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Oakland Program Aims to Pique Girls' Interest in Science, Tech Careers

From The National Center for Media Engagement | Part of the PBS Newshour series | 09:42

As part of the NewsHour's American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on Techbridge, an after-school program based in Oakland, Calif., that shows hundreds of female students a path to pursuing careers in science and technology, while also trying to minimize the chances of them dropping out of school.

Pbs-newshour-vertical_1_homepage_slot_1_small As part of the NewsHour's American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on Techbridge, an after-school program based in Oakland, Calif., that shows hundreds of female students a path to pursuing careers in science and technology, while also trying to minimize the chances of them dropping out of school.

Cook County High School Robotics Team

From WTIP | Part of the Engaging Youth Through Radio Project series | 11:20

For the Cook County High School Robotics Team in Grand Marais, Minnesota, the competitive season has just begun! In this interview with WTIP North Shore Community Radio's Youth Radio Project, students Nate Carlson and Jana Sanders talk about Robotics and how they got involved.

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Walking Across America ~ Advice for a Young Man

From Atlantic Public Media | Part of the The Transom Radio Specials series | 53:57

Andrew Forsthoefel set out at age 23 to walk across America, East to West, 4000 miles, with a sign on him that said, "Walking to Listen". This hour, co-produced with Jay Allison, tracks his epic journey. It's a coming of age story, and a portrait of this country - big-hearted, wild, innocent, and wise.

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From Andrew Forsthoefel:

I decided to walk across the country for several reasons. Producing an hour-long radio essay about it was not one of them. When I left home, I had no idea what would become of the tape I hoped to record.

At the beginning of the walk, I thought it would be a good idea to have a focus question for the interviews. The question was about transformation. What does it mean to you and when have you experienced it? I was at a transformative time in my own life, so that question seemed right.

I quickly abandoned the idea, though. It seemed too contrived or constraining. Instead, I just started talking to people about their lives and, sometimes, what their lives had taught them. I’d ask people about the idea of home, aloneness, family, love, death; all sorts of stuff.

I thought people would be resistant to being interviewed. Not so. The vast majority wanted to be heard, and they didn’t mind the recorder. Nearly every time, they had something they wanted to share.  I was wearing a sign that said “Walking to Listen,” and there was no shortage of people to listen to.

Support for this work comes from National Endowment for the Arts and the Transom Donor Fund:


                                                 

Clever Apes: Yuck

From WBEZ | Part of the WBEZ's Clever Apes series | 08:42

In this episode, host Gabriel Spitzer explores the dirty work of science, from flesh-eating beetles working at a museum to creepy crawlers that find their way into your groceries.

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Let’s consider the beauty of a seething swarm of carrion beetles picking clean the carcass of a dead rat.

Sorry – were you eating breakfast?

To a scientist, that grisly scene might evoke the cycles of ecosystems, the connectedness of life and death, and the elegant efficiency of a life form sculpted by eons of evolution to be the perfect flesh-removal machine. To most of the rest of us, it’s just gross.

Yucky stuff has always been part of the mystique of science – alluring for some, forbidding for others. In the latest installment of Clever Apes, we consider the dirty work of science, from the “bug room” at the Field Museum to the lab where scientists analyze dead critters found in food.

But we aim not to titillate. Oh no. In this part one of our two-part series, we hope to show how the yucky can also be elegant. So hold your nose and listen.

Smell It First

From WGBH Radio Boston | Part of the In Julia's Kitchen series | 03:57

Julia Child Broils Fish

Juliahammer120x120_small On 11 February, 1963, Julia Child's "The French Chef" debuted, introducing the phrase "Bon Appetit" into the American lexicon. Over the next forty years, Julia would host eight TV shows, author nine cook books, and be awarded a Peabody award and an Emmy. Cooking and lifestyle programs have flourished on the airwaves since Julia Child first took a boning knife to a chicken. Honoring her memory, this is the fourth of five vignettes of the master chef in action from WGBH Radio Boston.

Chances Are, You're Not A Supertasker

From Kim Schuske | 05:42

The phones ringing, the baby’s crying, emails, texts and tweets keep coming. We’re constantly bombarded and frequently have to do more than one thing at the same time. Most of us think we’re good at multi-tasking, but it turns out ninety-nine percent of us are not.

Watson_simulator_small The phones ringing, the baby’s crying, emails, texts and tweets keep coming. We’re constantly bombarded and frequently have to do more than one thing at the same time. Most of us think we’re good at multi tasking, but it turns out ninety-nine percent of us are not.

Will Gene Patents Inhibit New Genome Sequencing Technologies

From Kim Schuske | 05:58

Ten years ago the first human genome was sequenced at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. These days it costs only 10 thousand dollars to sequence a person’s genome. In the not-so-distant future all of us may have our genome sequenced –and that could change the face of medicine. But a precedent-setting lawsuit involving gene patents, currently in federal court, may impact this new technology.

Miraikan_dna_copy_small Ten years ago the first human genome was sequenced at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. These days it costs only 10 thousand dollars to sequence a person’s genome. In the not-so-distant future all of us may have our genome sequenced –and that could change the face of medicine.  But a precedent-setting lawsuit involving gene patents, currently in federal court, may impact this new technology.

Tinnitus

From Elaine Vitone | Part of the Pitt Medcast series | 09:40

This dramatic soundscape uses interviews, narration, sound effects, and music to explain the emerging neuroscience of tinnitus - a ringing, buzzing, hissing, or other noise that afflicts people who’ve been exposed to loud sounds. Tinnitus is now the number one service associated disability for veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among them is Dan, who survived more than 500 roadside bombs. As recently as 20 years ago, Dan's affliction was thought to be a problem of the ear, but imaging studies eventually proved its source is in the brain. Thanos Tzounopoulos, an expert in brain plasticity at the University of Pittsburgh, explains how he finally uncovered the molecular mechanisms of this long-misunderstood condition: When hearing is lost, the central nervous system tries to adapt and maintain a certain level of activity, filling the void with these phantom sounds.

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Web-extra_clip_image002_small This dramatic soundscape uses interviews, narration, sound effects, and music to explain the emerging neuroscience of tinnitus - a ringing, buzzing, hissing, or other noise that afflicts people who’ve been exposed to loud sounds. Tinnitus is now the number one service associated disability for veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among them is Dan, who survived more than 500 roadside bombs. As recently as 20 years ago, Dan's affliction was thought to be a problem of the ear, but imaging studies eventually proved its source is in the brain. Thanos Tzounopoulos, an expert in brain plasticity at the University of Pittsburgh, explains how he finally uncovered the molecular mechanisms of this long-misunderstood condition: When hearing is lost, the central nervous system tries to adapt and maintain a certain level of activity, filling the void with these phantom sounds.

01: The Tide and the Seay (Standard Length)

From Everything Sounds | Part of the Everything Sounds (Standard Length) series | 04:30

Explore the role of sound in art with Jesse Seay and her "Mechanical Tide."

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Art is often associated with the realm of vision. This week, Everything Sounds explores sound’s role in art with Jesse Seay‘s “Mechanical Tide.”