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Brian Dunning examines some interesting beliefs around food and whether or not they are supported by science.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Brian Dunning separates fact from fiction as he examines the talking points made by the many people who hate electric cars.

  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Brian Dunning examines the evidence that humans are warming the earth.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:11
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When it comes to mapping the seafloor, the hardest spots to see are the ones just off the coast. In this episode, find out why that's the case—and ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 14:52
Caption: Being Reasonable
Tahli Kentoff, a former pharmaceutical sales rep and now certified master herbalist, expresses her belief that all pharmaceuticals, including vacci...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
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Dolphins at Porpoise Point, St. Augustine, FL. Early evening, 4:12 pm, sunny & windy. A pod of 3 dolphins with an occasional loner in the distance,...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 41:35
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A first-person account of being a standardized patient and discovering the importance of the doctor-patient relationship.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chuanmin Hu, an optical oceanographer at USF, points to a map of the Ixtoc-1 spill made from archival satellite data.
The 1979 Ixtoc-1 oil spill spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but has since been largely forgotten. More than 35 years late...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 09:50
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Thunder storm early evening hours. St Augustine, FL. Original clip with no effects, no alterations. Stereo mic/track. No Effects: No EQ.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 09:55
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The sounds of: Walking on packed snow, on a city sidewalk in January 2017. Cold: 19 degrees: Prospect Ave & Terrace PL: Brooklyn, NY. Early evening...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: :48
Caption: Mark Miodownik shows presenter Quentin Cooper the electroplated spoons he's used to test how different metals can affect the taste of our food., Credit: Hannah Marshall
Does your morning coffee taste better from your favorite mug? Scientists now realize that what we eat is just a small part of our dining experie...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Broom Bridge Plaque, Credit: Francesco Perini
Every October 16th hundreds of people gather in Dublin for a walk from Dunsink Observatory to Broom Bridge that celebrates Ireland's greatest mathe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
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High schooler William Whittenbury attacks the dire situation of the endangered porpoise - the vaquitas. William hopes to change the fate of the vaq...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:03
Caption: AIDS awareness painting in Chimoio, Mozambique. , Credit: Courtesy of Flickr user Ton Rulkens.
Thirty years ago an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence. Today, sophisticated drug cocktails known as highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 38:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: NASA Control
Every system must get an immediate "GO!" response to the mission commander. (From 1990s)

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 15, 2014
  • Length: :46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ronnie Lee Smith (aka Roland A. Duby)
Bobby podcasts via Skype with Ronnie Lee Smith aka Roland A. Duby, stand-up comedian, social media personality, and self-proclaimed healer of cance...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 29:17
Caption: Researchers prepare to take samples of the ocean floor using a multicore device.
Biologist Steve Murawski is leading a new team of researchers trying to figure out the long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill—not just on ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Nov 05, 2013
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gordon Howard in conversation with a Blue Jay, Credit: Gerald Zahavi
A profile of two master bird banders (and their trainees) who converge every May on the Crown Point State Historic site along the shores of Lake Ch...

Bought by WRPI and WRPI


  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 26:43
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Making way for the Marcellus, Credit: Reid R. Frazier/Allegheny Front
We use natural gas to heat our homes and generate our power. Can we use it to fuel our cars? Big Gas thinks shale gas is the key to cleaning up our...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
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The floating sustainable greenhouse in New York City

  • Added: Jul 29, 2008
  • Length: 17:07
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Take a tour of the greenest building in Manhattan.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2008
  • Length: 19:56