AK Rundown September 10/11, 2005

 

“Science”

 

Intro/Newscast/Credits

 

  1. Experiment #1. Ramon Wallace on the Imaginarium leads us through a series of scientific experiments this week, beginning with helium. Host Pkg. 2:15 total time.
  2. Beluga. Researchers and residents recently gathered on Kanakanek Beach near Dillingham to take samples of a beluga whale. KDLG’s Jody Seitz. Pkg. 6:10 (6:28 with intro)
  3. Birch. Researchers at UAF are looking to paper birch trees for possible medicinal uses. Host wrap/ Aileo Weinmann & Gabriel Spitzer. 2:02 total time.
  4. Calendar of Events. “Spy Vs. Spy” by Combustible Edison from I, Swinger

 

Break #1: Calendar Bed continues

 

  1. Experiment #2.  More with Ramon Wallace of the Imaginarium.
  2. Art/Science. Steve Heimel explores the intersection of art and science. Pkg. 5:33 total time.
  3. Button. “Incantations” by Matthew Burtner from Portals of Distortion Music for Saxophones, Computers and Stones
  4. Ice imagery.  Researchers look at a crumbling arctic ice shelf, with the help of imagery from a UAF satellite center.
  5. Milankovitch Cycles.  These cycles, caused by the earth’s axis of rotation around the sun, help explain ice ages and long term climate change (and we’re talking LONG: one cycle is 20-thousand years or longer) Ellen Lockyer. Host Wrap. 1:51 total time
  6. 300 villages. Pilot Station and Saint George.
  7. Experiment #3 Here’s where we get to explode things. 2:08 total time.

 

Break #2: “b + a” by Beta Band from Three EPs

 

  1. HAARP Update. Some blame research by the Russians and at places like HAARP for the severe hurricanes damaging the southeastern United States. Ellen Lockyer. Pkg. 5:04
  2. Avian Flu Research. Veterinarians have been testing wild waterfowl and domestic birds for signs of avian flue, and to find out what pathogens already exist in birds. Rachael Kvapil. 3:43 (4:04 with intro)
  3. Button. “The Sounds of Science”by The Beastie Boys from Paul’s Boutique
  4. Confluence. A worldwide project is trying to document all the places on earth where latitude and longitude lines cross. Ashley Gross. Pkg. 7:52 total time.

 

Close: “E.B. Hambone” by Soulive from Next