EpisodeWhat Would You Do?
In this hour, we look at the process and importance of ethical decision making. Then we look at the smallest creatures from the depths of the sea to our own backyard …
EpisodeReplay: Let There Be Night
Image courtesy Håkon Dahle Nights are getting brighter and most of us no longer experience true darkness. Paul Bogard (James Madison University), author of The End of Night: Searching …
EpisodeBringing Back the Chestnut
Image via flickr user Sonja Stark Later in the show: Whether it’s a traditional hymn or a holiday song from our childhood, many people say Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas …
EpisodePaddle Battle and Puppy Play
Image via Wikipedia For coastal cities around the world, surf tourism brings huge revenue, but it can also bring conflict. Lindsay Usher (Old Dominion University) studies the rough waves that …
EpisodeAw Shucks…Oysters!
Image courtesy flickr user Margaret Pizer/VASG From the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, oysters have influenced our history, our culture and, of course, our eating habits. When Captain …
EpisodeMushi, Ticks, and Walking Sticks
Image courtesy Flickr user Nicolas Loeillot In Japan, insects are pets, medicine, and even vehicles for spirits. Mary Knighton (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, William & Mary) researches Japan’s special …
EpisodeReplay: The River in the Atlantic Ocean
Image courtesy RedAndr The Gulf Stream current pushes water from the Americas to Europe and back with a force three hundred times more powerful than the Amazon River. Stan Ulanski …
EpisodeBeyond the Books
Image courtesy United States Navy American teens spend approximately two million minutes in high school. With Good Reason talks with Bob Compton about how kids in America, China, and India …
EpisodeLet There Be Night
Eight out of 10 children born in America today will never know a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way. In our modern world, where nights are getting …
