Running Out of Sand

Running Out of SandTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 661, Segment 4

Oct 16, 2017 • 19m

Guest: Jodi Brandt, PhD, Professor, Human-Environment Systems Research Center, Boise State University Sand is like the stars – innumerable. Endless. So why then did a group of researchers recently publish an article in Science Magazine warning of a global sand crisis?

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Is Coal Coming Back?Oct 16, 201713mGuest: David Blackmon, Independent Energy Analyst/Consultant, Contributor to Forbes.com President Trump repealed a moratorium imposed by President Obama on new coal mining on federal lands. And last week the EPA began the process of repealing Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. But there’s mounting evidence that the war on coal has already been won and rolling back regulations won’t bring it back.

Guest: David Blackmon, Independent Energy Analyst/Consultant, Contributor to Forbes.com President Trump repealed a moratorium imposed by President Obama on new coal mining on federal lands. And last week the EPA began the process of repealing Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. But there’s mounting evidence that the war on coal has already been won and rolling back regulations won’t bring it back.

The Sultan and the SaintOct 16, 201719mGuest: Alex Kronemer, Co-Founder, Unity Productions Foundation, Writer and Director of “The Sultan and the Saint” The images of Islam in the press are so often connected with terrorism and violence. That perception is very much on the mind of the creators of a new film called “The Sultan and the Saint” that will be airing on PBS later this year about an encounter between Saint Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt during the Crusades, when the Christian army was intent on destroying non-Christians. Their story is a lesson for us today. For more information on how to watch the film on PBS, click here.

Guest: Alex Kronemer, Co-Founder, Unity Productions Foundation, Writer and Director of “The Sultan and the Saint” The images of Islam in the press are so often connected with terrorism and violence. That perception is very much on the mind of the creators of a new film called “The Sultan and the Saint” that will be airing on PBS later this year about an encounter between Saint Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt during the Crusades, when the Christian army was intent on destroying non-Christians. Their story is a lesson for us today. For more information on how to watch the film on PBS, click here.

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Tech Transfer: Test to Identify Breast Cancer GrowthOct 16, 201721mGuest: Marc Hansen, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University; Mike Alder, Technology Transfer Office, Brigham Young University More than 250,000 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Most will undergo surgery to try and remove the tumor. They’ll likely receive radiation. And then, if the cancer has spread to elsewhere in the body, there will be chemotherapy. BYU molecular biologist Marc Hansen is developing a blood test that could tell doctors if a patient’s breast cancer has spread.

Guest: Marc Hansen, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University; Mike Alder, Technology Transfer Office, Brigham Young University More than 250,000 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Most will undergo surgery to try and remove the tumor. They’ll likely receive radiation. And then, if the cancer has spread to elsewhere in the body, there will be chemotherapy. BYU molecular biologist Marc Hansen is developing a blood test that could tell doctors if a patient’s breast cancer has spread.