WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Nature

WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Nature http://ttbook.org/book/interview-archives/topics/Nature To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. en Copyright 2011 by Wisconsin Public Radio Webmaster@wpr.org (Webmaster) Sun, 27 May 2012 17:14:47 -0500 http://wpr.org/podcasts/images/ttbook_300x300.jpg WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Nature http://ttbook.org Copyright 2011 by Wisconsin Public Radioknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,flemingScience & Medicine/Natural Scienceswebmaster@wpr.orgWisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Public Radionoknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,flemingTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. Life in Death, Death in Life Every spring in Japan, people crowd under blooming cherry trees. They're signs of spring, and remembrances of life's transience.Master gardener Sadafumi Uchiyama says the blossoms are the quintessential representation of the Japanese principle of mono no aware... beauty in the intertwining of life and death. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/duNDb0mgAIs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/duNDb0mgAIs/tbk052012a5.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk052012a5.mp3 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noEvery spring in Japan, people crowd under blooming cherry trees. They're signs of spring, and remembrances of life's transience.Master gardener Sadafumi Uchiyama says the blossoms are the quintessential representation of the Japanese principlWisconsin Public RadioEvery spring in Japan, people crowd under blooming cherry trees. They're signs of spring, and remembrances of life's transience.Master gardener Sadafumi Uchiyama says the blossoms are the quintessential representation of the Japanese principle of mono no aware... beauty in the intertwining of life and death. knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk052012a5.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk052012a5.mp3 Davyd Betchkal on Denali soundscapes Davyd Betchkal is a soundscape engineer in Alaska's Denali National Park.  We hear  recordings of wood frogs, bear cubs, even an avalanche.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/NCzQ0PrXegg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/NCzQ0PrXegg/tbk120506a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a4.mp3 Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noDavyd Betchkal is a soundscape engineer in Alaska's Denali National Park.  We hear  recordings of wood frogs, bear cubs, even an avalanche.Wisconsin Public RadioDavyd Betchkal is a soundscape engineer in Alaska's Denali National Park.  We hear  recordings of wood frogs, bear cubs, even an avalanche.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a4.mp3 Jeffrey Cramer on Historical Thoreau Who was the real Henry David Thoreau?  He wasn't exaclty an environmentalist, and "Walden" didn't simply describe his time living by the pond.  Jeffrey Cramer looks at the man behind the myth.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/OWECRcAotXA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/OWECRcAotXA/tbk120506a3.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a3.mp3 Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWho was the real Henry David Thoreau?  He wasn't exaclty an environmentalist, and "Walden" didn't simply describe his time living by the pond.  Jeffrey Cramer looks at the man behind the myth.Wisconsin Public RadioWho was the real Henry David Thoreau?  He wasn't exaclty an environmentalist, and "Walden" didn't simply describe his time living by the pond.  Jeffrey Cramer looks at the man behind the myth.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a3.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a3.mp3 Terry Tempest Williams on "When Women Were Birds" Terry Tempest Williams has spent much of her life trying to understand her mother - both a  private woman and a trickster.  Her memoir is also an exploration of silence and finding one's voice.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/CZc5Pru9EOs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/CZc5Pru9EOs/tbk120506a6.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a6.mp3 Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noTerry Tempest Williams has spent much of her life trying to understand her mother - both a  private woman and a trickster.  Her memoir is also an exploration of silence and finding one's voice.Wisconsin Public RadioTerry Tempest Williams has spent much of her life trying to understand her mother - both a  private woman and a trickster.  Her memoir is also an exploration of silence and finding one's voice.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a6.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a6.mp3 Tom Fate on "Cabin Fever" How does a suburban dad with three kids find meaning in Thoreau's "Walden"?   Tom Fate says Thoreau helps us examine a basic question:  How much is enough?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/BSPiOnLHWJ4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/BSPiOnLHWJ4/tbk120506a1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a1.mp3 Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noHow does a suburban dad with three kids find meaning in Thoreau's "Walden"?   Tom Fate says Thoreau helps us examine a basic question:  How much is enough?Wisconsin Public RadioHow does a suburban dad with three kids find meaning in Thoreau's "Walden"?   Tom Fate says Thoreau helps us examine a basic question:  How much is enough?knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a1.mp3 Terry Tempest Williams on Thoreau Terry Tempest Williams adores Thoreau.  She says his passion for social justice and his love of nature are intimately connected.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/u7IaazJSk2s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/u7IaazJSk2s/tbk120506a5.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a5.mp3 Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noTerry Tempest Williams adores Thoreau.  She says his passion for social justice and his love of nature are intimately connected.Wisconsin Public RadioTerry Tempest Williams adores Thoreau.  She says his passion for social justice and his love of nature are intimately connected.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a5.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a5.mp3 "Walden" Reading Have you every actually read Thoreau's "Walden"?  If not, you've really missed something.  Here's the next best thing:  excerpts from the book, set to music.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/DBN1cBw2Wzw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/DBN1cBw2Wzw/tbk120506a2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a2.mp3 Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noHave you every actually read Thoreau's "Walden"?  If not, you've really missed something.  Here's the next best thing:  excerpts from the book, set to music.Wisconsin Public RadioHave you every actually read Thoreau's "Walden"?  If not, you've really missed something.  Here's the next best thing:  excerpts from the book, set to music.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a2.mp3 Terry Tempest Williams on Walking in the Woods Noted nature writer Terry Tempest Williams knows that the woods can be frightening, if you go walking in them with the wrong person.  She tells the story of how she narrowly escaped a brutal attack while hiking.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/zxGflJMyaPA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/zxGflJMyaPA/tbk120429A3.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A3.mp3 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noNoted nature writer Terry Tempest Williams knows that the woods can be frightening, if you go walking in them with the wrong person.  She tells the story of how she narrowly escaped a brutal attack while hiking.Wisconsin Public RadioNoted nature writer Terry Tempest Williams knows that the woods can be frightening, if you go walking in them with the wrong person.  She tells the story of how she narrowly escaped a brutal attack while hiking.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A3.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A3.mp3 Stephen Long on How to Read a Forest Stephen Long is the founder of Northern Woodlands Magazine.  He takes us for a walk in his Vermont woods and teaches us how to "read" a forest.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/r3IPZc3_cfE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/r3IPZc3_cfE/tbk120429A2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A2.mp3 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noStephen Long is the founder of Northern Woodlands Magazine.  He takes us for a walk in his Vermont woods and teaches us how to "read" a forest.Wisconsin Public RadioStephen Long is the founder of Northern Woodlands Magazine.  He takes us for a walk in his Vermont woods and teaches us how to "read" a forest.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A2.mp3 David George Haskell on the Forest Unseen Biologist David George Haskell spent a year making weekly visits to the same one-square-meter patch of old-growth forest near his home in Tennessee.  His writes about his experiment in "contemplative science" in a series of gorgeous essays, called "The Forest Unseen".<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/OjlESd0KJQI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/OjlESd0KJQI/tbk120429A1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A1.mp3 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noBiologist David George Haskell spent a year making weekly visits to the same one-square-meter patch of old-growth forest near his home in Tennessee.  His writes about his experiment in "contemplative science" in a series of gorgeous essays,Wisconsin Public RadioBiologist David George Haskell spent a year making weekly visits to the same one-square-meter patch of old-growth forest near his home in Tennessee.  His writes about his experiment in "contemplative science" in a series of gorgeous essays, called "The Forest Unseen".knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A1.mp3 Marina Warner on Enchanted Forests For thousands of years, people have been telling stories about magical woods and enchanted forests.  Writer and mythographer Marina Warner talks about the forest in human memory and imagination.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/1D2zOehLQtY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/1D2zOehLQtY/tbk120429A4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A4.mp3 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noFor thousands of years, people have been telling stories about magical woods and enchanted forests.  Writer and mythographer Marina Warner talks about the forest in human memory and imagination.Wisconsin Public RadioFor thousands of years, people have been telling stories about magical woods and enchanted forests.  Writer and mythographer Marina Warner talks about the forest in human memory and imagination.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429A4.mp3 William Powers on the Art of Living Small William Powers had returned home from abroad, in shock at the excess of American culture. Then he found a woman he calls Dr. Jackie Benton, living sustainabily in a 12 x 12 house in rural North Carolina.  He tells her story in the book "Twelve by Twelve."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/-Tt2vj-YEQ4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/-Tt2vj-YEQ4/tbk120429b3.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429b3.mp3 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWilliam Powers had returned home from abroad, in shock at the excess of American culture. Then he found a woman he calls Dr. Jackie Benton, living sustainabily in a 12 x 12 house in rural North Carolina.  He tells her story in the book "Twelve bWisconsin Public RadioWilliam Powers had returned home from abroad, in shock at the excess of American culture. Then he found a woman he calls Dr. Jackie Benton, living sustainabily in a 12 x 12 house in rural North Carolina.  He tells her story in the book "Twelve by Twelve."knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429b3.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429b3.mp3 Cheryl Strayed on Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail Devastated at the unexpected death of her morther, Cheryl Strayed embarked on a three-month solo trip along the rugged Pacific Crest Trail.  She writes about that transformative time in her memoir "Wild."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/KDX5FvIjGwU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/KDX5FvIjGwU/tbk120429b4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429b4.mp3 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noDevastated at the unexpected death of her morther, Cheryl Strayed embarked on a three-month solo trip along the rugged Pacific Crest Trail.  She writes about that transformative time in her memoir "Wild."Wisconsin Public RadioDevastated at the unexpected death of her morther, Cheryl Strayed embarked on a three-month solo trip along the rugged Pacific Crest Trail.  She writes about that transformative time in her memoir "Wild."knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429b4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120429b4.mp3 Marc Kaufman on First Contact Are we alone in the universe?  Almost certainly not.   The young science of astrobiology is closing in on a discovery that will rock our world:  there IS life beyond earth.  New telescopes, new missions, and new discoveries in outer space and in the most remote areas of our own planet all point to one conclusion.  Extra terrestrial life exists, and we're very close to finding it.   Science writer Marc Kaufman explains what's changed.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/B2nXZAnVbUw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/B2nXZAnVbUw/tbk120212a1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120212a1.mp3 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAre we alone in the universe?  Almost certainly not.   The young science of astrobiology is closing in on a discovery that will rock our world:  there IS life beyond earth.  New telescopes, new missions, and new discoveries in outWisconsin Public RadioAre we alone in the universe?  Almost certainly not.   The young science of astrobiology is closing in on a discovery that will rock our world:  there IS life beyond earth.  New telescopes, new missions, and new discoveries in outer space and in the most remote areas of our own planet all point to one conclusion.  Extra terrestrial life exists, and we're very close to finding it.   Science writer Marc Kaufman explains what's changed.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120212a1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120212a1.mp3 Jeremy Narby on "The Cosmic Serpent" Anthropologist Jeremy Narby went to the Peruvian Amazon to study the Ashaninca Indians.  The experience transformed his outlook on life, especially once he tried their powerful hallucinogen ayahuasca. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/zLzPhnIhpJc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/zLzPhnIhpJc/tbk120101a2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a2.mp3 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAnthropologist Jeremy Narby went to the Peruvian Amazon to study the Ashaninca Indians.  The experience transformed his outlook on life, especially once he tried their powerful hallucinogen ayahuasca. Wisconsin Public RadioAnthropologist Jeremy Narby went to the Peruvian Amazon to study the Ashaninca Indians.  The experience transformed his outlook on life, especially once he tried their powerful hallucinogen ayahuasca. knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a2.mp3 Scott Wallace on "The Unconquered" Reporter Scott Wallace joined Brazilian explorer Sidney Posseulo on an expedition deep into the Amazon in search of one of the last uncontacted tribes, the Arrow People. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/2OLviIfMgnk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/2OLviIfMgnk/tbk120101a1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a1.mp3 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noReporter Scott Wallace joined Brazilian explorer Sidney Posseulo on an expedition deep into the Amazon in search of one of the last uncontacted tribes, the Arrow People. Wisconsin Public RadioReporter Scott Wallace joined Brazilian explorer Sidney Posseulo on an expedition deep into the Amazon in search of one of the last uncontacted tribes, the Arrow People. knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a1.mp3 Ann Patchett on "State of Wonder" Ann Patchett's "State of Wonder" is a story about medical ethics and self-discovery when everything seems lost.  Patchett describes her own experience visiting the Amazon while researching her novel.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/G0-Mk1vh5aw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/G0-Mk1vh5aw/tbk120101a3.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a3.mp3 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAnn Patchett's "State of Wonder" is a story about medical ethics and self-discovery when everything seems lost.  Patchett describes her own experience visiting the Amazon while researching her novel.Wisconsin Public RadioAnn Patchett's "State of Wonder" is a story about medical ethics and self-discovery when everything seems lost.  Patchett describes her own experience visiting the Amazon while researching her novel.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a3.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a3.mp3 Michael Ondaatje on "The Cat's Table" As a child, Michael Ondaatje took a long ocean voyage from Sri Lanka to England.  This is the seed of his novel "The Cat's Table."  He talks with Jim Fleming about the fine line between fiction and memoir.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/PlQhRKQxjjk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/PlQhRKQxjjk/tbk111211a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111211a4.mp3 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAs a child, Michael Ondaatje took a long ocean voyage from Sri Lanka to England.  This is the seed of his novel "The Cat's Table."  He talks with Jim Fleming about the fine line between fiction and memoir.Wisconsin Public RadioAs a child, Michael Ondaatje took a long ocean voyage from Sri Lanka to England.  This is the seed of his novel "The Cat's Table."  He talks with Jim Fleming about the fine line between fiction and memoir.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111211a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111211a4.mp3 Leslie Kean on UFOs Investigative journalist Leslie Kean talks to Jim Fleming about her book, "UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/Idz9N6T7YXA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/Idz9N6T7YXA/tbk111211b4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111211b4.mp3 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noInvestigative journalist Leslie Kean talks to Jim Fleming about her book, "UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record."Wisconsin Public RadioInvestigative journalist Leslie Kean talks to Jim Fleming about her book, "UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record."knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111211b4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111211b4.mp3 Ellen Prager on Odd Sea Creatures and Why They Matter Ellen Prager wants you to care about the oceans. She’s a writer and former chief scientist of the Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only undersea research station. Her latest book is called “Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime."  She says we ignore the oceans at our own peril.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~4/hXe4tFxxunk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Nature/~3/hXe4tFxxunk/tbk111204b1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111204b1.mp3 Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noEllen Prager wants you to care about the oceans. She’s a writer and former chief scientist of the Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only undersea research station. Her latest book is called “Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime."  She says Wisconsin Public RadioEllen Prager wants you to care about the oceans. She’s a writer and former chief scientist of the Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only undersea research station. Her latest book is called “Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime."  She says we ignore the oceans at our own peril.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,nature,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111204b1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk111204b1.mp3 Wisconsin Public Radiononadult