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Bench Talk: The Week in Science

Bench Talk: The Week in Science

By Bench Talk

This 30-minute show airs every Monday at 7:30 p.m. (ET) and repeats on Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. on WFMP-LP, 106.5 FM, Forward Radio, Louisville, KY, USA. Music in this podcast is public domain.
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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder | Dec 17, 2018

Bench Talk: The Week in ScienceDec 18, 2018

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Bench Talk | April Sky; Cancer Chelators; Climate Warnings; Pets in Our Lives | April 5, 2021
Apr 05, 202128:60
Bench Talk | The March Night Sky; Kentucky Environmental Legislation Part-2 | March 8, 2021

Bench Talk | The March Night Sky; Kentucky Environmental Legislation Part-2 | March 8, 2021

Scott Miller shows us how to find Mars and constellations in the night sky this month. Then, there is another panel discussion about the important environmental bills being discussed in the Kentucky House and Senate this year. And how can scientists have an impact? This is a discussion with lobbyists/advocates Tom FitzGerald of the Kentucky Resources Council, and Lane Boldman and Randy Strobo of the Kentucky Conservation Committee.

This interview was conducted by Trent Garrison (President of the Kentucky Academy of Science) and Kaylynne Glover (President of the Kentuckians for Science Education) on March 3, 2021. The full-length video can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7ceALH1jw&t=351s

The Kentucky Resources Councel's link to legislation is: www.kyrc.org/news
The KY Conservation Committee's link to legislation is: kyconservation.org/legislature-2021.
The KY Academy of Science link to legislation is: www.kyscience.org/advocate_for_science.php
The Kentuckians for Science Education website is: kyscied.wordpress.com/

'Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville 'Forward Radio' 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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Bench Talk | The March Night Sky; Kentucky Environmental Legislation Part-2 | March 8, 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Mar 09, 202129:02
Bench Talk | What Environmental Bills are in the KY House & Senate this Year? | March 1, 2021

Bench Talk | What Environmental Bills are in the KY House & Senate this Year? | March 1, 2021

What are the important environmental bills being discussed in the Kentucky House and Senate this year? This is an interview with lobbyists/advocates Lane Boldman and Randy Strobo of the Kentucky Conservation Committee about pending Kentucky environmental legislation.

This interview was conducted by Trent Garrison, President of the Kentucky Academy of Science on Feb 25 2021. The full-length video can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3khyHuCPYg&t=229s

The KY Conservation Committee's link to legislation is: kyconservation.org/legislature-2021.
The KY Academy of Science link to legislation is: www.kyscience.org/advocate_for_science.php
The Kentuckians for Science Education cooperated on this effort: kyscied.wordpress.com/

'Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville 'Forward Radio' 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/

Bench Talk | What Environmental Bills are in the KY House & Senate this Year? | March 1, 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Mar 02, 202128:56
Bench Talk | Mars Rover Landing; Restoring Science (Union of Concerned Scientists) | Feb 22 2021

Bench Talk | Mars Rover Landing; Restoring Science (Union of Concerned Scientists) | Feb 22 2021

Listen to the landing of the Perseverance rover on the planet Mars, while J Scott Miller provides background about this ambitious NASA project. Then Dr. Gretchen Goldman of the Union of Concerned Scientists speaks on 'A Roadmap to Restoring Federal Science'.

Thanks to the Union of Concerned Scientists (www.ucsusa.org/about) for permission to broadcast this 'Got Science?' podcast (taped on Jan 26 2021): www.ucsusa.org/resources/restoring-federal-science

Here is everything about the Perseverance rover: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/

Bench Talk | Mars Rover Landing; Restoring Science (Union of Concerned Scientists) | Feb 22 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Feb 23, 202129:00
Bench Talk | The Eyes Have It: Emotional Cue Perception - Dr. Andy Mienaltowski | Feb 15, 2021
Feb 15, 202129:01
Bench Talk | February Sky; Star Ways; Mind Control of Prosthetics; Reading & Pandemics | Feb 1, 2021
Feb 01, 202129:02
Bench Talk | Tree Buttressing: Stream Sampling; Sea Level Rise | Jan 25, 2021

Bench Talk | Tree Buttressing: Stream Sampling; Sea Level Rise | Jan 25, 2021

Two undergraduate students who recently won conference awards from the Kentucky Academy of Science talk about their research on tree buttressing (Erin Carleton, NKU) and novel ways to monitor stream contamination (Samuel Kessler, UL). The show ends with Professor J Scott Miller commenting about sea level rise.

Thanks to Amanda Fuller (KAS) for the student interviews: https://www.kyscience.org/2020_student_competition_winne.php

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/

Music ('Positive and Fun') is by Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.com.

Bench Talk | Tree Buttressing: Stream Sampling; Sea Level Rise | Jan 25 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Jan 25, 202129:02
Bench Talk | Meet the Biden Science Team | Jan 18, 2021

Bench Talk | Meet the Biden Science Team | Jan 18, 2021

On January 16, 2021, President Joe Biden introduced his picks for science advisors to the White House. Meet Drs. Eric Lander, Alondra Nelson, Frances Arnold and Maria Zuber. For the first time, there will be a scientist on the President's Cabinet! Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris finishes the show.

The full press conference can be viewed here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?508044-1/president-elect-biden-introduces-white-house-science-team

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/

Bench Talk | Meet the Biden Science Team | Jan 18 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Jan 18, 202128:49
Bench Talk | January Sky; Cosmic Patterns; Airborne Telescopes; Water on the Moon | Jan 4, 2021
Jan 04, 202128:53
Bench Talk | Trump Interference with the CDC; Interview about Face Masks (continued) | Dec 28, 2020
Dec 28, 202028:46
Bench Talk | What are the Best and Worse Face Masks to Wear? | Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 202029:00
Bench Talk | Dr. Stack on Science & COVID-19; December Night Sky; 'Mythic Skies' poem; Nov 30, 2020
Nov 30, 202029:01
Bench Talk | COVID-19: Applied Science in Action (Dr. Stephen Stack) | Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 202029:01
BenchTalk | November Sky; Sea Level Rise; Massie vs Sci; Birds & Mental Health; A Poem | Nov 2, 2020
Nov 02, 202029:00
Bench Talk | Trump & Coronavirus Vaccines ...with Al Franken | Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 202028:60
Bench Talk | Science Policies of Kentucky Candidates; Dealing with Science Denialism | Oct 12, 2020

Bench Talk | Science Policies of Kentucky Candidates; Dealing with Science Denialism | Oct 12, 2020

A coalition of science advocacy groups recently sent out a questionnaire about science policy to all of the candidates running for the US House and Senate, as well as Kentucky Assembly and Senate. The results from this survey have just been released! Hear from the KY Academy of Science, the National Science Policy Network, KY March for Science, KY Paleontological Society, and KY Advocates for Science Policy & Research about this survey. Here are the results: https://www.kyscience.org/kentucky_candidates_survey_202.php

Then, Jon Dixon discusses recent publications about science skeptics. How can we approach people who deny science?

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/

Bench Talk | Science Policies of Kentucky Candidates; Dealing with Science Denialism | Oct 12 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Oct 12, 202028:60
BenchTalk | October Sky; Science Interference by White House; Emotions of Isolation | Oct 5, 2020
Oct 05, 202028:59
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Update on Gender Dysphoria Article of 2018 | Sept 14 2020

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Update on Gender Dysphoria Article of 2018 | Sept 14 2020

Hear an update on the controversial article about teenage gender dyspohoria that was published in PLOS One in August, 2018. This episode also discusses the ins and outs of retractions of scientific articles.

Here is the link to the original research article: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330. Parts of this episode were originally broadcast on Dec. 10, 2018.

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Update on Gender Dysphoria Article of 2018 | Sept 14 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Sep 14, 202029:00
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | September Night Sky; Bourbon 101; Barry Commoner |August 31 2020
Aug 31, 202028:58
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Is 'Big Tech' Too Big? | August 17, 2020
Aug 17, 202028:60
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Neuroscience & the Pandemic (Naomi Charalambakis) | August 10, 2020
Aug 10, 202029:00
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | August Sky; Microbiomes; Gray Hair; Dino vs. Squid | August 3, 2020
Aug 03, 202029:03
Bench Talk : The Week in Science | Mars Rover; Dead Sea Scrolls; A Walk in the Park | July 27, 2020
Jul 27, 202029:02
Forward Radio Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Eulogies; COVID & Climate; Inquiry Learning; Bees | July 13, 2020
Jul 13, 202028:59
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | July Sky; Green Homes (Dr. Zeel Maheshwari) | July 6, 2020
Jul 13, 202028:59
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | July Sky; Green Homes (Dr. Zeel Maheshwari) | July 6, 2020
Jul 06, 202028:60
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Gene-Based Vaccines for the COVID-19 Coronavirus | June 22, 2020
Jun 22, 202029:01
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Citizen Science; Einstein; Cancer Ed; Climate Model | June 15, 2020
Jun 15, 202028:52
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Racism and Police Shootings | June 8, 2020
Jun 08, 202029:02
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | SpaceX; The June Sky; Cancer in Appalachia | June 1, 2020
Jun 01, 202029:02
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | White House & Science Part-2; Ocean Salinity Levels | May 11, 2020
May 11, 202028:58
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Nightsky in May; The White House & Science | May 4, 2020
May 04, 202029:08
Forward Radio Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Community Radio; Black Holes; Science Literacy | April 13, 2020
Apr 13, 202025:24
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Shopping & Coronavirus - April Sky - Graphs | April 6, 2020
Apr 06, 202029:03
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Telemedicine Pt-2; Coronavirus (Dr. Julie Fischer) | March 16, 2020
Mar 16, 202028:28
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Telemedicine in Uganda (Andrea Beaton MD) | March 9, 2020
Mar 09, 202029:04
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | March's Night Sky; Locust Swarms; Corona Virus | March 2, 2020
Mar 02, 202029:01
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | What is to be done about Nukes & Climate Change? | Feb 17, 2020

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | What is to be done about Nukes & Climate Change? | Feb 17, 2020

This is a continuation of the Jan 23, 2020 press conference of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about The Doomsday Clock. Hear Mary Robinson (former President of Ireland), Ban Ki-Moon (former Secretary-General of the United Nations), and Jerry Brown (former governor of California) discuss the problems of nuclear proliferation, climate change and cyber warfare, and what can be done about it. Listen to our Feb 10, 2020 episode to hear experts elucidate the issues. Here is the original link to this public-domain press conference: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/

At the end of this episode astronomer/physicist Professor J Scott Miller (of Maysville Community and Technical and College) discusses the political ramifications of climate change.

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | What is to be done about Nukes & Climate Change? | Feb 17, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Feb 17, 202029:01
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | The Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists | Feb 10, 2020

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | The Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists | Feb 10, 2020

The 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' has been warning us of the human-made dangers facing our world since they first announced the Doomsday Clock in 1947. Well, they just reset the Clock again! Do you know what time it is? Find out here!

Here is the link to the Bulletin's public-domain press conference: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | The Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists | Feb 10, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Feb 10, 202029:00
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | February Night Sky & the Coronavirus from Wuhan China | Feb 3, 2020
Feb 03, 202027:56
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | CRISPR, Blackholes: Spiral Galaxies, Mass Killings | Jan 20, 2020
Jan 20, 202029:01
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | The Top Science News of 2019, Part-3 | Jan 13, 2020
Jan 14, 202029:00
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | January Sky & The Top Science News of 2019, Part-2 | Jan 6, 2019
Jan 07, 202029:01
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Top Science News of 2019, Part-1 | Dec 30, 2019

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Top Science News of 2019, Part-1 | Dec 30, 2019

Hear the top 50 science news stories of 2019 according to Discover magazine. This is a lot of stories, so this episode only covers the first half! Here is the link to Discover magazine: www.discovermagazine.com/

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Top Science News of 2019, Part-1 | Dec 30, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Dec 31, 201929:01
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Mercury Transit, Space Duet, The Impostor Syndrome | Dec 23, 2019

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Mercury Transit, Space Duet, The Impostor Syndrome | Dec 23, 2019

J. Scott Miller describes the Mercury Transit across the Sun that occurred on Nov. 11, 2019. The first space:earth musical duet is featured, and Bryony Timotei Ravate discusses The Imposter Syndrome. Ms. Ravate is an animal behaviorist from Queen's University in Belfast, North Ireland and has her own blog ('Brynstein Science: A Blog for Curious Minds') at brynstein.wordpress.com/. She is on Facebook and Instagram (BrynsteinScience)and can be emailed at bryonytimotei@gmail.com.

Here are two links to videos of the Mercury Transit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yNzSwlnQ2Q and https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/transit-mercury-pictures/

The space duet can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4JkLutikF0

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Mercury Transit; Space Duet; The Imposter Syndrome | Dec 23, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Dec 24, 201929:00
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Marijuana Blunts, NASA, Thesis Thursday from KXCI | Dec 16, 2019

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Marijuana Blunts, NASA, Thesis Thursday from KXCI | Dec 16, 2019

Dr. Latrice Montgomery, a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine finishes her talk on ‘The Interdisciplinary World of Addiction Science’. She was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Kentucky Academy of Science conference held at Berea College in November. The first part of her lecture was on our last two shows (December 2 & 9, 2019).

Also, hear updates about space flight at NASA from Dec 6, 2019: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBRRU2-etAQ

And hear another episode of 'Thesis Thursday' from KXCI (91.3 FM in Tucson, Arizona). This time they interviewed Ms. Itzel Marquez Hernandez a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Arizona. Here is the original KXCI broadcast from Sept. 25 2018: https://kxci.org/podcast/thesis-thursday-itzel-marquez-hernandez/

Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Marijuana Blunts; NASA; Thesis Thursday from KXCI | Dec 16, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Dec 17, 201929:01
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Marijuana & Tobacco (Dr. Latrice Montgomery) | Dec 9, 2019
Dec 09, 201928:58
Bench Talk: The Week In Science | December Sky & Challenges of Marijuana Research | Dec 2, 2019
Dec 02, 201929:01
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Brownfields in Louisville (Dr. Allison Smith cont.) | Nov 18, 2019
Nov 18, 201928:58
Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Louisville's Response to Climate Change | Nov 11, 2019
Nov 11, 201929:00