Bench Talk: The Week in Science

First, Professor J. Scott Miller of Maysville Community College tells us about the three planets and the meteor showers to be seen in the night sky this month.

Then we will finish a panel discussion from the Oct. 5, 2019 'Food First' conference put on by the Louisville 'Sowers of Justice'. This panel discussion is a blend of agricultural economics, sociology, history, policy, the environment, and social justice, and although it's a bit controversial we wanted you to hear it!

This portion of the discussion was moderated by Hank Graddy of the Kentucky Sierra Club and features Wendell Berry (noted author and farm advocate), farmer Hoppy Henton, and Mary Berry (Executive Director of The Berry Center). Check out last week's episode (Oct 28 2019) to hear the first half of this panel discussion.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | November Sky; Sowers Farm Panel (continued) | Nov 4 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

The 'Sowers of Justice' group held a 'Food First' conference in Louisville on October 5, 2019. There was a panel discussion of Kentucky farmers at this conference and we recorded it for you to hear! Its a nice blend of agriculture, economics, sociology, history, policy, the environment, and social justice!

The panel was moderated by Hank Graddy of the Kentucky Sierra Club and included Hoppy Henton (KY Tobacco Research Board), Nelson Escobar (La Minga Farm, growing Latin American foods), Maddie Barret Keith (Foxhollow Farm), Mary Berry (The Berry Center), and Wendell Berry (noted author and farm advocate). The first half of the discussion includes Hoppy, Nelson, Maddie, and Mary. The second half of the panel discussion (featuring Wendell and others) will be on our Nov. 1, 2019 episode.

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Hear the conclusion of our interview with noted archaeologist, Dr. Robert Schick of University of Mainz, Germany. Then, J. Scott Miller of Maysville Community College tells us about the night sky. What stars and planets are bewitching us this month?

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The Egyptian music heard on this episode is 'Baeed Annak' by Zikrayat available at freemusicarchive. org, a public-domain service.

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Dr. Schick interview (continued); October Night Sky | Oct 7, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Hear our interview with Dr. Robert Schick, archaeologist and historian at the University of Mainz in Germany. Dr. Schick has decades of experience studying the historic cultures of the Near East. He has written more than 80 research articles, book chapters, translations, and proceedings about the people living in early Christian, Islamic and Jewish locales in Jordan, Jerusalem, Saudi Arabia and India. The second half of this interview will be heard in the next episode of Bench Talk!

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Interview - Dr. Robert Schick (Archaeologist) | Sept 30, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Hear the end of last week's NASA documentary about the Hubble Space Telescope (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasas-documentary-film-hubble25). Then, Professor Scott Miller discusses how recent measurements of cosmological phenomena are influencing our models about General Relativity and gravity. Finally, Professor Robinson discusses possible links between women's health and the consumption of artificially-sweetened drinks or processed meat.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Hubble; General Relativity; Women's Health & Diet | Sept 23, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Listen to this NASA documentary about the Hubble Space Telescope. If you want to watch the public-domain film go to: www.nasa.gov/feature/nasas-docu…tary-film-hubble25. The end of this documentary will be played on this show next week!

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The music heard on this show is 'Marimba On The Hunt' by Daniel Birch (freemusicarchive.com).

Soundtrack

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | NASA's Hubble Space Telescope | Sept 16, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest is under threat of eminent domain. Hear about the gas pipeline and interstate highway connector that is proposed to pass through Bernheim Forest land.

Did you know that the astronomer who discovered the existence of other galaxies used to live in Louisville, Kentucky? Its fitting that the Hubble Telescope was named after Edwin P. Hubble. Professor Scott Miller builds on this story with an update on the Hubble Constant and what that tells us about the expanding universe!

The public-domain music heard on this episode is 'Marimba on the Hunt' by Daniel Birch.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Bernheim Pipeline; Edwin Hubble & Hubble Constant | Sept 9, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Professor Scott Miller tells us what celestial objects we can see in the night sky this month. Dr. Dave discusses the Koala Genome Project in Australia.

Finally, hear an interview with Ms. Tania Rodriguez who is pursuing a PhD in Environmental Engineering at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She is interviewed by Dr. Monica Ramirez-Andreotta, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at UA. This interview was originally broadcast on Oct 17, 2018 on the radio show 'Thesis Thursday' on the community radio station KXCI, 91.3 FM in Tucson, AZ. kxci.org/podcast/thesis-thursday-tania-rodriguez/

Thanks to Bridgitte Thum of KXCI for permission to rebroadcast this interview. kxci.org/

The music heard at the end of this episode is 'The Lonely Smurfer' by Johnny Hawaii, available on the public domain resource freemusicarchive.org.

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | September Sky; Koala Genome; Thesis Thursday (KXCI) | Sept 2, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Dr. Robert W. Korn is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. He has published more than 50 research papers, mostly in the area of developmental biology. He was one of the first to apply computer modeling to the study of cellular and plant development.

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Music is from 'The Four Seasons' by Antonio Vivaldi (1723). The 1st concerto 'Spring' (1st movement) was performed by John Harrison and the Wichita State University Chamber Players in 2011. This public domain recording was provided by freemusicarchive.org.

Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Interview - Dr. Robert Korn (Botanist) | August 19, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

On this week's episode, you can learn about the planets, stars, constellations and meteor showers that are visible in the night sky in August. Then hear about the unique 'City on Science' events being held in Louisville this year. This a free, city-wide journal club for anyone interested in the environmental health of our local community. Finally, Dr. Camilla Bertolini (a marine biologist at the University of Venice, Italy) discusses the promise of shellfish (bivalve) culture in the future. By the way, Dr. Bertolini's blog is 'The Holistic Fish' at: holisticfish.weebly.com/. She can be contacted at: [email protected]

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Bench Talk: The Week in Science | August Sky; City on Science; Shellfish Culture | August 5, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.