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Why Your Dog Can Get Vaccinated Against Lyme Disease And You Can’t
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Canine vaccines protect against Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme. The human one was discontinued., Credit: Jesse Costa
Modern science has given us a vaccine to protect against Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. But we don't use it.

Bought by WABE and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 2
Feature Report - Venus Between Us
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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For those of us who will not be around 105 years from now, this is our last chance to see the planet Venus pass between earth and the sun. The astr...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 08:19
Feature Report - I’m Too Young For This @#!%
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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John D. Shearer is an artist from Indiana that won his battle over a rare form of brain cancer. His multi-media show entitled “I’m Too Young For Th...

  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 09:37
Millenialism -- Groks Science Show 2012-05-23
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Richard Landes discussed the history of millenial movements.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, KMXT, and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 4
Friday is Don’t Fry Day
From: Iowa News Service
Caption: PRX default Piece image
DES MOINES, Iowa - This Friday, May 25, is "Don't Fry Day" to raise awareness about skin cancer prevention. Chuck Reed with the Iowa chapter of the...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:04
EcoReport - May 10, 2012
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In today’s feature report, EcoReport’s Dan Young speaks with Environmental Sciences Professor Vicky Meretsky about climate change, species extincti...

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 29:10
Dead Zones
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A renowned marine biologist is studying a silent killer in oceans and bays. Allison Quantz has the story.

Bought by KENW


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Feature Report - Monroe County Energy Audit
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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A recent audit of Monroe County’s energy use turned up a variety of ways the County could save money and energy - from replacing lights to institut...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 10:07
Equations -- Groks Science Show 2012-04-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Ian Stewart discussed the equations that changed the world.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMXT, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 3
EcoReport - March 22, 2012
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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Environmental headlines plus IU Professor Marc Lame discusses the new generation of genetically modified crops resistant to the toxic herbicide 24D...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:36
Cities Underwater: Venice and New Orleans Seek Solutions
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Two historic jewels: New Orleans & Venice, Italy are struggling to plan for sea level rise, in cities that already routinely flood because of quest...

Bought by WZEN.org and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Advocacy -- Groks Science Show 2011-12-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. John Daly discussed the skills of advocacy.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 23:40
  • Purchases: 2
Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's (hour special)
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Caption: Bernice Osborne Pollard and her 74-year-old mother, Mary Osborne, who is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease, Credit: Deb Becker/WBUR
Alzheimer’s is the incurable disease that destroys memory, speech and function. Scientists say the number of Americans with Alzheimer's may triple...

Bought by KOSU, WNYC, KQED, KZYX, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
Gamification -- Groks Science Show 2011-11-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Gabe Zichermann discussed gamification by design.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, KMXT, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 25:37
  • Purchases: 4
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Infinite Beginnings -- Groks Science Show 2011-09-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. David Deutsch discussed the beginning of infinity.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, WRFA-LP, KREV-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 27:03
  • Purchases: 5
Arctic Ice Melt
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In recent years, sea ice in the Arctic has been melting at an alarming rate, and scientists are asking why. The science community has recently take...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 2 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian E...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Ed...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
The Lungs of the Earth in Peril
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As the rainforest is being depleted, two new areas of concern arise.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Evolution -- Groks Science Show 2010-10-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Richard Dawkins discussed The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2010
  • Length: 26:28
  • Purchases: 2
Collapse of Fish Stocks Worldwide
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Scientists predict fish stocks worldwide will collapse by mid-century unless drastic changes are made to humankind's impact on the oceans.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Healthy Medicine #70: Premonitions and Health
From: Steven Ayres
Series: Healthy Medicine
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Dr Zieve talks with Dr Larry Dossey about his research into the surprisingly substantial role of hunches, intuition and "business sense" in our hea...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2010
  • Length: 48:04
Bonobo Handshake -- Groks Science Show 2010-06-23
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Vanessa Woods discussed the Bonobo Handshake.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 23, 2010
  • Length: 22:44
  • Purchases: 2
Natural Philosophy -- Groks Science Show 2010-04-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Marcelo Gleiser discussed a Tear at the Edge of Creation.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 28, 2010
  • Length: 27:31
  • Purchases: 2