How soon will NASA send humans back to the Moon? Can children's behavior around guns be influenced by video games? Did sabertooth cats actually fight with their fangs or were they just for show? These questions and more in this episode of The Planetary News Radio. Visit on the web at: http://www.iiress.com/planetary/podcasts. Join the discussion on Discord at: https://discord.gg/5HQj8eC. Support on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/planetarynews.

A new potential ocean found hidden under Pluto's surface. Can using CO2 as a fracturing "fluid" instead of water reduce the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing? Why are institutions doing away with the GRE? These topics and more in this episode of the Planetary News Radio. Visit on the web at: http://www.iiress.com/planetary/podcasts. Join the discussion on Discord at: https://discord.gg/5HQj8eC. Support on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/planetarynews.

What are some good reasons to protect seemingly insignificant species like insects or fungus? Do we need to protect every species, or just a few "sentinel" species? I explore some of these tough concepts and more in this episode of The Planetary News Radio. Visit on the web at: http://www.iiress.com/planetary/podcasts. Join the discussion on Discord at: https://discord.gg/5HQj8eC. Support on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/planetarynews.

What are some of the theories for how bipedalism evolved in humans? Could distant supernova have influenced human evolution? In this episode I talk about the use of attention grabbing headlines in science news and how scientists can formulate evolutionary theories, with a recent theory surrounding bipedalism as an example. Visit on the web at: http://www.iiress.com/planetary/podcasts. Join the discussion on Discord at: https://discord.gg/5HQj8eC. Support on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/planetarynews.

Are scientists in America experiencing censorship? What kind of ideas are those that undergo censorship? What are some of the more subtle ways that scientists' voices are minimized in the US? These questions and more in this episode of The Planetary News Radio. Visit on the web at: http://www.iiress.com/planetary/podcasts. Join the discussion on Discord at: https://discord.gg/5HQj8eC. Support on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/planetarynews.

How will agriculture in the United States be affected by US economic policies? Which crop is the best - the one that pays the most or the one that is under the most demand? Is the agriculture industry a free-market system, or a partially socialized system more akin to healthcare than to car manufacturing? These questions and more in this episode of The Planetary News Radio. Visit on the web at: http://www.iiress.com/planetary/podcasts. Join the discussion on Discord at: https://discord.gg/5HQj8eC. Support on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/planetarynews.

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Why are humans so fascinated by space, astronomy, the stars, and the planets? Is it something innate to our biology? Is it merely a cultural fad? I'll discuss these questions and a few more in this episode. Visit on the web at: http://www.iiress.com/planetary/podcasts. Join the discussion on Discord at: https://discord.gg/5HQj8eC. Support on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/planetarynews.

What are the commonalities between linguistics (language) and genetics (DNA)? Is DNA a language like human language? In this episode I talk about some of the useful ways that I like to think of DNA as a language and briefly talk about space science in the news. Visit on the web at: http://www.iiress.com/planetary/podcasts. Join the discussion on Discord at: https://discord.gg/5HQj8eC. Support on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/planetarynews.

Introduction to the show. Background info about why I'm creating the show, my science background, and why understanding linguistics is so important in combating fake news, pseudoscience, and internet-based misinformation campaigns. A plan for using computer algorithms to improve science communication. Visit on the web at: http://www.iiress.com/planetary/podcasts. Join the discussion on Discord at: https://discord.gg/5HQj8eC. Support on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/planetarynews.