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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
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In today’s EcoReport feature, Indiana Department of Natural Resources Property Manager Jim Allen discusses ecological and other issues surrounding ...

  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 29:29
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Megan Watzke discussed a guide to the cosmos.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KPVL


  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 20:12
  • Purchases: 2
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The City of Moore, Oklahoma was hit by a tornado at 3:17 pm yesterday afternoon. As emergency crews continue to search for victims in the destructi...

  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 09:51
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Climate scientist Nate McDowell from Los Alamos labs talks about the changes that forests in the American southwest will undergo due to global warm...

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
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If the brain is enclosed in the skull, and the mind is just the brain working, is the mind also enclosed in the skull?

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Childhood vaccination programs have been met with skepticism and hostility in the U.S. Some oppose them on religious grounds, while others worry ab...

  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:05
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Climate change could make snowshoe hare camouflage less protective.

  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Professor Ted Anton joins us to discuss his new book, "The Longevity Seekers: Science, Business, and the Fountain of Youth"

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 1
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This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Kenneth Mandle, Director of the Intelligent Health Lab at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Mandl is a pi...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A fun video game teaches college-level computer programming skills to 10-year-olds.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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“Nanosponges” in the bloodstream could mop up toxins from bacteria, bees, or snakes.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Chemistry Professor Jonathan Raff talks about the air pollutants emitted by clothes dryers and other household sources.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 08:04
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In today’s EcoReport feature, IU Chemistry Professor Jonathan Raff talks about the air pollutants emitted by clothes dryers and other household sou...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:04
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Mary Roach discussed her adventures through the alimentary canal.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 19:44
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In the late 19th century, insane asylums were built across the country in response to a national outcry over the treatment of the mentally ill. Mor...

Bought by KVSC and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
'Based on a true story' isn't a phrase that only applies to books and movies. It also applies to our conceptions of the past. We're constantly co...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 27:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Alex Rutherford discusses the DARPA Network Challenge using social networks.

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 29:39
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. David Berlinski discussed his book, The King of Infinite Space: Euclid and His Elements.

Bought by KPVL and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 25:26
  • Purchases: 2
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Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Chris Murray, Co-Founder of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 24:59
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Dr. Julia Brody, executive director of Silent Spring Institute, is a leader in research on breast cancer and the environment and in community-based...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Apple and Google will, reportedly, both soon be selling computers that you can wear. But will the trove of details that these devices will be able ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:56
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Emily Anthes discussed bioengineering and her book, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts.

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 25:22
  • Purchases: 1
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Is it just dumb luck that the universe has just the right settings to support life as we know it?

Bought by KKRN, WRNC-LP, WNJR, and KSKQ


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Kenneth Wright discussed how lack of sleep influences our metabolism and its effect on weight gain.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 20:01
  • Purchases: 1