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In 24 thought-provoking lectures designed for nonscientists, this course explores today's exciting field of genomics, the study of the vast storehouse of information contained within chromosomes. Your professor is Princeton University biologist Lee M. Silver, an acclaimed teacher, scientist, and author of popular books on biotechnology, genetics, and their impact on society.

USS Nevada (BB-36) was America's first modern battleship. When its keel was laid in 1912, kings and emperors still ruled much of the world. When it finally slipped beneath the waves in 1948, America was the undisputed global superpower.

“With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, women pilots went aloft to serve their nation. . . . A soaring tale in which, at long last, these daring World War II pilots gain the credit they deserve.”—Liza Mundy, New York Times bestselling author of Code Girls “A powerful...

Two brothers seeking the truth in the paranormal and unexplained, while having fun along the way.

The Silver Ash is informative and entertaining, covering topics about cannabis for the first time toker to the grey beard smoker. Please join the host and his special guest including Chanci Herer, daughter of cannabis activist Jack Herer and learn about the benefits of medicinal and recreational cannabis usage. We will talk about the varied uses of hemp and cannabis from varied perspectives. Tune in and learn something about cannabis that can help you or a loved one, it's not all about getting high...

A podcast where hosts Ned Bohman and Alex Harper discuss birding in Nevada from the perspectives of northern and southern Nevada. Ned and Alex have both been birding in The Silver State for several years, involved with bird surveys and data collection as well as various birding and bird conservation outreach initiatives. Ned also serves as the Secretary of the Nevada Bird Records Committee.

A podcast where hosts Ned Bohman and Alex Harper discuss birding in Nevada. Ned and Alex have both been birding in The Silver State for several years, involved with bird surveys and data collection as well as various birding and bird conservation outreach initiatives. Ned serves as the Secretary of the Nevada Bird Records Committee and works for Great Basin Bird Observatory, in Reno and Alex is with the Red Rock Audubon Society in Las Vegas. Episodes cover topics like community science, rare bird sightings, trends in bird behavior, and experiences from the field.

This sweeping new history recognizes that the Civil War was not just a military conflict but also a moment of profound transformation in Americans' relationship to the natural world. To be sure, environmental factors such as topography and weather powerfully shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns, and the war could not have been fought without the horses, cattle, and other animals that were essential to both armies.

In 1926, Henry Beston spent two weeks in a two-room cottage on the sand dunes of Cape Cod. He had not intended to stay longer, but, as he later wrote, "I lingered on, and as the year lengthened into autumn, the beauty and mystery of this earth and outer sea so possessed and held me that I could not go."

Struggling with your eating? Do you skip or delay eating? Eat because you are bored, anxious, or stressed? Frustrated with being on the latest diet without lifelong success? Ann Silver, the Hamptons’ successful private practice Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, will share with you the same practical, common-sense advice based on a no-diet approach she used with her individual patients. Listen to Ann as she guides you to analyze your eating, resolve your relationship with food and explore your dieting/food issues all while managing your health and weight. The goal? To eat to be Always ...

We're on a mission to help professionals thrive, not just survive. In each episode of How to Thrive, hosts Claire Sanders and Helen Silver-MacMahon, ask a guest to share the skills they deploy in order to thrive in the high-pressure world in which we live. By sharing their lessons and experience, and through the application of the scientific discipline of Human Factors, we hope that you will feel empowered with new, practical ways in which to maximise your performance and your well-being.Your hosts:Claire Sanders, former Corporate Lawyer, General Council and Co-Founder of Being Human ...

From the purple grasses of August, to the yellow elms of October, to the scarlet oak leaves of November, Henry David Thoreau casts his eye on the brilliant colors of autumn and guides us on a journey through the season's bounty. In this classic essay, first published in 1862, Thoreau delights in fall's foliage and reveals both a practical and philosophical understanding of the changing environment.