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Caption: Dr. Susan Lynch, UCSF
A microbial ecologist discusses the vibrant ecosystem known as the human body.

  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 18:30
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Conversations about new technologies and how we are interacting with them in a very human way.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
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Conversations about ideas and innovations in investigations and imprisonment, the search for justice, and the unexpected intersection of crime and ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
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Shop class 20 years ago meant hacksaws and hammers, but today's shop class is about teaching innovation and creation through computer programming, ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
Caption: Dr. Richard Schneider, UCSF
A developmental biologist studies cellular mechanisms that form the head and face.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 11:57
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Humans have wanted to know tomorrow's weather for as long as there have been todays. Only in the last few centuries, however, have we begun making...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 30:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Dialogos Interview Series, produced by Dialogos Radio, Credit: Michael Nevradakis
An interview with Dr. Pericles Papadopoulos, the NASA scientist who landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars.

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 24:38
Caption: Dr. Eric Collisson and Dr. Barry Taylor, UCSF
An oncologist and a computational biologist team up to treat cancer.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 24:38
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Why does STEM matter, and why are women and minorities being targeted? This is the first in a series ta...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
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An hour-long magazine program featuring interviews and sound-rich pieces on a variety of seasonal themes, including the science of giving, the deba...

Bought by WBEZ and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
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The German “eiswein” tradition was created almost by accident. This sweet, powerful wine was discovered when winemakers tried to save grapes that f...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tom Jackson joins us to discuss history alongside the elements, the universe, and mathematics.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 25:16
  • Purchases: 2
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NASA's Chief historian, Bill Barry discusses the impact each generation has had on the space program.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Mary-Charlotte Domandi
In this interview with Christopher Boehm, the director of USC's Jane Goodall Research Center and author of Moral Origins: The Evolution of Virtue, ...

  • Added: Jul 04, 2012
  • Length: 58:52
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Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Amelia Haviland, professor of statistics at Carnegie Mellon University and Senior Statistician for the Health Insu...

Bought by Jazz 91.9 WCLK


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Harvard Fellow and Manager of New Safety and Quality Projects, Univ. of Florida and Shands Medical Centers - Dr. Frederick Southwick - discusses hi...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 24:46
Caption: Briar March, San Francisco, CA 3/9/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Briar March talks climate change, human nature, and cultural survival.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 20:26
Caption: Paul Zak, Credit: James Duncan Davidson/TED
Phalana Tiller talks with author Ron Ashkenas about his HBR blog "Learn to Trust Your Gut." She also interviews neuroeconomist Paul Zak about his r...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: A dish made with food grown near Louisville, Kentucky, Credit: Dalton Main
An extended interview with Slow Food International Secretary General Paolo di Croce about how his organization plans to feed the growing world popu...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:23
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There are certain questions that get scientists really excited – discoveries that are big, tantalizing, and often, far out of reach. Even if they’r...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Gavin Svenson and Dr. David Yager discussed mantodea.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Sep 22, 2010
  • Length: 31:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Looks at the impact of lack of sleep on performance and cognition.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 1
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A third of kids and nearly half of adults are obese - up 50% in three decades. But the nation seems as poised as ever to tackle problem, with Miche...

Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In 2008, pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers spent more than 2 billion dollars marketing their products to the medical community. Bu...

Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Jun 12, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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10 years ago, the medical community was shocked when an Institutes of Medicine report estimated that 44,000 - and maybe as high as 98,000 - patient...

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1