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The Science of Stroke Rehabilitation.

Bought by KFAI and WTJU


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: An engraving from Michael Maier's Symbola Aureae Mensae (1617) depicting an alchemical androgyne. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Also available in CHF's collections.
Just in time for Valentine's Day we explore the sexier side of alchemy. Historian Joel Klein explains how alchemists used passionate prose to disgu...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 13:59
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Civilization was built by the sea. The 20th century waterfront was an accumulation of functions that were best placed on or near the coast. As popu...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
Caption: That's Containment!, Credit: Seth Shostak
We all crave power - to run laptops, charge cell phones, and play Angry Birds. But why don’t batteries last longer? Discover why their technolog...

Bought by KREV-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
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The science of gasotransmitters.

Bought by WTJU and KFAI


  • Added: Jan 31, 2013
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. John McDougall discussed the starch solution.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KMXT, and KPVL


  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 25:36
  • Purchases: 3
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Radio Curious visits with Richard Jergensen to discuss the history future of railroad travel in Mendocino County.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
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From bells to restaurants, and glasses to songwriting this episode explores the people and sounds of London's East end.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 16:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Why does STEM matter, and why are women and minorities being targeted? This is the first in a series ta...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
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The Ocean Health Index defines a healthy ocean as one that sustainably delivers a range of benefits to people both now and in the future. World Oce...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 06:14
Caption: Skeptic Check: Science Blunders, Credit: Seth Shostak
We’ve all had an “oops” moment. Scientists are no exception. Sometimes science stumbles in the steady march of progress. Hear a few of those bum...

Bought by KVSC, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KREV-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
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A the story and sounds of an instrument made from meteorites.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
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The sounds of childhood: jokes and playground songs.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 16:28
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Jessica Grogan discussed the history of humanistic psychology.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 26:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: 1950s ad from the Givaudan Flavorist. , Credit: the Society of Flavor Chemists Library at Monell Chemical Senses Center.
Today your taste buds take center stage. First, how super-tasters' genetic gift might afford them better health. Then the art of imitation flavors.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 16:09
Caption: Heather Millar
Here’s a little exercise: take a pen and a blank piece of paper and write down everything you know about nano-technology. If you do this, you may f...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
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The Science of Pain.

Bought by WTJU and KFAI


  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Alexandra Horowitz, Credit: Simon & Schuster
In her newest work, cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz turns her attention to humans with an investigation into human perception and a look int...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
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SUSO co-host Jodie Buller talks by phone with one of the organizers behind Label It WA, Chris McManus, about ballot measure initiative I-522: "The ...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 27:09
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Bobby speaks with Dr. John Boik, founder of the Principled Societies Project, which is a science-based effort to design and test pioneering systems...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 50:59
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First, Dr. Brené Brown argues that vulnerability is the basis of both courage and fulfillment in life. In her book, Daring Greatly, Brown challenge...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:54
Caption: Manlay Bay Ocean Pool, Sydney, Australia, Credit: BRJ Inc Flickr
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss not only of the prominent conservation-based NGOs, governmental organizations a...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
  • Length: 06:34
Caption: We Heart Robots, Credit: Seth Shostak
Here come the machines. Meet the prototypes of your future robot buddies and discover how you may come to love a hunk of hardware. Also, should ...

Bought by KREV-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Michael Hansen, senior scientist at Consumers Union, will discuss Consumer Union’s latest report on antibiotic resistant bacteria found in supermar...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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This week on Into It, Andrew Bales takes a look at a lesser known insect with an unusual talent.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1