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Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Professor Ted Anton joins us to discuss his new book, "The Longevity Seekers: Science, Business, and the Fountain of Youth"

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 1
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This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Deputy Director for Policy and Regulation at the Center for Consumer Information an...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2013
  • Length: 24:59
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Mary Roach discussed her adventures through the alimentary canal.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 19:44
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Alex Rutherford discusses the DARPA Network Challenge using social networks.

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 29:39
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. David Berlinski discussed his book, The King of Infinite Space: Euclid and His Elements.

Bought by KPVL and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 25:26
  • Purchases: 2
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Apple and Google will, reportedly, both soon be selling computers that you can wear. But will the trove of details that these devices will be able ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:56
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Emily Anthes discussed bioengineering and her book, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts.

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 25:22
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Kenneth Wright discussed how lack of sleep influences our metabolism and its effect on weight gain.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 20:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Neil Shubin joins us to discuss his exciting new book, "The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People."

Bought by WRNC-LP, KMXT, and KPVL


  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 28:24
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Werner R. Lowenstein discussed quantum physics and the mind.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KPVL, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 23:27
  • Purchases: 3
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Facing prosecution for illegally downloading millions of academic articles, Internet activist Aaron Swartz recently committed suicide. Should Swart...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Joe Kirschvink discusses oxygen, cyanobacteria, and the Medea hypothesis.

Bought by WRNC-LP, WXDU, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 25:23
  • Purchases: 3
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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On this episode of "Culture Clique" we examine how technology can help create a sustainable community in Winona, through facebook! This group has t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 39:28
  • 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: Groks Science Radio Show
Terry Chay discusses social networks, viral marketing, and the Obama campaign.

Bought by KPVL, KMXT, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 27:02
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
David Quammen discussed animal infections and the next human pandemic.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 25, 2012
  • Length: 27:21
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Now, more than ever, scientists are able to use brain scanning technology to study a living, functioning, human brain. But what can scientists lea...

Bought by KPVL and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 26:55
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Terry Chay discussed the relationship between science and social activism, and the open web.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KPVL, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 30:09
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Dr. Chrystal Louis
It’s estimated that every day 36 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. It’s the leading cause of death by diseas...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Correspondent Lisa-Marie Napoli speaks with biologist and environmental writer Sandra Steingraber about the dangers hydraulic fracturing poses to h...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 08:03
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Correspondent Lucille Bertuccio speaks with Carol Seaman, co-founder and volunteer with the Bloomington Funeral Consumer's Alliance, who discusses ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 08:04
Caption: Motorcycle Postman, 1912, Credit: Library of Congress
The History Guys explore the rise - and fall - of our postal system. They consider the how the Post Office stitched together a disparate country in...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WTJU, KREV-LP, and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. James D. Miller discussed the economic impacts of a technological singularity.

Bought by KMXT, WRNC-LP, and KPVL


  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 22:43
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Laure Segurel talks about the origins of the ABO blood type and Alexei Kitaev discusses quantum computing.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 25:57
  • Purchases: 2