What does the National Academies of Science say about the age groups that are most harmed by online schooling? Then, hear Dr. Naomi Charalambakis of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) speak on the neuroscience behind how visual and auditory information is transmitted in our bodies. What causes 'ZOOM fatigue', for instance?

The title of her talk is 'What You See Is What You Get'. It is part of the 'Bench Talk Live' series put on by the Kentucky Academy of Science. Here is the link to the ZOOM recording of this talk if you want to see her slides: www.kyscience.org/bench_talk_live.php

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Neuroscience & the Pandemic (Naomi Charalambakis) | August 10, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

We are celebrating our 2nd birthday this week! Find out what planets, constellations, and meteor showers you can see in the night sky in August. Then hear about the Global Microbiome Vault project, the cellular link between stress and graying hair, and an extinct Pterosaur ('flying reptile') that lost a tooth inside the fossilized body of ancient Squid.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | August Sky; Microbiomes; Gray Hair; Dino vs. Squid | August 3, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Prepare yourself for the upcoming launch of 'Perseverance', the new Mars Rover. Then, hear what DNA analysis reveals about the Dead Sea Scrolls. The show ends with an essay about finding a balance between the science and the joyful appreciation of nature.

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Public domain music is 'Blue Danube' by Johann Strauss II (1866).

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Mars Rover; Dead Sea Scrolls; A Walk in the Park | July 27, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

This episode is in honor of Barbara Conkin and A. Bennett Jenson, two scientists who passed away late last year. Hear about their lives and accomplishments. Then J. Scott Miller talks about the environmental impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and Jon Dixon discusses inquiry-based learning. Finally, Leslie Moise reports on what we can do to enhance bee populations. She finishes with a poem written specifically for this show.

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The music heard in this episode is 'Lovely Piano Song' by Rafael Krux available at the public domain website freepd.com.

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Eulogies; COVID & Climate; Inquiry Learning; Bees | July 13, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the night sky this month. Professor J Scott Miller will tell you about them, and one of our galaxy's black holes. Then, hear the first episode of 'Bench Talk Live' a new online series sponsored by the Kentucky Academy of Science. This week listen to Dr. Zeel Maheshwari (an electrical engineer at Northern Kentucky University) speak about building environmentally-sustainable 'Green Homes'.

To see the slides from this 'Bench Talk Live' program and/or sign up for the next lecture session on 'Perception & Communication for the Pandemic' (7 p.m., Monday, July 13) go to www.kyscience.org/bench_talk_live.php

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | July Sky; Green Homes (Dr. Zeel Maheshwari) | July 6, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the night sky this month. Professor J Scott Miller will tell you about them, and one of our galaxy's black holes. Then, hear the first episode of 'Bench Talk Live' a new online series sponsored by the Kentucky Academy of Science. This week listen to Dr. Zeel Maheshwari (an electrical engineer at Northern Kentucky University) speak about building environmentally-sustainable 'Green Homes'.

To see the slides from this 'Bench Talk Live' program and/or sign up for the next lecture session on 'Perception & Communication for the Pandemic' (7 p.m., Monday, July 13) go to https://www.kyscience.org/bench_talk_live.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.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | July Sky; Green Homes (Dr. Zeel Maheshwari) | July 6 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Traditional vaccines take many years to develop. Why is there so much optimism that a vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus could be available as early as next spring? It's 'gene-based vaccines'! Learn about them on this show. We'll continue this story next week.

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.

The music heard on this episode is 'Meditating Beat' by Kevin MacLeod available at the public domain website freepd.com.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Gene-Based Vaccines for the COVID-19 Coronavirus | June 22 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Do you want to know how YOU can contribute to science yourself? Jon Dixon, science educator, tell us about Citizen Science. Then, J Scott Miller updates us on the latest observations that confirm Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Later in the show he discusses how climate models contradict speculations about future earth cooling due to sun activity and cloud cover.

Also hear from Zachary Hall, another intern in the University of Kentucky ACTION program, talk about how cancer has impacted his family and his career choices. To learn more about ACTION visit https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/research/action. Information about their book, 'The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia: Kentucky Students Take ACTION' is at https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/research/action/book.

Public domain music is 'Marimba on the Hunt' by Daniel Birch available at freemusicarchive.org.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Citizen Science; Einstein; Cancer Ed; Climate Model | June 15, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Did you know that unarmed Black citizens in the U.S. are fatally shot by police at a rate that is 4.5 times higher than for Whites? Find out which states have the highest & lowest rates of police shootings of unarmed Black individuals and which states have the highest & lowest rates of structural racism. Are these two things correlated? The show ends with 10 recommendations for reducing police violence in the future.

Here are some useful websites pertaining to this topic: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0027968417303206 and https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/ and www.joincampaignzero.org/

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Racism and Police Shootings | June 8, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Hear about SpaceX, the first commercial flight to carry astronauts into space. And then, what can we see in the night sky from our backyards this month? Finally, hear Carrigan Wasilchenko of the University of Kentucky's 'Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program' talk about cancer-related professions.

Our thanks to the ACTION program for giving us permission to broadcast this essay. You can learn more about ACTION at: https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/research/action

Information about their book, 'The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia: Kentucky Students Take ACTION' is at: https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/research/action/book

Thanks to NASA for the clip of the SpaceX launch. It is available at: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/spacex-dragon-launches-arrivals-and-departures/

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | SpaceX; The June Sky; Cancer in Appalachia | June 1, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.