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2025
Perpetual Notion Machine
4:30 pm Saturdays
~30 min. programs from the Science Collective of WORT
on contemporary scientific issues and discoveries for non-scientists
with occasional programs from other sources
Broadcast
Date		 Program
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Date		 Source
Note
1/4/25 ProPublica's Dave McSwane on the unfolding medical drama in Helena - hosted by Justin Angle1/2/25a
1/18/25 Justin Rolfe-Redding: Climate Change 1/16/25
1/25/25 Dr. Mahendra Shrestha: Conserving the Siberian Crane Population in China - hosted by Catherine Garvens1/23/25
2/1/25 Scott Brainard: Tree Crop Breeding - hosted by Jacob Grace1/30/25
2/8/25 Arlyne Johnson on Conservation in Southeast Asia and Inspiring New Generations - hosted by Kate Paape2/6/25
2/15/25 Valentine's Day Music for Science Buffs2/13/25
2/22/25 Tony Johnson: Maple Syrup 2/20/25
3/1/25 Kinjal and Erica Majumder: Cancer Research; Bioplasics 1/9/25
3/8/25 Charles Carlin: Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program Lobby Day! - hosted by Catherine Garvens3/6/25
3/15/25 Emanuel Maiberg: Generative AI 3/13/25
3/22/25 Beer brewing 3/20/25
3/29/25 Tanner Johnson: Exploring History through Maritime Disasters with Beyond the Breakers3/27/25
4/5/25 Jen Rae: Art and Climate 4/3/25
4/12/25 David Lovelace: Excavating the Past with Paleontologist Dave Lovelace 4/10/25
4/19/25 Ian Marsden: Modern Cannabis in Wisconsin 4/17/25
4/26/25 Victor Castro (TetraPAKMAN): Art and the Climate Emergency - hosted by Douglas Haynes4/24/25
5/3/25 Christy Remucal: Forever Chemicals - hosted by Ryan Coogan 5/1/25
5/10/25 John Hawks: Genetics of Hearing and the Evolution of Language (repeated from 3/13/09)2/7/09b
5/17/25 Haley Briel: Chicago Flood of 1992 5/15/25
5/24/25 Colin O'Brien: Biodynamic Biking5/22/24
5/31/25 Mayra Oyola Merced, Ángel Corraliza: Weather Satellites 5/29/25
6/7/25 Christy Remucal: Forever Chemicals 6/5/25
6/14/25 Arlyne Johnson: Biodiversity Conservation 6/12/25
6/21/25 Bicycle Tramping 6/19/25
6/28/25 Mayra Oyola Merced, Ángel Corraliza: Perpetual Notion Machine's Session on Clouds6/26/25
7/5/25 Kelly Lepo: James Webb Telescope Marks One Year in Operation; Keith Bechtol: Rubin Observatory Takes a Wide View of Universe - hosted by Brian Standing3/20/23;
6/30/25
7/12/25 Rare Earth Elements with Professor Julie Klinger - hosted by Ryan Coogan7/10/25
7/19/25 Aaron Parks: Art in Madison 7/17/25
7/26/25 Mayra Oyola-Merced, Ángel F. Adames Corraliza : Perpetual Notion Machine's Session on the Texas Floods (English)7/24/25
8/2/25 Costumes for the Stage 7/31/25
8/9/25 Abby Lamb: Evolutionary Science 9/13/18
8/16/25 PJ Liesch: About bugs 8/14/25
8/23/25 Mayra Oyola-Merced, Ángel F. Adames Corraliza: Air Turbulence (English)8/21/25
9/6/25 Nancy Nabak, Matt Reetz: Chimney Swifts - hosted by Brian Standing9/4/25
9/13/25 Mayra Oyola-Merced, Ángel F. Adames Corraliza: Coping with Burnout (English)9/11/25
9/20/25 Karen Oberhauser: Will The Reign of Monarchs Continue? (repeated from 8/6/22)8/4/22
9/27/25 Mayra Oyola-Merced, Ángel F. Adames Corraliza: Heat Waves (English)9/25/25
10/4/25 Colleen Robinson: Connecting to Nature10/2/25
a From A New Angle, University of Montana College of Business.
b Talk given at UW-Madison Darwin Day 2009.
Perpetual Notion Machine 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.