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Rapid Prototyping
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of engineer Saul Griffith and his machine that instantly makes lenses for developing countries.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:29
Blackouts: Lessons from the 2003 outage
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The lessons from the August 14, 2003 blackout of the United States and Canada.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:01
Blue LED
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bill Hammack tells to story of the invention of the blue LED

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:42
L.A. Water Supply
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
I stand a top Los Angeles at the Getty Museum looking at one of the great engineering wonders of our time: The LA Water Supply.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:46
RFID: Radio frequency identification
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
RFID: A technology that keeps track of the globe, but may threaten our freedom

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:38
Counting Crowds
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How many people attend a demonstration on, say, the Mall in Washington D.C.?The answer is "we don't know" because no one is really counting.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:35
Best Science Writing -- Groks Science Show 2009-10-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Jesse Cohen discussed the Best American Science Writing for 2009.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2009
  • Length: 25:28
  • Purchases: 1
Clean Foods -- Groks Science Show 2009-10-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Terry Walters discussed establishing a clean food diet.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 30:07
  • Purchases: 2
Uranium Wars -- Groks Science Show 2009-09-30
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Amir Aczel discussed Uranium Wars.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 29:55
  • Purchases: 1
Net Metering -- Groks Science Show 2009-09-23
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tom Djokovich discussed solar energy technology and net metering.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 29:53
  • Purchases: 1
Alzheimer Research -- Groks Science Show 2009-09-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Mark Underwood discussed Alzheimer research and prevention

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2009
  • Length: 27:52
  • Purchases: 1
Cochlear Implants -- Groks Science Show 2009-08-12
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Valeriy Shafiro discussed the mechanisms of normal hearing and cochlear implants.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2009
  • Length: 31:48
  • Purchases: 1
Spy Technology -- Groks Science Show 2009-08-05
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Robert Wallace discussed the secret world of spycraft.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2009
  • Length: 29:54
  • Purchases: 1
Moon Expeditions -- Groks Science Show 2009-07-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Andrew Chaikin discussed Voices from the Moon

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 22, 2009
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Recycling -- Groks Science Show 2009-06-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Byron Elton discussed carbon recycling technology.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2009
  • Length: 25:28
  • Purchases: 1
Eco Barons -- Groks Science Show 2009-05-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Edward Humes discussed the new generation of Eco Barons.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 1
Cold Fusion -- Groks Science Show 2009-05-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Michael McKubre and Dr. Irving Dardik discussed the advances in cold fusion research.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMXT, and KVSC


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 3
Accelerating Evolution -- Groks Science Show 2009-04-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Gregory Cochran discussed how civilization accelerated human evolution.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 21, 2009
  • Length: 29:55
  • Purchases: 1
Supersense -- Groks Science Show 2009-04-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Bruce Hood discussed the origins of superstitious beliefs and why we believe in the unbelievable.

Bought by WTJU, KPIK-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 26:48
  • Purchases: 4
Overdosed America -- Groks Science Show 2009-04-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
On this program, Dr. John Abramson discussed Overdosed America.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 31:50
  • Purchases: 2
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Thinking of Scopes and Trials
From: LISNews Netcast Network
Piece image
Commentary on the recent decision in Kansas to restrict library books.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:47
Protest Communications
From: Marc de Giere
Series: The Digital Divide
Caption: The website for the Tin Can Collective
An interview with one of the communications collective members for those who protested the Republican National Convention.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2009
  • Length: 13:22
How Obama can Restore our Digital Civil Liberties
From: Marc de Giere
Series: The Digital Divide
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation Outlines how Obama can Restore our Digital Civil Liberties

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 22:23
Voting Machines
From: William S. Hammack
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of how voting machine began, in Australia, as gambling devices.

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 1