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92,000 Transgender People Took This Survey. Here’s What We Learned
From: Tradeoffs
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As lawmakers around the country take aim at transgender rights, we dig into findings from the largest survey ever of trans Americans.

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 18:33
What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job
From: Tradeoffs
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Ashish Jha shifted from the role of academic theorizing about health policy into a calm, reassuring voice leading the White House’s COVID response....

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Origins of Vaccine Hesitancy
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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More than half of all American adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine. But even though we’ve made great strides in our vaccination efforts, there ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:27
Invasion of the Bears: What's causing the growing black bear population in Massachusetts?
From: James Szkobel-Wolff
Caption: Black Bears in New Hampshire, Credit: Kilham Bear Center
Over the last 30 years, the black bear population in Massachusetts and New England has spiked. What's causing the jump? James Szkobel-Wolff looks i...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 06:13
“Biggest Week” brings flock of birders to Ohio
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Birders on the Magee Marsh boardwalk, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
It’s a special time of year for migratory birds. Tired from their travels, they stop on the coast of western Lake Erie to rest and refuel. Nine ye...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WSKG, WCMU Michigan, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 5
Evolution of Monogamy
From: Jorge Salazar
Series: Science and Supercomputers Podcasts
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UT Austin biologist Rebecca Young traces the genes behind monogamous behavior using Wrangler data-intensive supercomputer.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 01, 2016
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
After a flood, solving the mystery of water
From: Jenny Chen
Caption: 2013 flood in Estes Park, Credit: Town of Estes Park
Recent floods in Texas and Oklahoma cost the country over $3 billion in economic losses. In some areas of the country, floods are growing in intens...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
Buds on the Tracks: Prehistoric Plants Thrive in D.C.'s Subway
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Unbeknownst to most commuters, ferns grow at the Van Ness-UDC Metro station in Washington, D.C.., Credit: Andy Baldwin
What's the perfect environment for a fern species dating back 65 million years? Look no further than Washington, D.C.'s subway system.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
Medical Profile Feature
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Getting individualized care feels rare in the health industry, but in extreme cases, like cancer, it’s key. Researchers in Virginia are taking indi...

Bought by KENW and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Curing Violence Like an Infectious Disease
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
Caption: Dr. Gary Slutkin and Autry Philips, Credit: Bill Healy
American communities are still reeling from recent gun violence, including the June mass shooting at a church in Charleston, S.C., and the gang vio...

Bought by KRZA and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 01, 2015
  • Length: 12:06
  • Purchases: 2
The Making of the Disease Detectives, Or the Case of the Nutty Dish
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Disease Detective Badge, Credit: CDC
They’re called disease detectives – the nation’s medical eyes and ears on the lookout for disease outbreaks and bioterror attacks. They’re the Epid...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 3
Scientists Work to Protect Region's Last Coastal Wilderness
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Virginia's barrier islands shelter more than 250 species of raptors, songbirds and shorebirds., Credit: Lindsay Renick Mayer
Efforts are underway to restore the fragile ecosystem of the shifting, changing land masses known as Virginia's barrier islands.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Almost Awake
From: Sanjena Sathian
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Peter Morgan can decide what he wants to do in his dreams. A research psychiatrist at Yale University, Dr. Morgan studies and practices lucid dream...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 11:56
West Nile and Birds
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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This year’s outbreak of the West Nile virus is breaking records, with over 1500 cases reported so far. One researcher believes that decreasing the ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Sep 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
An Extra-Chilly Successor To Hubble
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Scientists working on the Webb Telescope say it's so revolutionary, it’s like “our generation’s Apollo.”
Come winter, your neck of the woods may be cold. But guess how frigid the James Webb Space Telescope will be when it launches in 2018? 400 degrees ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 4
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
Do Sunscreens Really Protect You From Skin Cancer?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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Huffington Post blogger and former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 01:59
Chronic Sleep Restriction
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
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Looks at the impact of lack of sleep on performance and cognition.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 2
Could chemicals in the environment like plastics and pesticides be responsible for early puberty?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical ne...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:01
Do Older Dads Produce Kids with Lower IQ's?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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Huffington Post blogger and former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:59
Going Green at the Cleaners
From: Rene Gutel
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Is there such a thing as "green" dry cleaning?

Bought by CKMO and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 2