Welcome to “HumanLab: The Science Between Us,” with Amy Alkon and Dr. Jennifer Verdolin. Welcome to a very special show with science-based advice columnist and author Amy Alkon and animal behaviorist and author Dr. Jennifer Verdolin laying out science news you can use to solve your relationship problems or just improve your relationships and have […]
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The Low-Carb, High-Fat Slimdown with Dietary Researcher Dr. Jeff Volek
Welcome to Amy Alkon’s HumanLab: The Science Between Us, a weekly show with the luminaries of behavioral science. Dietary researcher Dr. Jeff Volek lays out the science behind why you should declare your independence from dietary carbohydrates—sugar, flour, starchy vegetables like potatoes, apple juice—that cause the insulin secretion that puts on fat. Not only that, […]
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3200 Year Old Tree!
An amazing and short film of one of the world’s largest and oldest trees living in California. Enjoy this from National Geographic.
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Show Preview: The Shaolin Warriors Return 2/7/17
The Shaolin Warriors will visit Bend’s Tower Theatre on February 7.
Mount Song sits 4,961 feet above sea level in central China’s Henan Province. Nestled among its peaks sits the Shaolin Monastery, a 1,500-year-old institution of meditation and martial arts. Resorts are popping up in the foothills surrounding the temple, and Shaolin is becoming one of the world’s best known monasteries, bringing in an average of […]
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Central Oregon: Prepare For The Big Quake
Geologists say it’s only a matter of time before one of the largest earthquakes in history will strike off the Oregon coast. 15,000 people could lose their lives in Western Oregon. One emergency planner says it will look like the 18th century in many places in Western Oregon. How will it impact Central Oregon? The […]
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Source Picks 12/22/16
The Source Weekly with Angela Moore and Jared Rasic present a weekly podcast in which we talk about the Picks of the Week. This week they discuss, Horse Drawn Christmas Caroling, DJ NYM, Butterfly Breakdown, Starfest, SantaLand, The Santaland Diaries, and more events surrounding Central Oregon this week.
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Nature vs. Nurture
Welcome to Amy Alkon’s HumanLab: The Science Between Us, a weekly show with the luminaries of behavioral science. Twins research unlocks the answers to numerous questions we all have about human nature: •How much do our genes determine who we are? •Can we shift our environment to make the best of the genes we have? […]
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Snow’s Coming! Here’s a request from the fire department
Hydrants are not just for dogs anymore
Hydrants: They’re not just for dogs anymore! (OK, we know they never were…) A winter storm is headed our way again this week—and with it, a call for help from Bend Fire and Rescue, asking you to keep the areas around hydrants free from snow. (And shoveling your sidewalks never hurts…) “Snow plows cannot always […]
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Show Preview: Reggae Star Mykal Rose in Bend 1/19
Mykal Rose, an icon of reggae music, will be at The Capitol on Jan 19.
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Show Preview: Robert Earl Keen at the Tower 1/19
Robert Earl Keen’s guitar gently weeps
Folk artist Robert Earl Keen is coming to the Tower Theatre
