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Ashwin Vasavada, Leader of Scientists Roving Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Ashwin Vasavada of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory became the project scientist for the Mars Science Laboratory Project in January 2015., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The new Mars Science Laboratory Project Scientist is not new to the mission. Ashwin Vasavada has worked on the Curiosity rover since 2004. Emily L...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Pluto’s Big Discoveries
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A trickle of data from the New Horizons spacecraft is building into a flood of new findings.

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
MIT Team Turning Fumes Into Fuel
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Gregory Stephanopoulos
You know that sick feeling when you look at a smokestack belching noxious gases into the air? Well, what if you knew that the gas waste coming from...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 4
HERA Heroine Julielynn Wong and Printing Medical Tools in Deep Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Julielynn Wong and her alter ego, Dr. “J”, Credit: Jared Chambers
Julielynn Wong came directly from her 30-day long HERA IX deep space simulation to our microphone. We talk with her about the experience, and her p...

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Dawn Flies Low Over Ceres
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Dawn had this view of Ceres at 86 degrees south latitude on Dec. 10, only three days after completing its descent to an average orbital altitude of 240 miles (385 kilometers). , Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA
The Dawn Mission Chief Engineer Marc Rayman returns for another report on the ion-engine powered mission, now orbiting 240 miles above dwarf planet...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Congressman John Culberson on a Good Day for Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: An artist imagines viewing a Europa water geyser from the surface of Jupiter’s moon., Credit: NASA/ESA/K. Retherford/SWRI
The newly-approved federal budget includes great news for fans of space exploration and development. Texas Congressman John Culberson led the fight...

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
A Journey to Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Humans near Mars in this still image from Journey to Space 3D, Credit: K2 Films/Giant Screen Films
Journey to Space is both a new and spectacular IMAX movie and an exciting, hands-on exhibition at the California Science Center. We learn about bot...

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
A 35th Anniversary Party With Neil Tyson!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Nichelle Nichols presents the Cosmos Award to Neil deGrasse Tyson, Credit: Navid Baraty/The Planetary Society
It was a grand night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. CEO Bill Nye led the Planetary Society’s 35th anniversary party with guests including Neil d...

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Emily Lakdawalla's Pluto Preview
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: July 6, 2015 color image of Pluto from New Horizons., Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI
Two visits with the Planetary Society Senior Editor this week, as Emily first provides an update on the Rosetta comet mission and then returns with...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
The Launch of LightSail
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of a LightSail in Earth orbit., Credit: The Planetary Society
This special edition takes you behind the scenes on May 20, 2015 as LightSail is lifted into orbit. You’ll hear the thrilling launch, meet key tea...

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  • Added: May 25, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
Humans Orbiting Mars: Can It Be Done?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA's pathways to the Red Planet., Credit: NASA
A human mission to orbit Mars might be possible by 2033, and it might be accomplished at reasonable cost and with existing or nearly-ready technolo...

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
Robert Bigelow and His Expandable Space Habs
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Towering mock-up of Bigelow Aerospace's Olympus space habitat., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Bigelow Aerospace’s BEAM expandable/inflatable space module will be attached to the International Space Station later this year. Mat travels to the...

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
3-D Talking Map
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Touching the miniature buildings on the map activates auditory information and directions. , Credit: University of Buffalo
3-D talking maps use a variety of sensory modalities to help the visually impaired find their way around college campuses and other institutions.

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pastor Megan Rohrer: A shepherd finds the perfect flock
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Pastor Megan Rohrer at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Credit: Michael Pisais
Pastor Megan Rohrer plays a contemporary pop song as a launch pad for discussion. Some heads nod to the beat, but it’s clear that this kind of mus...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 10:19
Blowing the Whistle on a Poisoned Marsh
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Felix Smith, Credit: Kerry Klein
Kesterson Wildlife Refuge had a little known problem back in 1982: selenium contamination was leading to birth defects and death in fish and birds....

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 16:03
  • Purchases: 1
New Documentary on the Lost Girls of Sudan-"The Dawn Will Break"
From: Vero Balderas Iglesias
Caption: Sister Luise Radlmeier visiting South Sudanese women she mentored now living in the USA
The Dawn Will Break is a documentary that is currently in production. It tells the story of some South Sudanese young women, who after fleeing the ...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 1
Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe Navigates World Without Instruments
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: The Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokulea, Credit: Courtesy Oiwi TV & the Polynesian Voyaging Society
The legendary Hawaiian voyaging canoe, Hokulea, is sailing around the world using the ancient art of wayfinding, navigating without instruments. Th...

  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:19
Reclaiming the Commons
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: The Alley Project, Detroit, Credit: Karpov the Wrecked Train
From pedestrian plazas to pop-up-parklets…cities are looking to create spaces for people to gather, interact and create. But are some people being...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Running Marathons Late in Life (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Already a few weeks into the year, it might feel too late to make (or keep) resolutions—eat less sugar, watch less TV, or maybe, start running. Rep...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 3
Brain Stimulation for Eating Disorders
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A schematic of transcranial magnetic stimulation., Credit: Credit: Eric Waserman/NIH
An experimental treatment for bulimia nervosa may help restore connections within the brain that influence eating behavior in some patients.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Condor Culture
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: California Condor with chick. , Credit: Joseph Brandt/Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Captive-bred California Condors lack role models to show them how to survive in the wild. But wildlife biologists are there to help them navigate t...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Different Ways of Perceiving the World (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
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Nonverbal until age four, Temple Grandin was first diagnosed with autism at age 2. Now, so many years and hurdles later, Grandin’s success in the l...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
Postcards from Vienna
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
Caption: Belvedere Palace in Vienna, Austria
Host Phalana Tiller talks about the future of Capitalism with participants at the 2012 Global Peter Drucker Forum in Vienna, Austria.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
Growing Pains at The World's Largest Co-op?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The Mondragón Corporation includes everything from banking to bike factories, nano-technology to rabbit farming. Its a corporate dream—but this cor...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 09:43
Making it Our Business: Co-ops on the Rise
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Ariizmendi Fourth Street, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
The global economic situation is causing more people to consider worker owned businesses. We go from Chicago, where workers are trying to take over...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1