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For centuries, members of the B’doul Bedouin tribe lived in the caves around the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Then, in the 1980s, the government forced the tribe to move in the name of preserving the geological site for tourists. But if the residents are forced to leave, and if their heritage has been permanently changed, then what exactly is being preserved? SHOW NOTES: Meet The Man Living in The Lost City Carved in Stone Jordan: Petra's tourism authority cracks down on Bedouin cave dwellers The tribes paying the brutal price of conservation “There is no future for Umm Sayhoun” Jordan’s Young Bedouins Are Documenting Their Traditions on TikTok Check out Sami's company Jordan Inspiration Tours Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…
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In Which Scientists Adapt to Austerity
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The AudioPH[i]DEp. 4 - 5/7/13: In Which Scientists Adapt to AusterityA little while ago, we had asked you, the listeners, to send us stories of how the current funding climate for science has affected your career plans. These are some of your responses (read dramatically, of course). We also talk to Shann Yu, an AudioPh[i]D listener who moved from …
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In Which A Weight is Lifted
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The AudioPH[i]DEp. 3 - 2/23/13: In Which a Weight is LiftedThis month, we are proud to present a play about the possible theft of one of the world's most precious artifacts: The International Protoype Kilogram, the One True Kilogram against which all other kilograms are measured. What would happen if someone stole the IPK? How would the world go ab…
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In Which an Earthquake Convicts Seismologists of Manslaughter
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The AudioPH[i]DEp. 2 - 12/4/12: In Which an Earthquake Convicts Seismologists of ManslaughterLaurence Yeung, Crystal Dilworth, Zach Tobin, and Evans Boney team up to bring us the most recent (well, sort of) academic news, a closer look at the Italian seismology scandal, and the inside scoop on when we can expect our fusion reactors to come online -…
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In Which Curiosity Goes Gangnam Style
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The AudioPH[i]D Ep. 1 - 10/16/12: In Which Curiosity Goes Gangnam Style Introducing the latest addition to PHDtv: The AudioPH[i]D (A PHD Podcast)! Join hosts Laurence Yeung, Crystal Dilworth, and Evans Boney as they rifle through this month's academic headlines, check in with Matt Siegler and the Planetary Bake Sale, and maybe learn something new f…
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