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Here it is, another new show! This time we speak with George Bradley. He is a master of herpetology, meaning he collects, manages, identifies and p...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 00:28:03
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Heather King joins us to discuss how lungfish walk

  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 00:24:37
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Jonathan Gruber discussed health care reform.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 00:21:55
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: James Richardson
Poet James Richardson has called himself an "accidental aphorist," but his well-crafted works are no accident. He reads from his 2010 book, BY THE ...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 00:29:00
Caption: Clockwise and counterclockwise galaxies from the Hubble Telescope, Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble Heritage Team, STScI/AURA
Astronomers re-evaluate origins of our solar system and entertain the idea that the universe is shaped like a small doughnut.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 00:08:31
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Arctic warming may actually be keeping winters cold for now, while raising temperatures in the other three seasons.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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A new test for blood sugar levels uses saliva instead of blood.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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A protein found in our tongues determines our ability to taste fat.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Reading adults' lips may help babies learn to talk.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Businessman Tom Herlihy has 8 million employees -- 8 million, hungry, little red worms, that is. And keeping this work-force fed is a full-time job.

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
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Caption: Material Whirl, Credit: Seth Shostak
The future of man-made materials from 3D printers to artificial skin. Also, why ancient Roman concrete was better than ours.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:54:30
  • Purchases: 1
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If you can't stand the heat…hang in there? That's what some species are doing in response to climate change.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Is it ‘hip,’ or ‘cool,’ to be environmentally sustainable? That's a question that some of the biggest companies are asking about the world's most p...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
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Sometimes, creating a preserve can help endangered species fast, like South Africa’s Cape penguins. Until recently, this endangered bird, and the o...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
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It’s no news flash that, over the years, one of the dirtiest sources of energy has been coal; in fact, it’s among the top contributors to carbon di...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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It's good to know that tomorrow's scientists are solving environmental problems today.

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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One architecture professor is giving trailer parks a good name. Michael Berk of Mississippi State University has developed award-winning mobile hom...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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The hand bone's connected to the wrist bone, the wrist bone's connected to the arm bone, and so on and so on. That was a great campfire song. Turn...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
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Alien mussels are muscling their way into our waterways. And like unwelcome guests, once the move in, they’re almost impossible to move out!

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
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Smile, whale shark, you’re on candid camera -- the high seas version. Whale sharks are truly impressive creatures, growing up to 66 feet long and w...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:30
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Caption: Victor deNoble and Charles Evans, Jr. San Francisco, CA 1/19/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Charles R. Evans, Jr. and scientist/activist Victor DeNoble talk addiction, idealism, and taking on the tobacco industry.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 00:16:20
Caption: Black bear
True hibernators and especially black bears, are giving birth this time of year. They have a special feature that helps them birth in winter. Jay A...

Bought by KAXE


  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 00:07:11
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 00:31:37
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Inside the very unique ecosystem where the ocean meets the land.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 00:04:00
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Caption: Wiloughby Elementary School Field of Dreams Mural
Maybe painted wooden fish on a schoolyard fence can change human behavior and help clean up the ocean for the real salmon

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 00:04:21
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