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For years, a mysterious “colony collapse disorder” has been killing honeybees across the nation. This year, commercial beekeepers have reported los...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: May 07, 2013
- Length: 02:27
- Purchases: 1
Writers of science fiction have long predicted a time when computers could engage humans in two-way communication, from R2D2 to the sinister Hal 90...
- Added: Apr 11, 2013
- Length: 02:29
Steven Spielberg’s recent film Lincoln stirred up a lot of talk about what history sounded like. Spielberg even recorded one of President Lincoln’s...
- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 02:30
For kids in school, Spring Break is offering a much needed respite from the pressures of being a student. Two psychologists are working with a tech...
- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 02:38
When we think of early rock and roll most of us think of musicians like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. But all these legends grew ...
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Feb 18, 2013
- Length: 02:40
- Purchases: 1
A recent science test showing that American girls are lagging behind boys has brought women in science back into the national conversation. More th...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Feb 18, 2013
- Length: 02:37
- Purchases: 1
There’s a lot of talk this time of year about the “holiday season,” but the holidays mean something different to every family. One scholar uses her...
- Added: Dec 14, 2012
- Length: 02:36
A new breed of bartenders calling themselves mixologists--with a little help from the TV show Mad Men--have put classic cocktails back on the bar. ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Dec 14, 2012
- Length: 02:38
- Purchases: 1
A robotics competition for 9- to 14-year-olds is a sneaky way to get kids excited about science. Allison Quantz followed one team into competition ...
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 02:45
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Marshall Expedition, an important event in the history of early American commerce. Recently, a group o...
- Added: Oct 11, 2012
- Length: 03:27
When naming the most important stories of the 20th century, gossip writer Liz Smith rattled off the assassination of JFK, the Lindbergh kidnapping,...
- Added: Sep 24, 2012
- Length: 02:34
A teen combines new farming techniques with traditional foodways at one of Hawaii's remaining agricultural high schools to help his family's farm.
- Added: Jun 06, 2012
- Length: 08:13
Charles Dickens turns 200 this year, and two new films based on his books are in the works. But one scholar says there’s more to Dickens than his m...
- Added: May 31, 2012
- Length: 02:27
A playwright’s new web-Western is part of television’s jump to the internet. Allison Quantz has details.
Bought by WAMC and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Apr 09, 2012
- Length: 02:32
- Purchases: 2
West Side Story, Carousel, Man of La Mancha, Amadeus, Wicked-- You may not know Chic Silber, but you probably know at least some of the spectacles ...
- Added: Nov 15, 2010
- Length: 08:09
About ten years ago, a pair of mad scientists named Mike Koch and Pablo Solanet set about trying to reinvent the wheel - a wheel of cheese, that is...
- Added: Aug 04, 2010
- Length: 05:31
The Cherokee Heritage Center is using art to help pass on the Cherokee language.
Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM, Yellowstone Public Radio, and WAMC
- Added: Jul 01, 2009
- Length: 03:38
- Purchases: 3
The Oklahoma City Youth Council gives high schoolers an inside look at municipal government and all it takes to run a city, but it can also affect ...
- Added: Jun 10, 2009
- Length: 03:49
