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Episode 28 Aired: Monday, May 24th 2010
This week on the Naturalist Bernie spoke about the least attractive people on the beach: horseshoe crabs. These crazy critters smell with their feet, can swim upsidedown, have nine eyes, and make for a good 25 minutes of radio.
This week The Naturalist gets real about evolution. Did you know that on an international scale that the U.S. only stands above Turkey with only 40% of our entire population believing in evolution? With the help of friend and director of the Hudson River Audobon Society, Saul Scheinbach, host Bernie...
This week The Naturalist takes you on a historical tour of New York City's water supply. From the early days in the 1700s when the city got its water from aqueducts from Croton and the Catskill mountains to today's modern high-tech testing and treatment system. Learn what makes New York water some...
Did you know that Central Park was once Seneca Village? Tune in to a historical episode of The Naturalist to learn about the African American community that existed in New York City from 1825-1857. Find out about the history of this village and how the artifacts have been preserved. Later in the...
On part two of Carol Butler's "magazine-style" edition of The Naturalist, she and Bernie Wides discuss everything from Orca Whales to jellyfish. They explore behavior in seabirds and the seeing abilities of jellyfish. Learn more about anti-predator behavior in birds and find out what a parachutte...
This week's episode of The Naturalist sees Carol A. Butler returning to the program for a magazine-style 30 minutes jam packed of interesting information. Tune in for an update on the nuclear disaster in Fukushima and hear how contamination has been found in some of the food in cities such as Tokyo...
This week's episode of The Naturalist is a continuation on last week's discussion with Paul Greenberg, author of "Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food". This week they explore cod and tuna and have a conversation about the present state and future of sustainable fisheries around the country...