Now, That’s What I Call Green
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🌏 Nature, business, science & sustainability.
🌿 Podcast hosted by Brianne West; environmentalist, entrepreneur & scientist.
🌿 Podcast hosted by Brianne West; environmentalist, entrepreneur & scientist.
I’m an environmentalist and I’m also pro-nuclear energy (in some situations).
Because no, those terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
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#nuclearenergy
Because no, those terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
Sources: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
#nuclearenergy
April 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I’m an environmentalist and I’m also pro-nuclear energy (in some situations).
Because no, those terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
Sources: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
#nuclearenergy
Because no, those terms aren’t mutually exclusive.
Sources: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
#nuclearenergy
So in more bad news, cats can’t taste delicious sweet stuff. They literally can’t taste sugar.
They lack the TAS1R2 gene, one of the two required for detecting sugar. As obligate carnivores (they must eat meat), their diet is protein-based, so they evolved without the need for sweet taste receptors.
They lack the TAS1R2 gene, one of the two required for detecting sugar. As obligate carnivores (they must eat meat), their diet is protein-based, so they evolved without the need for sweet taste receptors.
March 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
So in more bad news, cats can’t taste delicious sweet stuff. They literally can’t taste sugar.
They lack the TAS1R2 gene, one of the two required for detecting sugar. As obligate carnivores (they must eat meat), their diet is protein-based, so they evolved without the need for sweet taste receptors.
They lack the TAS1R2 gene, one of the two required for detecting sugar. As obligate carnivores (they must eat meat), their diet is protein-based, so they evolved without the need for sweet taste receptors.
What do marine biology, menopause, and gin have in common? More than you’d think.
Dr. Jo Davy and Dr. Helen Gower met in a university lab, spent decades in science communication and public health, and then did what any logical scientist would do… launched a gin company. But not just any gin company.
Dr. Jo Davy and Dr. Helen Gower met in a university lab, spent decades in science communication and public health, and then did what any logical scientist would do… launched a gin company. But not just any gin company.
March 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What do marine biology, menopause, and gin have in common? More than you’d think.
Dr. Jo Davy and Dr. Helen Gower met in a university lab, spent decades in science communication and public health, and then did what any logical scientist would do… launched a gin company. But not just any gin company.
Dr. Jo Davy and Dr. Helen Gower met in a university lab, spent decades in science communication and public health, and then did what any logical scientist would do… launched a gin company. But not just any gin company.
Is this the best thing you learned today?
It’s definitely the cutest. 🐝
(I checked, she was alive. She waggled her legs at me then went back to sleep.)
#wildflowers
It’s definitely the cutest. 🐝
(I checked, she was alive. She waggled her legs at me then went back to sleep.)
#wildflowers
February 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Is this the best thing you learned today?
It’s definitely the cutest. 🐝
(I checked, she was alive. She waggled her legs at me then went back to sleep.)
#wildflowers
It’s definitely the cutest. 🐝
(I checked, she was alive. She waggled her legs at me then went back to sleep.)
#wildflowers
Love chocolate? Same. Love exploitation? Didn’t think so. This Valentine’s Day: Check where your chocolate comes from. Choose ethical, fair trade brands. Enjoy it without the guilt or the corporate greed.
#valentinesday
#valentinesday
February 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Love chocolate? Same. Love exploitation? Didn’t think so. This Valentine’s Day: Check where your chocolate comes from. Choose ethical, fair trade brands. Enjoy it without the guilt or the corporate greed.
#valentinesday
#valentinesday
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Yes, if you are already one of those absolute ballers on our newsletter list, you will have seen this. (It looked very different because in between then and now I got bored with it. All the designers in the room are currently rolling their eyes.)
February 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Yes, if you are already one of those absolute ballers on our newsletter list, you will have seen this. (It looked very different because in between then and now I got bored with it. All the designers in the room are currently rolling their eyes.)
🐛 It’s Bug of the Year time! 🐛 Aotearoa’s Bug of the Year voting is live, and these tiny legends need our support. From slugs that look like gherkins to worms that turn prey into soup, the competition is fierce.
#biodiversity
#biodiversity
February 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🐛 It’s Bug of the Year time! 🐛 Aotearoa’s Bug of the Year voting is live, and these tiny legends need our support. From slugs that look like gherkins to worms that turn prey into soup, the competition is fierce.
#biodiversity
#biodiversity
Objectively, I like spiders. Up close, their paws are cute. Jumping spiders are cute. But, I am also wildly phobic of them. Which is exactly I wanted to dedicate an entire episode to them!
February 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Objectively, I like spiders. Up close, their paws are cute. Jumping spiders are cute. But, I am also wildly phobic of them. Which is exactly I wanted to dedicate an entire episode to them!
The whole "carbon footprint" idea wasn’t made to save the planet. BP (yeah, that BP) came up with it to shift the blame to us while they keep polluting. Genius. Since 1988, 100 companies have been behind 71% of global emissions.
January 29, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The whole "carbon footprint" idea wasn’t made to save the planet. BP (yeah, that BP) came up with it to shift the blame to us while they keep polluting. Genius. Since 1988, 100 companies have been behind 71% of global emissions.
Welcome back, the podcast is here for 2025, and I'm calling it my villain era. We can only change the world if we change business, and I'm sick of tiptoeing around corporations who couldn't care less.
January 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Welcome back, the podcast is here for 2025, and I'm calling it my villain era. We can only change the world if we change business, and I'm sick of tiptoeing around corporations who couldn't care less.
We’ve known for a while that teabags release a butt load of microplastics and this latest study shows it’s actually 1.2B particles per ml of water. Whilst we definitely need more research, the study showed that the MPs made their way into human intestinal cells and even as far as the cell nuclei. 🙃
January 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We’ve known for a while that teabags release a butt load of microplastics and this latest study shows it’s actually 1.2B particles per ml of water. Whilst we definitely need more research, the study showed that the MPs made their way into human intestinal cells and even as far as the cell nuclei. 🙃
Also some other goodies; the moon isn’t made of cheese, the earth isn’t flat and polar bears aren’t left handed.
Don’t come at me about the wet thing either. I don’t make the rules.
Go forth and spread the facts! Being as meta isn’t going to anymore 🙃
#mythbusting #science #sciencefacts
Don’t come at me about the wet thing either. I don’t make the rules.
Go forth and spread the facts! Being as meta isn’t going to anymore 🙃
#mythbusting #science #sciencefacts
January 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Also some other goodies; the moon isn’t made of cheese, the earth isn’t flat and polar bears aren’t left handed.
Don’t come at me about the wet thing either. I don’t make the rules.
Go forth and spread the facts! Being as meta isn’t going to anymore 🙃
#mythbusting #science #sciencefacts
Don’t come at me about the wet thing either. I don’t make the rules.
Go forth and spread the facts! Being as meta isn’t going to anymore 🙃
#mythbusting #science #sciencefacts