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In this fresh and engaging guide to chemistry, Dr. Kate Biberdorf, aka "Kate the Chemist," reveals the fascinating science we experience every day Have you ever wondered what makes dough rise? Or how your morning coffee gives you that energy boost? Or why your shampoo is making your hair look...

For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before. In this book the Dutchers reflect on the virtues they observed in wolf society and behavior. Each chapter exemplifies a principle, such as kindness, teamwork, playfulness, respect, curiosity, and compassion. Their heartfelt stories combine into a thought-provoking meditation on the values shared between the human and the animal world.

Finding herself in a new home in Brighton, Kate Bradbury sets about transforming her decked, barren backyard into a beautiful wildlife garden. She documents the unbuttoning of the earth and the rebirth of the garden, the rewilding of a tiny urban space. But while she's doing this Kate's neighbours continue to pave and deck their gardens locking them away, the wildlife she tries to save is further threatened, and she feels she's fighting an uphill battle.

In 2007, after 20 years of living in London, Kate Humble and her husband Ludo decided it was time to leave city life behind them. Three years later, now the owner of a Welsh smallholding, Kate hears that a nearby farm is to be broken up and sold off. Another farm lost; another opportunity for a young farmless farmer gone. Desperate to stop the sale, Kate contacts the council with an alternative plan - to keep the farm working and to run a rural skills and animal husbandry school alongside it. Against all odds, she succeeds.

Change of Mind is a neuroscience-informed podcast about how we adapt, grow, and keep functioning when life doesn’t go to plan.Hosted by a registered nurse and neuroscience educator, the show blends clinical experience, lived caregiving reality, and brain science to explore burnout, neuroplasticity, nervous system regulation, neurodivergence, and mental load.Short, evidence-based episodes for people living complex lives — and still becoming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inspired by a personal obsession with this singular exotic fruit, Feijoa is a sweeping, global tale about the dance between people and plants...

In a fascinating tour of creativity and the brain, Nancy Andreasen, professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa and the winner of the National Medal of Science, explores how the human brain achieves creative breakthroughs--in art, literature, music, and science--the role of genes and environment, extraordinary creativity vs. ordinary creativity, and the question of genius and insanity.

To enjoy the current episodes, please check out YouTube or katehildenbrand.com. There will no longer be new episodes on this podcast due to rising costs.

Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual’s period as useless and some doctors still believe it’s unsafe for a menstruating person to swim in the ocean wearing a tampon. Period counters the false theories that have long defined the study of the uterus, exposing the eugenic history of gynecology while providing an intersectional feminist perspective on menstruation science.

This "love story for the ages" from a # 1 New York Times bestselling author comes an unforgettable story about basketball and the enduring bonds between a father and daughter that "will heal relationships and hearts" (Glennon Doyle). ​ Kate Fagan and her father forged their relationship on the...

One Garden Against the World is a call to action for all of us – gardeners, communities and individuals – to do more for wildlife and more for the climate. Climate change and biodiversity loss go hand in hand, but if we work together, it’s never too late to make a difference.

Der Hunde-Podcast mit der Haustierexpertin & TV-Moderatorin Kate Kitchenham und der TV-Moderatorin Madita van Hülsen. Die beiden zeigen uns, wie wir den richtigen Weg im Umgang mit unseren Hunden finden. Wie geht eigentlich „Grenzen ziehen“ richtig? Sind Zerrseile jetzt Teufelszeug, weil sie Hunde aggressiv machen oder wunderbar fürs Spielen und die Etablierung von Bindung geeignet? Wie verhalte ich mich richtig bei Hundebegegnungen? Und woran erkenne ich eine gute Hundeschule? Hört rein und erfahrt mehr über eure liebsten Vierbeiner! Immer am letzten Donnerstag des Monats, überall da...

The Art of Possible is about embracing life professionally and personally - immediately. From her experience as an executive coach at global power players, including Google, Accenture, Rio Tinto, and Barclays, to interviews with the elite in sport, using the latest in neuroscience, Kate shares the deliberate actions that will enable you to realise your potential faster and more effectively.

"She Blinded Me With Science!" is an educational radio program on KVRX Austin that features science news and interviews with scientists on their research and experiences. This show brings the exciting research that is being conducted at UT to the broader Austin community to inspire future scientists. Join us for your weekly dose of science! Listen online at www.kvrx.org on Tuesdays 6-7 (CST). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An analysis of all things psychosocial risk, from psychological studies to legal proceedings and case law.

Master naturalist Nancy Lawson takes listeners on a fascinating tour of the vibrant web of nature outside our back door—where animals and plants perceive and communicate using marvelous sensory abilities we are only beginning to understand. Organized into chapters investigating each of their five senses, Lawson's exploration reveals a remarkable world of interdependent creatures with amazing capabilities.

A citizen scientist podcast for curious humans hosted by Kate Douglas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Forest bathing' or shinrin-yoku is a way of walking in the woods that was developed in Japan in the 1980s. It brings together ancient ways and wisdom with cutting-edge environmental health science. Simply put, forest bathing is the practice of walking slowly through the woods, in no hurry, for a morning, an afternoon or a day. It is a practice that involves all the senses and as you gently walk and breathe deeply, the essential oils of the trees are absorbed by your body and have an extraordinary effect on positive feelings.

All of life is profoundly shaped by the daily, monthly, and yearly cycles of our planet, and all creatures have internal timekeeping systems that rely on cues from the surrounding environment. With modern technology, we are changing our environments—and by proxy, the ecosystems around us—to override these innate rhythms of life. But at what cost? Life in Sync reveals how Earth’s rotations shape our biology, what human sleep cycles looked like before the advent of artificial light, and why technology can’t free us from the constraints of our circadian clocks.

Kate Gilman Williams is a 12 year old author and animal advocate. Kate partnered with Sarah Maston, Founder of Project 15 from Microsoft, to launch Club 15 – named so because we lose one elephant from our planet every 15 minutes. It is up to Kate’s generation to save wildlife and wild spaces, and on her Club 15 podcast, you hear from legends in the field of conservation and technology who understand this urgency. Renowned guests include: Virginia McKenna, Yoko Watanabe, Eric Dinerstein, Fatema Hamdani and Petronel Nieuwoudt. Listen as 12 year old Kate Gilman Williams interviews ...