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Patent Pending: A History of Intellectual Property
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Full Episodes
Caption: 1814 wood engraving of two types of locking mechanisms., Credit: (Library of Congress).
Can genes be patented? Are downloaders inhibiting musical creativity – or enhancing it? This week’s BackStory explores how Americans have viewed “i...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Technology= Facebook= Cheating + break-up?
From: Brooklyn College Radio
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Technology makes the communication between family and friends faster. Also it makes it easier to access someone’s information which could lead to i...

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 09:40
Computer Ed. Radio #1320
From: WSIU
Series: Computer Ed Radio
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Computer Ed Radio is a weekly series that turns "Geek Speak" in to "Street Speak."

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:52:00
22 - Greg asks, "How can I have strong, secure passwords?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Protecting your usernames and passwords is as important now as locking your car. What are you doing to keep your online accounts safe?
Lately in the news it seems that all of the major sites are getting hacked and your passwords are being compromised. What should you do to keep you...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Going Viral
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Going Viral, Credit: Seth Shostak
Discover how viruses go from birds to pigs to you, how fossil viruses got into your genome, whether E.T. might be a virus, and what it takes for id...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
Computer Ed. Radio #1319
From: WSIU
Series: Computer Ed Radio
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Computer Ed Radio is a weekly series that turns "Geek Speak" in to "Street Speak."

  • Added: May 10, 2013
  • Length: 01:51:59
Stomach This
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Stomach This, Credit: Seth Shostak
Not all conversation is appropriate for the dinner table – and that includes, strangely enough, the subject of eating. Yet, what happens during th...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
21 - Alex asks, "What is The Cloud?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: What is "The Cloud?"
The Cloud is a tech term that we constantly hear in advertising, but what does it really mean? What is 'The Cloud' and how can normal users take ad...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Computer Ed. Radio #1318
From: WSIU
Series: Computer Ed Radio
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Computer Ed Radio is a weekly series that turns "Geek Speak" in to "Street Speak."

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:52:00
20 - Michelle asks, How can I lower my data usage on my iPhone?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Smart phones put the Internet at your fingertips, allowing you to check your email and surf the web from anywhere with the power of 3G and 4G. Howe...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
19 - Christine asks, "Should I change web browsers?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: So many choices!
What Internet browser do you use? There are dozens to choose from, and many offer unique features. So which one is best for you? Ray Hollister and...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
18 - Heidi asks "What is Kickstarter?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Kickstarter.com
Heidi wants to know what this Kickstarter thing she keeps hearing about on Facebook is. Why are people asking her for money? Ray Hollister and Tom ...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
17 - Mike asks "How do I protect my computer from these security problems with Java I keep hearing about?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Disable Java now!
Mike has heard a lot of news recently about companies being hacked by people using security flaws in Java, but isn't sure what Java is. What does h...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
De-Extinction Show
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: De-Extinction Show, Credit: Seth Shostak
Maybe goodbye isn’t forever. Get ready to mingle with mammoths and gaze upon a ground sloth. Scientists want to give some animals a round-trip ti...

Bought by KVSC, KREV-LP, KSKQ, and WNJR


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Deep Time
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Deep Time, Credit: Seth Shostak
Think back, way back. Beyond last week to what was happening on Earth 100 million years ago or earlier. It’s hard to fathom such enormous stretch...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WNJR, KREV-LP, WOUB, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Computer Ed. Radio #1316
From: WSIU
Series: Computer Ed Radio
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Computer Ed Radio is a weekly series that turns "Geek Speak" in to "Street Speak."

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:52:00
Computer Ed. Radio #1315
From: WSIU
Series: Computer Ed Radio
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Computer Ed Radio is a weekly series that turns "Geek Speak" in to "Street Speak."

  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:52:00
Skeptic Check: Forget with the Program
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Forget with the Program, Credit: Seth Shostak
Just remember this: Even our memories of dramatic events that seem to burn themselves directly into our brain are riddled with errors.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Royalton Community Radio, WNJR, and KVSC


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Seth's Wine Cellar
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Seth's Wine Cellar, Credit: Seth Shostak
In this potpourri show: from atomic clocks … to solar storms … to gold particles that might make gasoline obsolete … there are lots of science surp...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Royalton Community Radio, KSKQ, and WNJR


  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
16 - Franklin asks "How do I make my Gmail login more secure?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
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What if someone hacked into your email, and stole all of your personal information? Luckily, many sites like Gmail and Facebook offer an extra laye...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Anthropocene and Heard
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Anthropocene and Heard, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why climate change and loss of biodiversity may mean goodbye to the "Holocene," and hello to a new geologic epoch, the "Age of Man."

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WNJR, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
15 - Melvin asks "How do I improve my Google searches?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: How can you improve your Google searches?
Have you ever searched for something on Google, and gotten a bunch of unrelated results? As it turns out, many of us aren’t searching correctly. So...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
14 - Brandon asks "Does it matter how I unplug my computer?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: How you unplug your laptop could matter.
Brandon is wondering if there's a specific sequence in which he should plug in or unplug his computer to prevent electrical damage. The hosts of De...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
13 - Alana asks "Why isn't iMessage the same across all of my devices?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: What's going on with iMessage?
Alana wants to know why iMessage - a feature on Apple devices like iPhones iPads that lets you send text messages using your data plan rather than ...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
12 - Joel asks "What's the best way to back up my digital photos?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
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After losing many of his family's photos when his laptop hard drive died, Joel wants to find a good way to back up his important files. Should he b...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1