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Dr. Colin Camerer is one of the pioneers of neuroeconomics, a combination of neuroscience, psychology, and traditional economic theory. Our convers...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 00:31:46
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Hearing acuity may be linked to touch sensitivity.

  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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What would you do if given enough money?

  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
Caption: That's So Random!, Credit: Seth Shostak
We crave order in things, but we can’t iron out every chaotic crease, nor would we want to: from brain cell activity to the evolution of species, ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 00:54:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Skeptic Check: Forget with the Program, Credit: Seth Shostak
Just remember this: Even our memories of dramatic events that seem to burn themselves directly into our brain are riddled with errors.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 00:54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Second that Emotion, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why flies in milk gross you out and other voyages through human emotion.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Found in Space, Credit: Seth Shostak
From Google to GPS – how modern mapping is reshaping our world view.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Mar 26, 2012
  • Length: 00:54:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Questions surface about brain harvesting in Maine.

Bought by KUOW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:04:44
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Symptoms of extreme fandom can sometimes include the wearing of funny hats., Credit: Flickr user seantoyer.
On this episode of Distillations we look at the science of sports. First, we learn how athletes go the distance, chemically speaking. Then we look ...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 00:11:37
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Scientists say the intestines are like a second brain., Credit: (WBEZ/Michael De Bonis)
We take a trip into the emerging field of gut science and its effects on everything from cancer to dementia to obesity.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KISU, and WAMC


  • Added: Jan 18, 2012
  • Length: 00:08:25
  • Purchases: 3
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Like humans, bats process some types of sounds on the right side of their brains and other sounds on the left-side of their brains.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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A blood test reveals how well a patient may respond to a particular antidepressant.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Some spiders' brains are so big they spill over into their legs.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Preserved brains from the early 20th century may shed light on mental illness.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
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The brains of would-be London taxi drivers get bigger during their multi-year training for the job.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Dr. Julian Ford has a program and a grant targeted to help veterans deal with post traumatic stress syndrome. Dr. Ford's research, clinical work, a...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:49:40
Caption: http://www.alz.org/brain/09.asp, Credit: Alzheimer's Association
On this edition of "Culture Clique" Gerise Thompson, Regional director for the Alzheimer's Association visits with KQAL's Terese Tenseth. Chances a...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 00:46:19
Caption: Nikolas Kozloff
Nikolas Kozloff on South America eco-news (Venezuela, Boliva) & drying of Amazon. Dr. Deirdre Barrett of Harvard, author of "Supernormal Stimuli," ...

  • Added: May 02, 2010
  • Length: 00:53:00
Caption: Dr. Louis Ptacek
Some people have to wake up really early. I’m talking 3am early. Everyday. And not because they want to. I sit down with Dr. Louis Ptacek to find o...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 00:11:48