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From Paper Bags to Circular Saws -- Who Thunk 'Em Up?

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

The old saying "necessity is the mother of invention" may be true, but it leaves out an important component -- the real "mothers" and "aunts" and "...

The Loh Down on Science - May 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like … how healthy is yogurt really… Do school uniforms improve grades… and can we get e...

Bought by KKRN, KPOV, Tri States Public Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

The Loh Down on Science - April, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like … how healthy is yogurt really… Do school uniforms improve grades… and can we get e...

Bought by KKRN, KPOV, Tri States Public Radio, and KVSC

The Loh Down on Science - March, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… do animals “break up”... is there a way to stop gaining weight when you quit smoki...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Tri States Public Radio, KKRN, KPOV, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

Episode 5: Lockdown blues

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: Keeping Dad Alive

When Richard stops answering the phone and getting out of bed for Zoom meetings, daughter Kerry finds a new way to reach dad—just in time for new r...

CRISPR

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

I like my definitions to be CRISPR and clearer. This is Episode 76 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or fu...

iterate

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

An introduction to this series about engineering vocabulary, phrases, acronyms, jargon, and slang.

Bought by WETD and KPIP-LP

Health Factors Threaten Gorillas – But Why?

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

What's a significant threat to the survival of captive gorillas? Surprisingly it's heart disease.

Bought by KSKQ

Coal Gasification

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

It's no news flash that, over the years, one of the dirtiest sources of energy has been coal; in fact, it's among the top contributors to carbon di...

Bought by KSKQ

Recipe For Plastic Decomposition

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

It's good to know that tomorrow's scientists are solving environmental problems today. Meet Daniel Burd from Waterloo, Canada. Daniel's interested ...

Bought by KSKQ

Brighter Bulbs

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

What do you get when you cross folk art with photonic technology? A very bright idea.

Bought by KSKQ and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

Farming The Wind

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Farming has always been subject to the uncertainties of weather and market conditions. But farmers in Huron County, Michigan, have found something ...

Bought by KSKQ and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

Arctic Fisheries

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

In 1945, John Steinbeck wrote a novel called Cannery Row. In it he told the story of life in Monterey, California -- a thriving fishing port at tha...

Bought by KSKQ and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

High Fashion Green, For Less

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Let's talk about high fashion and Target, the big box store. The two seemingly opposites converged recently.

Bought by KSKQ and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

Glass Bottle Comeback

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Believe it or not, just two generations ago, it was unheard of not to recycle glass beverage bottles. Today, that idea itself is getting recycled.

Bought by KSKQ and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

Products For Responsible Consumers

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Is it 'hip,' or 'cool,' to be environmentally sustainable? That's a question that some of the biggest companies are asking about the world's most p...

Bought by KSKQ and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

Green Skyscrapers

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The new frontier isn't to the north, south, east, or west. It's up, as in skyscrapers. And, the tallest? The Burj-Khalifa tower in Dubai.

Bought by KSKQ and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

Recycled, Again

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

"Cradle-to-Cradle" is the newest buzz in green manufacturing circles. It's the next evolution of the idea of "Cradle-to-Grave."

Bought by KSKQ and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

The Greenest Fuel

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Alternative fuels are more environmentally friendly than petroleum products, right? Actually, that's not always the case.

Bought by KSKQ

Carbon Eaters

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Here's a two-fer: A renewable fuel source that also reduces carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Scientists in Denmark are looking at a species of sea...

Bought by KSKQ and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

Call Your Mother!

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Sandip Roy tries to call his mother, but it proves to be more challenging than one would expect.

76- Charles asks, "Does my smartphone have a virus?"

From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)

Charles is worried about his smartphone having a virus, and is wondering if he should install an anti-virus app. Ray and Tom help him out in this w...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP

Emission-Free Ride

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2015 - Isla Earth Radio Series

If your friends call you an "early adopter," you'll want to take note of MIT student Ben Gulak's way-cool emission-free vehicle. It looks like a cr...

Bought by KKRN and Radio Baha'i, WLGI

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