Showing results for "Science" in Travel Writing & Commentary

Of the sixty million pickups on U.S. highways today, just one in eight was bought for work purposes. The remaining fifty-four million are what truck dealers call "lifestyle purchases." Does the pickup impulse spring from some deep, organic longing? For agrarian roots, for simpler times, for a driving experience larger than life?

Der geographische Reisebegleiter durch Natur, Klima und Erdgeschichte westlich der Rockies.Machst du dir unterwegs auf dem Highway nicht auch manchmal Gedanken, wieso die Landschaft hier so schön und faszinierend ist? Wieso hier die Pflanzen solche Extreme entwickeln? Wie diese Canyons und Arches entstehen? Und das während jede Meile auf dem Highway uns nicht nur tiefer in die atemberaubende Landschaft des amerikanischen Westens führt, sondern gleichzeitig tiefer in die Erdgeschichte!Dieser Podcast ist Euer exklusiver und fundierter Reisebegleiter für ein unvergleichliches Abenteuer. Hört...

Welchen Plan zur Rettung der Meere hat eine Tiefseeforscherin nach 7000 Stunden unter Wasser? Bietet Gentechnik einen Ausweg, die Welt zu ernähren? Helfen Speere und Social Media gegen die Ausbeutung indigener Gebiete in Ecuador? Geschichten wie diese machen die GEO-Reporter und -Reporterinnen erfahrbar. Bei ihren Reisen in die entlegensten Winkel der Welt verknüpfen sie Abenteuer, Wissen und gesellschaftliche Themen miteinander. In packenden Reportagen berichten sie in diesem Podcast von gewagten Recherchen, dramatischen Situationen und berührenden Begegnungen.

Die Welt neu hören: Warum verbringt man acht Jahre damit, ein Foto von einer Antilope zu schießen? Wie kommt es dazu, dass ein gesamtes Dorf im Himalaya umziehen muss und was macht das mit den Bewohnern? Wodurch wird das Geldwesen in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo revolutioniert?

A podcast about the impact of climate on wine with a mix of psychology. Each episode I speak to a variety of people working int he wine industry, from winemakers to vineyard managers to people working in the indie shops selling to the public. Wild Vines is released every month on the 1st of the month.

In The Rhythm of Everything, Bonnie Truax blends scientific discovery, personal travel stories, and reflections on faith to explore the interwoven patterns of life. Drawing from her adventures across every continent, she reveals how nature’s design mirrors a greater truth—one that speaks to both the scientific mind and the seeking soul.

The Charms of Anatolia is not a travel guide.It is a long-form storytelling podcast exploring history, myth, memory, and deep timeacross one of the world’s great cultural crossroads: Anatolia.From the birth of early civilizations to the rise and fall of empires, from belief systems and philosophies to science, migration, and cultural survival,each episode invites listeners to slow down and listen carefully.Created by Hussein, a licensed professional tour guide based in Antalya, this independently produced project draws on decades of guiding experienceand deep, long-form research.Alongside ...

Search for the Golden Moon Bear recounts Montgomery's quest--fraught with danger and mayhem--to reconstruct an evolutionary record and piece together a living portrait of her little known subject. This beautiful animal is not just a scientific eureka! It is also a powerful symbol of conservation. Search for the Golden Moon Bear is a field report from the frontiers of science and the ends of the earth, seamlessly weaving together folklore, natural history, and contemporary research into a fantastic travelogue.

The SoT Podcast combines the passion for travel with Earth Science in order to generate deep connections and fond relationships with the nature and people we come in touch with. We'll talk about our beautiful planet Earth as a whole and specifically about formation & Earth surface processes, spectacular travel destinations and other topics as they relate to nature and living a good life in general. I publish a blog article which includes a transcript along with each each episode, you can find the link in the show notes.

Connecting Citizens to Science (CCS) is a global health and development podcast that brings together research, practice and lived experience to examine complex health challenges and inequities. Through open conversation, the podcast amplifies the voices of those most affected and explores how global health issues are understood and addressed in real-world settings. Each episode is led by an expert guest co-host who brings subject expertise and practical insight to ground the discussion in current realities. Conversations feature people working on the front lines of global health, including ...