All Pieces for WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Communities of color are disproportionately affected by environmental problems. The disparity in Massachusetts is among the greatest in the nation,...
- Added: Jan 20, 2015
- Length: 49:29
Alan Turing has been compared Albert Einstein and Leonardo Da Vinci. Turing was a founding father of computer science and an instrumental world war...
- Added: Dec 05, 2014
- Length: 49:32
Can't talk about politics or religion at Thanksgiving dinner? No problem. Talk about cranberries, instead.
- Added: Dec 02, 2014
- Length: 48:43
This show is all about challenges – coping with sea level rise, weathering tough financial times, and facing New England’s energy crisis.
- Added: Nov 21, 2014
- Length: 49:13
If you’re not an engineer, you’ve probably never thought about the delicate balancing act they face. Advancing technology requires creativity and a...
- Added: Nov 18, 2014
- Length: 48:32
David Rose has spent his career designing internet-connected technologies, but his recurring nightmare is a future where all our beloved possession...
- Added: Nov 06, 2014
- Length: 48:41
New Bedford’s role in both whaling and electrical manufacturing took a toll that city’s Harbor. The history of pollution is recorded in the mud at...
- Added: Oct 31, 2014
- Length: 48:38
Americans spend billions - in both dollars and hours - on video games each year. What if all that time and money produced knowledge that could bene...
- Added: Oct 02, 2014
- Length: 48:37
Giving robots morals may sound like a good idea, but it's a pursuit fraught with its own moral dilemmas. Like, whose morals?
- Added: Sep 26, 2014
- Length: 49:27
Consciousness is what makes us human, and it remains one of the greatest mysteries. Some say this is the century scientists will finally unravel th...
- Added: Aug 05, 2014
- Length: 48:29
Few will ever see firsthand the true, glorious colors of a giant bluefin tuna as it emerges from the ocean. James Prosek's watercolors come close.
- Added: Jul 24, 2014
- Length: 49:27
A simple mistake can derail the best planned experiments. But sometimes – just sometimes – such an error can lead to an even bigger discovery.
- Added: Jul 16, 2014
- Length: 48:39
The ancient teachings of Buddhism and cutting-edge discoveries in neuroscience lead to the same conclusion: our minds shape our individual realities.
- Added: Jul 03, 2014
- Length: 49:28
Jason Padgett got hit on the head, and now he’s a math genius. Seriously.
- Added: Jun 20, 2014
- Length: 49:17
Climate change poses a real and present danger to our modern way of life, but modern civilization likely would not have arisen without agriculture ...
- Added: Jun 13, 2014
- Length: 48:38
You can think of groundwater as a big, black box connecting life on land to ocean ecosystems. We have a decent handle on what goes in, but scientis...
- Added: Jun 13, 2014
- Length: 49:22
Amateur naturalists have played a significant role in environmental research for over a century. The internet makes it possible to organize on a wh...
- Added: May 20, 2014
- Length: 49:18
Every life is full of twists and turns, dead ends and fortuitous opportunities. Scientists are no exception.
Bought by WTJU
- Added: May 13, 2014
- Length: 49:30
- Purchases: 1
Writing and drawing came easily for Jill McDermott. Chemistry, on the other hand, presented a challenge. That's why she chose to make it her career.
- Added: May 13, 2014
- Length: 49:31
High-speed communications technology is helping scientists explore the deep sea without ever leaving the comfort of home.
- Added: May 01, 2014
- Length: 49:28
