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Anti-Tripping Circuit
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Scientists discover a brain circuit that keeps us upright after stumbling.

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Moving Muscles
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A little dopamine at the right moment is all muscles need to get moving.

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Friendship on the Brain
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Close friends show similar brain patterns., Credit: Pexels/CC0
Close friends show similar brain patterns.

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Wisdom Teeth
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Why do we get wisdom teeth if they often don’t even fit in our jaws?

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Soil Bacteria Atlas
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A global atlas of soil bacteria could help with soil management efforts around the world.

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Using Social Media for Wildlife Monitoring
From: Betsy Brown
Caption: Instagram Hashtag Search for #monkseal
Learn how scientists are using social to monitor endangered monk seals and the people who see them in the wild.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 04:25
It’s a Hard Rain on Titan
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Radar images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal many lakes on Titan's surface, some filled with liquid, and some appearing as empty depressions. The data were obtained by Cassini's radar instrument from 2004 to 2013., Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASI / USGS
A computer model based on our best data about Saturn’s cloud-shrouded moon says that torrential liquid methane pounds the surface far more frequent...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2018
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Mysterious Tabby’s Star, With Tabby Herself
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of uneven dust ring surrounding “Tabby’s Star” KIC 8462852, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
It may not host an alien “megastructure” but Tabby’s Star still guards many mysteries of science. Astronomer and astrophysicist Tabetha “Tabby” Boy...

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
College Racial Health Gap
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A college education can leave some students with a health debt.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Holiday Pet Threats
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The holidays may pose a surprising danger for your pet.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
FAIR-MINDED RAVENS
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Researcher Jorg Massen with hand-raised ravens., Credit: (Photo courtesy of Jorg Massen)
Ravens, like humans, remember who has treated them fairly.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
No Bite Mosquitoes
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Understanding the genes behind mosquitoes’ biting behavior.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Nucleic Acid Dipstick
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Scientists develop a device that can purify genetic material from any organism right in the field.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
President Trump Sets Course for the Moon
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Representatives of Congress and the National Space Council, along with several astronauts, joined President Donald J. Trump, for the president’s signing of Space Policy Directive 1., Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
On December 11th President Donald Trump signed a memorandum that firmly points the US space effort toward the Moon, but without providing many deta...

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  • Added: Dec 12, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Skin Tone Genes
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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The genetic origins of dark and light skin.

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  • Added: Oct 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Sizing Up Extinction
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Being the “right-size” helps protect species from extinction.

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ed Stone and Forty Years of Voyager in Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Voyager image of Jupiter's moon Io taken as the volcano called Loki erupted., Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS
It is most space fans’ favorite planetary science mission, and with good reason. We visit with the man who has been in charge of Voyager mission sc...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Water Bear DNA
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Studying tardigrades’ DNA to learn what makes them so tough.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
#255- FULL SHOW "Time to change"
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Aired live KVMR FM, ready to play with generic edits. #255 Time to Change July 20, 2017 Current market conditions are discussed. What markets are ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 55:12
20 Years on Mars with Matt Golombek
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Matt Golombek and Mars rovers, Credit: NASA/JPL
When the Pathfinder lander reached Mars 20 years ago it began a Martian renaissance that has never paused. JPL scientist Matt Golombek was the mis...

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
#254 FULL SHOW "Decisions Decisions"
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
#254 Decisions Decisions July 6, 2017 Current market analysis with a change in portfolio stance discussed. More on the movement of markets, what a...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2017
  • Length: 49:50
Buzz Aldrin and Other Martians
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Apollo astronaut and engineer Buzz Aldrin, Credit: Gage Skidmore
He walked with Neil Armstrong on the moon, but that may not be his greatest legacy. Buzz Aldrin was joined by other space stars at the recent Human...

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  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Adapting to Climate Change and Mitigating Damages
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Including an interview with Tiffany Wise-West, the Climate Action Coordinator for the City of Santa Cruz, talking about how the city is planning fo...

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  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
Highschool Students Discuss Solutions
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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In this program, we hear from two high school students working on the issues of overpopulation and car pollution, both from Merit Academy in Santa ...

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  • Added: May 24, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1