/science-environment/science Science en-US Copyright Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:27:45 GMT /news/2025-06-05/ct-scientists-begin-annual-monitoring-for-mosquito-borne-viruses Researchers trap and track mosquitoes annually from June to October to look for the presence of mosquito-borne viruses including West Nile and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or “Triple E” virus. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:27:45 GMT /news/2025-06-05/ct-scientists-begin-annual-monitoring-for-mosquito-borne-viruses Kelsey Hubbard Rollinson /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-06-03/two-thumbs-up-a-show-all-about-fingers This hour, a look at the hidden language of finger gestures, the future of Braille, and the joys and challenges of animating fingers for the movies. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:00:18 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-06-03/two-thumbs-up-a-show-all-about-fingers Julia Pistell /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-28/how-robots-and-our-attitudes-toward-them-have-evolved This hour, a look at what robots are and how humans have thought about robots throughout history. Wed, 28 May 2025 17:00:59 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-28/how-robots-and-our-attitudes-toward-them-have-evolved Lily Tyson /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-07/are-you-still-the-you-that-you-used-to-be-and-other-questions-of-self-continuity This hour, a look at the age-old philosophical concept of continuity of self. Wed, 07 May 2025 17:00:42 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-07/are-you-still-the-you-that-you-used-to-be-and-other-questions-of-self-continuity Jonathan McNicol /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-21/from-the-bad-ideas-dept-todays-show-is-not-about-tapirs To celebrate the show’s 15th anniversary, an episode we did for its 10th anniversary. After thousands of shows, each about some something, a show NOT about a specific something: tapirs. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:00:25 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-21/from-the-bad-ideas-dept-todays-show-is-not-about-tapirs Jonathan McNicol /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-02-12/an-appreciation-of-squirrels This hour, an appreciation of fluffy-tailed, seed- and nut-hoarding, sometimes nuisancey, sometimes shockingly industrious … squirrels. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:00:43 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-02-12/an-appreciation-of-squirrels Jonathan McNicol /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-30/occams-razor-makes-the-case-for-simplicity-in-a-complex-world This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show: Occam’s razor — where the principle came from, how it impacts science, its role in medicine, and how it shapes our daily lives. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-30/occams-razor-makes-the-case-for-simplicity-in-a-complex-world Lily Tyson /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-23/how-should-we-treat-the-dead This hour, we look at our cultural fascination with dead bodies. What do we owe the dead? We talk to a death investigator, a poet/mortician, and a reporter. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:00:32 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-01-23/how-should-we-treat-the-dead Betsy Kaplan /show/where-we-live/2024-12-19/how-our-brains-think-exploring-the-world-of-neuroscience-at-the-yale-peabody-museum The brain and how it works is the subject of a new exhibit at the Yale Peabody Museum opening later this week. This hour, hear from the curators of the exhibit “Mind/Matter: The Neuroscience of Perception, Attention, and Memory Launched.” Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:05:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-12-19/how-our-brains-think-exploring-the-world-of-neuroscience-at-the-yale-peabody-museum Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /show/where-we-live/2024-08-16/exploring-the-benefits-of-offshore-wind-and-why-some-new-englanders-are-fighting-against-it In an effort to curb the impacts of climate change, offshore wind turbines are popping up off the coast of New England. This hour, we unpack how this form of renewable energy works and why it’s facing opposition. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:15:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-08-16/exploring-the-benefits-of-offshore-wind-and-why-some-new-englanders-are-fighting-against-it Chloe Wynne, Catherine Shen