Saving Species

Saving Species

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 31 , Segment 3

Episode: Concussions, Astronomy, Saving Species, Vanity Plates

  • Mar 25, 2015 9:00 pm
  • 15:05 mins

(35:04) Guest: Burak Guneralp, professor at Texas A&M University  What would you do with a million dollars? Buy a house or a large stretch of land? Maybe a few cars? Travel the world? How about save an entire species? According to a new study, a subset of species can be saved from extinction for about 1.3 million dollars per year.

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Concussions

18 MINS

Guest: Kelly Pearce, a postdoctoral fellow with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Sports Medicine Concussion Program  In recent days, several high-profile athletes have been in the news because of them. New York Yankees rookie Jose Pirela suffered a concussion after running into an outfield wall. If you follow “March Madness,” then you probably saw that Maryland guard Melo Trimble was inadvertently kneed in the head by a teammate. And, you may have also seen the news that 24-year-old NFL linebacker Chris Borland decided to retire from professional football after just one year, in order to protect his long-term neurological health. Many of today’s athletes are facing competition that is bigger, stronger and faster. If you have family members who compete in sports, then you may be concerned about the risks.

Guest: Kelly Pearce, a postdoctoral fellow with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Sports Medicine Concussion Program  In recent days, several high-profile athletes have been in the news because of them. New York Yankees rookie Jose Pirela suffered a concussion after running into an outfield wall. If you follow “March Madness,” then you probably saw that Maryland guard Melo Trimble was inadvertently kneed in the head by a teammate. And, you may have also seen the news that 24-year-old NFL linebacker Chris Borland decided to retire from professional football after just one year, in order to protect his long-term neurological health. Many of today’s athletes are facing competition that is bigger, stronger and faster. If you have family members who compete in sports, then you may be concerned about the risks.