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The Best Of Our Knowledge

Lucas Willard

25 episodes

2 days ago

Every day, faculty members at schools and universities throughout the world are making discoveries that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today's knowledge-driven society. Since 1990, The Best of Our Knowledge has highlighted breakthroughs across disciplines and across the globe, putting you in touch with the men and women at the forefront of their fields. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education.

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Every day, faculty members at schools and universities throughout the world are making discoveries that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today's knowledge-driven society. Since 1990, The Best of Our Knowledge has highlighted breakthroughs across disciplines and across the globe, putting you in touch with the men and women at the forefront of their fields. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education.

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Episodes (20/25)

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Stone tools and early humans

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. Can you imagine early humans over 2 million years ago using tools, maybe not, but guess what they did! Technology has been a major part in our evolution as humans and stone tools were some of the beginnings of what we recognize as modern technology. We will explore a discovery of stone tools found in Kenya’s Turkana Basin to learn more about early technology and humans.

2 days ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Venomous snakes’ behaviors and techniques to strike

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. There are about 600 venomous snake species worldwide and I hope you never run into one. A new study looks into how some venomous snakes attack their prey. Vipers, Elapids, and Colubrids all have different behaviors when striking and we will learn all about it.

1 week ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dinosaurs’ extinction and rural school challenges

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. We learn about fossils of dinosaurs found in New Mexico that provides evidence that they were quite diverse and thriving before their extinction. And we learn about a series of forums looking at what challenges rural schools are facing in New York State.

2 weeks ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sun’s hidden particles exposed

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. The sun is the center of our solar system and our source of almost all energy. The space probe Solar Orbiter has been able to identify the Sun’s dual engines for fast electrons, explosive flares and coronal mass ejections. Being able to collect this data researchers have uncovered the key mysteries about these sun particles.

3 weeks ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

A history of head-binding practices thousands of years ago

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. Ever thought about wanting to change the shape of your head, well peoples in Latin America did thousands of years ago. This practice is called head binding and was done on newborns, when their heads are pliable, to have the desired form of being flat, round, or cone shaped. We learn all about head binding and the cultural significance of it all.

1 month ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Pygmy Seahorses

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. Seahorses are some of the most unique and beautiful creatures in the ocean. The Pygmy Seahorse is one of the most interesting looking and complex of them all. They are only 1 inch big, and due to their size were not known to exist until about 50 years ago. We will learn all about this tiny creature that comes from the depths of the ocean hidden in coral.

1 month ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Monster Molecular Cloud

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. A monster Molecular Cloud has been discovered in our galaxy that was not previously known to exist by a team of astronomers. This cloud is made up of gas and dust and is about 200 light years long... whoa that is indeed a monster. We will learn more about this cloud and what exactly it is and its functions.

1 month ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Vampire Bats and Ancient Voyage

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. Vampire Bats… not really an inviting name, but new research discovers that these bats have behaviors of cuddling, playing, sharing, and more. And we also learn about an ancient voyage recreation that happened thousands of years ago across one of the strongest ocean currents in the world by a team of researchers.

1 month ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Migratory Bison revive the environment

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. At Yellowstone National Park about 5,000 Migratory Bison roam and graze the grasslands. In new research it hints that these Bison are actually helping the environment with their grazing habits. This means that there are potential benefits to restoring Bison to an ecosystem.

1 month ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Nation’s Report Card and “Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts”

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. The Nation’s Report Card shows a drop in average scores for eighth graders in science and for 12th graders in math and reading. And liberal arts colleges are going through a challenging time, but one private college in Massachusetts is "reimagining" education.

2 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Artificial intelligence, campus nutrition, and dragonflies

A common dragon fly has an ability to not only survive in polluted water, but thrive. We’ll explore how one private college is developing a strategy to safely integrate artificial intelligence into instruction. And a public college in Massachusetts is taking a big step to combat food insecurity on campus.

2 months ago

28 minutes 30 seconds

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Zebrafish and decoding knots

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Scientists are studying how the small, seemingly ordinary Zebrafish could one day help people restore their hearing. And why knot? We’ll speak with a researcher who says knots and string tell stories of human history.

2 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Immigration and back-to-school

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Under President Donald Trump’s push to detain and deport undocumented immigrants, the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School is providing advice to families who are concerned about their children during back-to-school season. And an organization representing public school districts in New York has published a report to assist districts attract teachers during a national shortage.

2 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

AI art and sinking cities

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. On this episode, we’ll learn about how one artist views and creates visual art through the use of artificial intelligence – and discuss the importance of AI literacy. And American cities are sinking. We’ll learn how satellites are used to track shifting population centers.

3 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

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Curious orcas and Lego art

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. On this program, we’ll learn about curious orcas. The Supreme Court has issued a decision could affect religious freedom in schools. And we’ll speak with an artist whose medium of choice is Lego.

3 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

All about sharks

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. It’s summertime and people are flocking to the beach. On today’s program we will talk about sharks! We will uncover why they are misunderstood and all the important information about the “perceived ultra-predator.”

3 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

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Migrating moths and frozen funding

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Researchers have revealed how an otherwise ordinary moth in Australia uses the stars to make an annual voyage. And a coalition of teachers’ unions is suing the Trump administration over billions of dollars in frozen education aid.

4 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Mariah Blake’s ‘They Poisoned the World’

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. On this episode, we’ll speak with investigative journalist Mariah Blake. Blake’s new book “They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals” chronicles the decade-long fight for clean drinking water in the small community of Hoosick Falls, New York.

4 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Small-scale evolution and a barn brought back

On this episode, we’ll learn how an introduced fish population in the Adirondacks has evolved to avoid capture. New research has revealed neurons tied to binge drinking. And we’ll spend time with historians working to bring back a centuries-old barn in the Berkshires.

4 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds

The Best Of Our Knowledge

Men o’ war and pinball wizards

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. Unlocking a genetic mystery, scientists studying an unusual jellyfish-like creature have determined the animal to have multiple lineages. A new report examines an adolescent literacy gap. And we’ll visit a new museum dedicated to all things pinball.

4 months ago

28 minutes 31 seconds