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Oysters face an ocean of difficulty but offer us a world of good. Dr. George Waldbusser joins us to discuss oysters and his work concerning the ef...
- Added: Jun 20, 2013
- Length: 29:40
On June 8th we celebrate World Ocean Day to recognize our relationship with the ocean through global connection. In this episode of World Ocean Rad...
- Added: Jun 17, 2013
- Length: 05:18
You may be unique, but is your home planet? Why the astronomer who’s discovered hundreds of exoplanets is hopeful about the hunt for alien life. ...
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- Added: Jun 17, 2013
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 1
Food guy Michael Pollan’s new book is “Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation.” He is a personable, well-spoken walking encyclopedia of Ameri...
- Added: Jun 14, 2013
- Length: 09:59
There's a man who's spent his whole life developing his own library of Electronic music examples.
- Added: Jun 13, 2013
- Length: 20:32
Jeffrey McLean discusses the genomic sequencing of bacteria.
- Added: Jun 13, 2013
- Length: 24:12
- Purchases: 2
First, every year, about 450,000 Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The most helpful resource is experienced caregivers who have already...
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- Added: Jun 11, 2013
- Length: 59:54
- Purchases: 1
This week, Doug speaks with biographer Christoph Irmscher about the legacy of Louis Agassiz, one of the most influential men in the development of ...
- Added: Jun 10, 2013
- Length: 29:01
Is there any reason to think that science should adjust to accommodate religious views of the world?
- Added: Jun 10, 2013
- Length: 53:58
- Purchases: 2
There are many kinds of islands. There’s your iconic sandy speck of land topped with a palm tree, but there’s also our home planet – an island in ...
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- Added: Jun 10, 2013
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 1
Ruth Brown was Atlantic Records first big star. She was so successful, racking up 24 R&B hits for the fledging label, that Atlantic was often calle...
- Added: Jun 09, 2013
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 4
- Added: Jun 09, 2013
- Length: 53:48
- Purchases: 1
In 1997, three men created the 'most wanted' and 'most unwanted' songs from completed surveys. Technically, they should be the best and worst songs...
- Added: Jun 06, 2013
- Length: 18:45
Dr. Ken Weiss discussed the controversy surrounding the Yanomami blood samples.
- Added: Jun 06, 2013
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 2
Jonathan Elmer, director of Indiana University's College Arts and Humanities Institute discusses Herman Melville's novella, Benito Cereno, a master...
- Added: Jun 05, 2013
- Length: 29:46
The Opening Door with Wendy Strgar, Loveologist, entrepreneur, & educator, is a joyful refocusing on love as the transformative force of life. The ...
- Added: Jun 04, 2013
- Length: 26:33
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Sociologist Allan Horwitz discusses psychiatric diagnosis in the late 20th Century, and our changing perceptions of “sadness” and “depression.”
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- Added: Jun 03, 2013
- Length: 05:44
- Purchases: 1
In the last edition of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill suggested reciprocity as a value on which to build our response to the environmental deg...
- Added: Jun 03, 2013
- Length: 05:13
It’s all about you. And you, and you, and you and you … that is, if we live in parallel universes. Physicist Brian Greene’s case for multiverses.
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- Added: Jun 03, 2013
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 1
A British mathematical physicist and cosmologist, Roger is one of the world’s leading scientists. In the interview he speaks of black holes and all...
- Added: May 30, 2013
- Length: 10:02
Kevin Drum discussed the economics of a robotic future.
- Added: May 29, 2013
- Length: 27:24
- Purchases: 3
- Added: May 27, 2013
- Length: 53:58
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 24, 2013
- Length: 25:34
With so many dietary supplements to choose from, it’s hard for consumers to sort through marketing claims, assorted ingredients and whether there’s...
- Added: May 23, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Indiana Department of Natural Resources Property Manager Jim Allen discusses ecological and other issues surrounding the three year project drainin...
- Added: May 23, 2013
- Length: 08:04
