathematics is not fully realized, especially those children who are economically disadvantaged. This is due, in part, to a lack of opportunities to learn mathematics in early childhood settings o…

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