Astronomer and science writer Phil Plait, of Boulder, says satellites and rocket engines re-enter the atmosphere all the time. But the thing is, âThis thing is big. Itâs school bus-ish size and it weighs 9 -10 tons. So most of of it will burn up in our atmosphere. But itâs predicted that some pieces will …
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On this hour of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with Roberts, author of Lessons From Little Rock and Simple Not Easy: Reflections on Community, Social Responsibility and Tolerance, about his experience as part of the Little Rock Nine.
This year, the Treasure Valley Food Coalition is shining a light on protecting topsoil, starting with a talk Monday night by University of Washington researcher David Montgomery.
The charity â its founder, Professor David Batstone, explained between courses â works with communities around the world to end slavery, by creating businesses and employment; a long-term model, he told the 50-odd diners as they took a break from their tuna and mango tacos and pickled celeriac, which can change lives in a sustainable way.
David Montgomery, an author and professor of earth and space sciences at the University of Washington, said farmers only lose a small portion of their soil each year â about 1.5 millimeters. But that trend is not sustainable for long, he said, noting that soil degradation âis one of the really big challenges that humanity …
âMostly when you think about bacteria, you think germs, right?â said Dave Montgomery, UW professor of geomorphology and co-author of âThe Hidden Half of Nature.â âWe thought that we should sanitize our lives and only recently we realized how much damage that has done.â
The story of Sonia’s life, lovingly told in this deeply emotional film, proves the resilience of the human spirit, and that love always wins over hate.
Like many young astronomers, Philâs interest in astronomy ignited when he first saw Saturn and its rings through a telescope. He earned his Ph.D. working on the study of supernovae with the Hubble Space Telescope. We chatted about his career, his enduring work in amateur astronomy with his telescope, his love for science communication, why people who …
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Leah Warshawski appeared on New Day Northwest/King5 to talk about Big Sonia: Documentary captures tiny Holocaust survivor’s larger-than-life spirit.
SAN RAMON, CA â A civil rights activist who was one of the students involved in the desegregation of public schools in Arkansas during the 1950s will speak to thousands of students and staff members from the San Ramon Valley Unified School District on Thursday and Friday.