Best Sciam Podcasts (2024)

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Interesting topic discussion talk with Brittany and Ula the Russian Spy 1:33:39

5y ago1:33:39

1:33:39

Today Bryan talks with his cousin Brittany and her Trump supporting Russian spy Ula about interesting topics that they pulled out of a hat at random so no one knew what was coming next! LISTEN TO THE END TO FIND OUT THE DETAILS. Subscribe to the YouTube channel @Bryan Kister and thanks for listening

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STORYTIME WITH JARED PEREZ AND NICK SCIAME 1:08:23

5y ago1:08:23

1:08:23

Tonight Bryan talks to his friends Nick and Jared about some of his funniest stories! They also have a serious talk about life and where they see themselves a year from now. THIS IS THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE BK TODAY SHOW GUYS. Everyone make sure to follow Bryan, Jared and Nick on social media down below. Instagram- Bryan Kister, Nick.sciame,Jared.p…

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NEW CHANGES TO THE SHOW (Intro to what’s to come next!) 18:25

5y ago18:25

18:25

Today’s episode exploits some of the shows weaknesses and how we plan to fix them going forward. Tom is gone and Bryan has taken over. Tell Bryan what you think of the changes he made during the episode today and Thursday’s show Bryan will talk to special guests Jared Perez and Nick Sciame of Suffolk County Community College and there views of ever…

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Sports Talk and our Week 2 Predictions 26:11

5y ago26:11

26:11

This week Bryan and Tom will recap week 1 and talk about there week 2 Predictions. Also with the MLB Postseason around the corner there was much to talk about. And the NHL Preseason starts today so there was much too talk about there as well

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Our Week 1 Predictions For The NFL Season 35:42

5y ago35:42

35:42

This week Tom and Bryan will discuss there picks for the first week of the football that just kicked off on Thursday. They are doing a fantasy football league and the first 10 viewers who either hit up Tom or Bryan will be added to the league. They want to have the draft tomorrow at some point in the day. Bryan’s snap is Bryan_Kister and his Instag…

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BT Sports Podcast Episode 1 45:18

5y ago45:18

45:18

Here our opinions on everything that’s going on in the world of sports and tell us if you agree with us or not and if you want to be in our next podcast let us know. Also follow us on all of our social media instagram-Bryan Kister/Lamb_rules twitter-Bryan Kister Snapchat- bryan_kister/tlombardi93 ALSO CHECK OUT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL@Bryan Kister and j…

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New Map Knows Noise 3:26

9+ y ago3:26

3:26

National Park Service researchers recorded ambient sound from all over the country to find out where there’s still stillness. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Oil-Eating Microbes Have Worldwide Underground Connections 3:04

9+ y ago3:04

3:04

Life thrives even deep inside Earth and scientists are beginning to suspect extensive connections among those underground environments. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Siberian Winters See Temp Uptick 2:55

9+ y ago2:55

2:55

The long-term winter warming of Russia’s far north has gotten a boost from industrialization. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Dig This: China Cuts Coal Production 2:48

9+ y ago2:48

2:48

The biggest single source of global warming pollution actually started to shrink in 2014. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Is Recycling Worth the Effort? 2:55

9+ y ago2:55

2:55

The value of recycling depends on the material in question and whether all hidden costs and benefits go into the analysis. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Tropical Forests Pay Price for Gold Rush 2:43

9+ y ago2:43

2:43

Desire for gold has made mining in tropical forests financially worthwhile, leading to ecosystem destruction. Cynthia Graber reportsBy Scientific American

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Cheap Oil Means Raise the Gas T-Word 2:43

9+ y ago2:43

2:43

Low oil prices present an opportunity to come to grips with our crumbling infrastructure and the cost of climate change. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Meet the (Newest Known) Beetles! 2:56

9+ y ago2:56

2:56

Researchers announced the discovery of 98 beetle species previously unknown to science. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Oil Spill Sullies World Heritage Site 2:51

9+ y ago2:51

2:51

The Sundarbans, part of the world's largest mangrove forest and stretching across India and Bangladesh, have been tarnished by a 350,000-liter oil spill. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Plummeting Petroleum Price Gases Up Global Warming 2:43

9+ y ago2:43

2:43

Good news for gas and oil consumers can be bad news for the environment. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Movies Can Boost Solar Power 2:43

9+ y ago2:43

2:43

The pattern that stores a film on a Blu-ray disc also can help improve photovoltaics. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Sun's Magnetic Field Boosts Earth Lightning 3:11

9+ y ago3:11

3:11

When the Sun's magnetic field is pointed away from Earth, lightning strikes in the U.K. go up 50 percent. Christopher Intagliata reportsBy Scientific American

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Wildlife Crime? There's an App for That 2:54

9+ y ago2:54

2:54

A new tool may help officials crack down on the illegal wildlife trade. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Protected Areas Get Short Shrift 5:31

9+ y ago5:31

5:31

Protected land and sea areas serve the wildlife within them as well as the humans who live near them. But countries are backtracking on their financial commitments to these vital regions. Steve Mirsky reportsBy Scientific American

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Clock Ticking on Climate Change Prevention 2:47

9+ y ago2:47

2:47

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new synthesis report adds urgency to the need to cut additional greenhouse gas pollutionBy Scientific American

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Better E-Waste Handling Helps Environment and Health 2:45

9+ y ago2:45

2:45

Plastic-removal machines will enable Ghana's e-waste recoverers to get at valuable metal guts without burning off the exteriors. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Bottling the Sun's Power on Earth 2:45

10y ago2:45

2:45

A breakthrough in fusion could solve the world's energy problems, but remains improbable. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Ebola Gorilla Vaccine Could Prevent Human Outbreaks 2:42

10y ago2:42

2:42

Infected gorillas and chimps butchered for meat may be behind Ebola outbreaks. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Wildlife Population Plummeted Since 1970 2:46

10y ago2:46

2:46

A World Wildlife Fund report estimates losses of 40 percent of all individual land and sea animals, and a 70 percent population crash of all river animals, since 1970. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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People Power Takes Aim at Climate Change 2:32

10y ago2:32

2:32

Participlants in the People's Climate March in New York City September 21st hope to persuade world leaders at the U.N. Climate Summit that follows. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Ozone Hole Closing Up, Thanks to Global Action 2:40

10y ago2:40

2:40

The world united to combat the ozone hole, can we do the same for climate change? David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Historic Abundance of Blue Whales Returns in California 2:42

10y ago2:42

2:42

The mighty blue whale is back after being nearly hunted to extinction. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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How to Save the Woods 2:44

10y ago2:44

2:44

The first step in solving the world's forest problem is recognizing the world's forest problem. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Spill Some Oil? Magnetize It for Cleanup 2:32

10y ago2:32

2:32

A physicist may have dreamed up a new way to clean up oil spills. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Antique Markets Used to Launder Poached Ivory 2:53

10y ago2:53

2:53

Legal ivory markets that are supposed to only deal in stockpiles and antiques inevitably launder poached ivory. Close them all, says WCS vice president for species conservation. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Bahamas Creation Linked to African Dust 2:56

10y ago2:56

2:56

Cyanobacteria fed by nutrients carried over the Atlantic in African dust may have initiated the process by which, over millions of years, calcium carbonate collected to build the Bahamas. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Some Coral Should Produce Shells in Acidifying Ocean 2:43

10y ago2:43

2:43

Of four common corals and algae tested, three still produced shells in conditions that mimic oceans if atmospheric CO2 concentrations reached 1,000 ppm. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Ants Could Help Warming Cry Uncle 2:49

10y ago2:49

2:49

At test sites, the exposure of rock by ants accelerated the absorption of atmospheric CO2 by the rock by as much as 335 times compared with ant-free areas. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Urban Growth Defines This Century 2:46

10y ago2:46

2:46

How existing cities expand and new cities emerge will determine how humanity fares in the 21st century. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Environmental Crime Funds Terrorism 2:52

10y ago2:52

2:52

Environmental destruction—from smuggling elephant tusks to illegal dumping of toxic waste—generates as much as $213 billion annually for criminals and terrorists. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Future Smog Looks More Persistent 2:34

10y ago2:34

2:34

Computer models show that increased levels of greenhouse gases, along with their trapped heat, will make the atmosphere more stagnant, leading to many more days of unhealthy air. David Biello reports.By Scientific American

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Poisoned Poor Killed in Millions by Pollution 2:44

10y ago2:44

2:44

The Global Alliance on Health and Pollution calls for a war against pollution to save the lives of more than eight million people annually. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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I Just Want to Say One Word to You: Plastiglomerate 2:45

10y ago2:45

2:45

Thanks to us humans, there's a new type of rock in the geologic record. And it's part plastic. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Better Car Labeling Could Pump Up Fuel Efficiency 2:49

10y ago2:49

2:49

When gas mileage cost was explicitly revealed on new car window stickers, potential consumers were more likely to choose the most efficient vehicle. David Biello reports.By Scientific American

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Pope Francis Pleas for the Environment 2:37

10y ago2:37

2:37

In a May 21 speech Pope Francis warned that despoiling the environment would come back to haunt humanity. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Poetry Poster Sucks Up Smog 2:50

10y ago2:50

2:50

A building-sized poem shows how billboards could help cut pollution from cars. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Hurricanes Move Away from Equator with Expanding Tropics 2:42

10y ago2:42

2:42

Since the 1970s the locations where tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) reach their maximum intensities have shifted toward both poles at a rate of about 35 miles per decade. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Bumper Corn Looks Dicey in Drought 2:30

10y ago2:30

2:30

Corn plants bred to be planted very close together thrive in good weather but appear to be particularly vulnerable to the droughts predicted in the coming decades. Cynthia Graber reportsBy Scientific American

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Biodiversity Survives Extinctions for Now 2:47

10y ago2:47

2:47

A meta-analysis of ecosystems finds that species losses in any given place do not yet translate to large changes in the number of different species in that place. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Earthquake Deflection Takes a Tiny Step 2:50

10+ y ago2:50

2:50

Building on light-cloaking work, physicists took a small step toward the goal of shielding cities from earthquakes by deflecting incoming energy. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Citizen Environmental Monitoring Could Keep Officials Honest 2:39

10+ y ago2:39

2:39

Smartphones, cheap satellite imaging and crowdfunded enterprises have made citizen oversight possible that was undreamed of by past transparency advocates and environmentalists. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Space-Based Solar Collectors Could Have a Sunny Future 2:37

10+ y ago2:37

2:37

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has a working prototype for a space-based solar energy collector and distributor that would beat the cloudy-day problem. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Realistic Climate Models Exhibit Greenhouse Gas Sensitivity 2:45

10+ y ago2:45

2:45

A consideration of the role of sootlike particulates and ozone implies that the climate should will not be insensitive to increasing levels of greenhouse gases. David Biello reportsBy Scientific American

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Lighting May Cut Seed-Rich Bat Guano Production 2:30

10+ y ago2:30

2:30

Bats ate less fruit in lit areas than in dark ones, which may lessen their seed-dispersal activities needed to bring back slashed rainforests. Cynthia Graber reports.By Scientific American

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