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Is The Endangered Species List Too Long?

March 19, 2018 Environment

Jennifer Kahn joins us to talk about the impossible decision of choosing which endangered species might need to be taken off life support.

A Deep Dive Into The Minds Of Sea Mammals

October 30, 2017 Science and Technology

Georgetown University cetacean biologist Janet Mann talks about what we’re still learning from dolphins, whales and porpoises.

What We Know About Animals

December 28, 2016 Best of Think, Science and Technology

Some of our favorite animal experts join us to talk about what we actually know about how animals think and feel – and about the relationship between animals and humans.

The Morality Of Owning Pets

May 24, 2016 Science and Technology

This hour, we’ll talk about the morality of owning cats, dogs, fish, birds and other animals with bioethicist Jessica Pierce, author of “Run, Spot, Run: The Ethics of Keeping Pets.”

This hour, we’ll talk about current research into animal intelligence with Frans de Waal, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. His new book is “Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?”.

The Fight For Life And Livestock

March 8, 2016 Environment

This hour, we’ll talk about Wildlife Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture charged with protecting livestock – a job that means death to millions of native birds and mammals.

Lion Conservation

October 5, 2015 Environment

We’ll talk about how we can better protect lions with minimal intrusion into their worlds with Craig Packer, director of the Lion Research Center at the University of Minnesota.

Call Of The Wild

August 31, 2015 Environment

This hour, we’ll talk about preserving nature’s soundtrack with the author of Voices of the Wild: Animal Songs, Human Din, and the Call to Save Natural Soundscapes.

The Lives Of Dolphins

August 17, 2015 Environment

This hour, we’ll talk about what we can learn from dolphins – and about how we can better care for them – with the author of Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins.

A Symbiotic Relationship

May 12, 2015 Environment

Every year, tiny birds known as red knots fly 19,000 miles – from the tip of South America to the Arctic and back.

Conserving The Animal Kingdom

January 22, 2015 Uncategorized

We humans share the planet with a myriad of other creatures — ferocious and friendly alike. We’ll talk with a conservation scientist about how to keep it that way.

Animal Emotions

July 1, 2014 Uncategorized

We’ll talk this hour about insight scientists have gained from working with disturbed animals with Laurel Braitman, author of “Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves.”