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Fluoride protects teeth in surprising ways.
- Added: May 20, 2013
- Length: 01:00
It’s a record we didn’t want to break. Carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is at an all-time high. Meanwhile an op-ed in a leading new...
- Added: May 20, 2013
- Length: 54:00
In this episode we look at questionable appearance enhancers. First the Beauty Historian shares some shocking beauty rituals of yore. Then a look a...
- Added: Apr 30, 2013
- Length: 15:25
Think back, way back. Beyond last week to what was happening on Earth 100 million years ago or earlier. It’s hard to fathom such enormous stretch...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WNJR, KREV-LP, WOUB, and Royalton Community Radio
- Added: Apr 22, 2013
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 5
In this episode we learn how advances in urban agriculture are providing new access to fresh food. First, how hundreds of tons of fishbones are cle...
- Added: Apr 03, 2013
- Length: 18:33
Researchers have developed an implantable blood testing sensor that can monitor blood glucose levels and chemotherapy drugs, among other things.
- Added: Apr 02, 2013
- Length: 01:00
In her role with the Chemical Security Engagement program of the U.S. Department of State, Nancy Jackson travels throughout Asia and the Middle Eas...
Bought by WAMC
- Added: Mar 28, 2013
- Length: 03:57
- Purchases: 1
Chemists can be narrowly focused, says Rebecca Guenard. In a field that encourages scientists to follow a pre-defined path, she encourages young wo...
- Added: Mar 28, 2013
- Length: 04:43
In her job as a technical writer Rachael Brady is an artist surrounded by scientists. She talks about the challenges, joys, and importance of using...
- Added: Mar 11, 2013
- Length: 04:07
During decades of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union over the course of the Cold War, both sides wielded science as a weapon. F...
- Added: Feb 19, 2013
- Length: 15:04
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
From: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Series: Distillations - A Day in the Life: Morning, Noon, and Night
Series: Distillations - A Day in the Life: Morning, Noon, and Night
We wrap up the three-part series A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. Today, how popular insomnia trea...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 15:42
Corporations have the same rights as people. But do our communities and natural ecosystems have any rights? How about our bodies, cells and genetic...
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 29:00
From: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Series: Distillations - A Day in the Life: Morning, Noon, and Night
Series: Distillations - A Day in the Life: Morning, Noon, and Night
We continue the three-part series A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. In this episode, a look at the ...
- Added: Dec 20, 2012
- Length: 15:38
From: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Series: Distillations - A Day in the Life: Morning, Noon, and Night
Series: Distillations - A Day in the Life: Morning, Noon, and Night
Today we begin the three-part series: A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. First, a look at what's lur...
- Added: Nov 27, 2012
- Length: 14:21
- Added: Nov 19, 2012
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 1
Treasure or toxin? In this episode we follow Teflon's rise from happy accident to indispensable tool at work, home, and even war.
- Added: Nov 15, 2012
- Length: 15:14
In this episode, a conversation between two alchemy experts: James Voelkel, who curated CHF’s exhibit The Alchemical Quest, and Lawrence Principe, ...
- Added: Oct 18, 2012
- Length: 13:58
In this episode we test your gag reflex. First an exploration of rank, funky cheeses made from your own body's bacteria. Then the history of how di...
- Added: Sep 18, 2012
- Length: 13:13
Ahoy, mateys. Join us on the ocean floor. In this episode we look at sunken ships: how they are preserved, and what they can tell us about past civ...
- Added: Sep 05, 2012
- Length: 15:35
To need air is human. Catch a skydiver in action and discover what’s in supposedly empty interstellar space.
Bought by KREV-LP
- Added: Sep 03, 2012
- Length: 54:02
- Purchases: 1
Good science takes time... or not? On today's show we explore the extremes. First the longest-running experiment in the world; then the near-instan...
- Added: Aug 29, 2012
- Length: 14:12
The hard part is over: we landed on Mars (again!). Let the science begin. Here’s the latest in the hunt for evidence of life off Earth, and one m...
- Added: Aug 13, 2012
- Length: 54:14
- Purchases: 2
From corn to algae to garbage: the race is on to find a fuel source that can replace petroleum.
Bought by KREV-LP
- Added: Aug 06, 2012
- Length: 54:14
- Purchases: 1
In this episode we cross the Atlantic to learn what makes a perfect cuppa. Then we learn about the surprising health benefits of Marmite, a spreada...
- Added: May 29, 2012
- Length: 15:27
