/science-environment/science Science en-US Copyright Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-09-03/an-ode-to-the-sun This hour, we look at the place our sun holds kind of literally at the center of all of human history and ask what the future holds for our nearest star. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:00:00 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-09-03/an-ode-to-the-sun Josh Nilaya /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-08-19/the-unfolding-evolution-of-origami This hour, a look at how origami — the art of paper folding — went from a quaint, simple hobby to an extensive form of art that can sometimes involve hundreds of intricate folds per object. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:00:25 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-08-19/the-unfolding-evolution-of-origami Chion Wolf /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-07-30/a-most-confounding-affliction-a-look-at-headaches Virtually everyone has had headaches, yet their underlying neurological cause is still unknown. This hour, a look at the long history of and current science around headaches. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:00:21 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-07-30/a-most-confounding-affliction-a-look-at-headaches Jonathan McNicol, Isaac Moss /show/disrupted/2025-07-25/lizards-scallops-and-funding-cuts-connecticut-biologists-talk-about-our-ever-changing-world Two �������� biologists tell us about the changing environment, what inspired them to study science and the impact of funding cuts on research. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:15:00 GMT /show/disrupted/2025-07-25/lizards-scallops-and-funding-cuts-connecticut-biologists-talk-about-our-ever-changing-world Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Erica McIntosh, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-07-11/alive-and-well-in-our-imaginations-dinosaurs-in-pop-culture This hour, with the latest ‘Jurassic World’ at No. 1 at the box office, a look at dinosaurs in our popular culture. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:03:43 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-07-11/alive-and-well-in-our-imaginations-dinosaurs-in-pop-culture Jonathan McNicol /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-07-08/an-appreciation-of-squirrels This hour, an appreciation of fluffy-tailed, seed- and nut-hoarding, sometimes nuisancey, sometimes shockingly industrious … squirrels. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:00:06 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-07-08/an-appreciation-of-squirrels Jonathan McNicol /news/2025-06-05/ct-scientists-begin-annual-monitoring-for-mosquito-borne-viruses Researchers trap and track mosquitoes annually from June to October to look for the presence of mosquito-borne viruses including West Nile and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or “Triple E” virus. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:27:45 GMT /news/2025-06-05/ct-scientists-begin-annual-monitoring-for-mosquito-borne-viruses Kelsey Hubbard Rollinson /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-06-03/two-thumbs-up-a-show-all-about-fingers This hour, a look at the hidden language of finger gestures, the future of Braille, and the joys and challenges of animating fingers for the movies. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:00:18 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-06-03/two-thumbs-up-a-show-all-about-fingers Julia Pistell /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-28/how-robots-and-our-attitudes-toward-them-have-evolved This hour, a look at what robots are and how humans have thought about robots throughout history. Wed, 28 May 2025 17:00:59 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-28/how-robots-and-our-attitudes-toward-them-have-evolved Lily Tyson /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-07/are-you-still-the-you-that-you-used-to-be-and-other-questions-of-self-continuity This hour, a look at the age-old philosophical concept of continuity of self. Wed, 07 May 2025 17:00:42 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-07/are-you-still-the-you-that-you-used-to-be-and-other-questions-of-self-continuity Jonathan McNicol