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Sports Analytics -- Groks Science Show 2024-02-14
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Tim Chartier discussed his new book, Get in the Game.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Skeptic Check: Worrier Mentality
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
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Poisonous snakes, lightning strikes, a rogue rock from space. There are plenty of scary things to fret about, but are we burning adrenaline on the...

Bought by WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZUM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Tale of the Distribution
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Tale of the Distribution, Credit: Seth Shostak
Very few of us can play the piano like Vladimir Horowitz. His talent was at the tail end of the bell curve of musical ability – that tiny sliver o...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, WRIR, and WRGY


  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Improbability Principle -- Groks Science Show 2015-10-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. David Hand discusses why miracles and coincidences happen much more often than we would expect.

Bought by KPIP-LP and KRZA


  • Added: Sep 30, 2015
  • Length: 22:18
  • Purchases: 2
Finding Science in Speculation with Bayes Theorem
From: Sydney Beveridge
Caption: Metron Chief Scientist Dr. Larry Stone writes Bayes' Rule for search on wall., Credit: Sydney Beveridge
Bayes Theorem: tracing a statistical approach from controversy and rejection to mystery-solving and everyday use.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 1
Caregiving in Colorado
From: Vero Balderas Iglesias
Caption: For six years, Marisa Raygoza took care of her mother Isabel Garcia Beltran, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Isabel passed away on June 25, 2014. Marisa warns of the challenges caregivers often face and advises other caregivers to plan ahead and re
According to official estimates, there are currently over 50 thousand older adults in Boulder County that are at least 60 years old. 13,000 are at ...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 06:07
That's So Random!
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
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 WVTF, KSKQ, KREV-LP, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 4
Building Prison Beds Based On Third Graders' Test Scores
From: On Blast
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It has been said that you can predict the prison population by looking at how many third graders perform poorly on standardized tests.

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
March Madness Picks: The Wisdom of Math? Or a Cat?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: Olive the cat
NHPR Producer Rebecca Lavoie interviews a computer scientist on his mathmatical model for choosing NCAA bracket picks...and also talks to a fan who...

Bought by WXDU and KRUA


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2
What's in a name?
From: Christopher Moyer
Series: PsychRadio
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Better to be named Carl than Karl if you're aiming for the big leagues.

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1