/science-environment/science Science en-US Copyright Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:00:43 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-02-12/an-appreciation-of-squirrels This hour, an appreciation of fluffy-tailed, seed- and nut-hoarding, sometimes nuisancey, sometimes shockingly industrious … squirrels. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:00:43 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-02-12/an-appreciation-of-squirrels Jonathan McNicol /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-30/occams-razor-makes-the-case-for-simplicity-in-a-complex-world This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show: Occam’s razor — where the principle came from, how it impacts science, its role in medicine, and how it shapes our daily lives. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-30/occams-razor-makes-the-case-for-simplicity-in-a-complex-world Lily Tyson /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-23/how-should-we-treat-the-dead This hour, we look at our cultural fascination with dead bodies. What do we owe the dead? We talk to a death investigator, a poet/mortician, and a reporter. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:00:32 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-23/how-should-we-treat-the-dead Betsy Kaplan /show/where-we-live/2024-12-19/how-our-brains-think-exploring-the-world-of-neuroscience-at-the-yale-peabody-museum The brain and how it works is the subject of a new exhibit at the Yale Peabody Museum opening later this week. This hour, hear from the curators of the exhibit “Mind/Matter: The Neuroscience of Perception, Attention, and Memory Launched.” Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:05:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-12-19/how-our-brains-think-exploring-the-world-of-neuroscience-at-the-yale-peabody-museum Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /show/where-we-live/2024-08-16/exploring-the-benefits-of-offshore-wind-and-why-some-new-englanders-are-fighting-against-it In an effort to curb the impacts of climate change, offshore wind turbines are popping up off the coast of New England. This hour, we unpack how this form of renewable energy works and why it’s facing opposition. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:15:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-08-16/exploring-the-benefits-of-offshore-wind-and-why-some-new-englanders-are-fighting-against-it Chloe Wynne, Catherine Shen /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-04-23/the-late-daniel-dennett-on-consciousness-faith-and-more This hour, our 2015 conversation with the philosopher Daniel Dennett, who died April 19 at age 82. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:00:30 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-04-23/the-late-daniel-dennett-on-consciousness-faith-and-more Jonathan McNicol /news/2023-08-17/an-invasive-plant-could-choke-out-aquatic-life-in-ct-river-state-feds-are-fighting-back The state is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to combat the invasive aquatic plant hydrilla. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:32:02 GMT /news/2023-08-17/an-invasive-plant-could-choke-out-aquatic-life-in-ct-river-state-feds-are-fighting-back Chris Polansky /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-07-11/beauty-and-the-butt-a-look-back-at-our-complicated-relationship-with-butts This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look ‘back’ at the science, history, and culture of butts. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:00:48 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-07-11/beauty-and-the-butt-a-look-back-at-our-complicated-relationship-with-butts Betsy Kaplan /show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-07-07/beyond-the-mask-conversations-with-psychopaths Meet two people who are psychopaths on this episode of Audacious. Learn about common misunderstandings about their inability to bond or experience long-lasting emotions. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:00:26 GMT /show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-07-07/beyond-the-mask-conversations-with-psychopaths Jessica Severin de Martinez, Khaleel Rahman, Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald, Catie Talarski, Chion Wolf /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-06-22/humanitys-ongoing-quest-to-end-epidemics-and-escape-contagion This hour on the Colin McEnroe Show, humanity’s ongoing quest to end epidemics and escape contagion Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-06-22/humanitys-ongoing-quest-to-end-epidemics-and-escape-contagion Betsy Kaplan