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We hear what makes tidewater glacier habitat an acoustic refuge, and why glaciers are important to other species in the ecosystem.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 19:11
Caption: Richard Rusczyk, from Art of Problem Solving
Math is fundamental to engineering education and other disciplines. That’s part of why Richard Rusczyk wants to teach kids harder math than they o...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:36
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The pandemic has spurred teachers like Amanda Hough to teach CAD remotely, but how do you do that if students don’t have the hardware to run resour...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2021
  • Length: 34:15
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You want to prevent catastrophe, eh? Well, engineers, do FMEA. This is Episode 86 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fa...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 04:48
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If you can't decide, and you're on the fence, get knocked right off, by some resonance. This is Episode 84 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an info...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2020
  • Length: 04:47
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Topic 1: New research may allow diagnosis of CTE in living people. Topic 2: 50 Iron Mans in 50 States in 50 Days. Topic 3: Why veterans experience ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 30, 2020
  • Length: 50:12
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Wall of patches at Slab BBQ, including two for the 10th Mountain Division., Credit: Pios Labs
How do you “develop your practice” as a teacher and administrator? Rachel and Pius discuss this question and share their thoughts on going deeper i...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2020
  • Length: 18:29
Caption: Dr. Brian Keating
Astrophysicist Brian Keating discusses his book, "Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor."

Bought by WETS


  • Added: May 27, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Science Director at the Greater Good Science Center and co-instructor of The Science of Happiness, Credit: Liz Mak
U.C. Berkeley is known for its world-class scientists, in disciplines like physics, chemistry or biology. But just a few blocks away from campus, y...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 1
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Neurosurgeon Lee Buono and his eighth grade science teacher, Al Siedlecki, remember reconnecting after more than 15 years.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A view from the tent, Credit: Cari Corrigan
There are places in Antarctica so thick with meteorites that you can find them like a child would shells on the beach. Others plunge into the ice ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Gary and Barb Kirkpatrick at the Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, Florida., Credit: Lance Robson
Sometimes the ocean can be a threat to human health. Barb and Gary Kirkpatrick, a wife and husband scientist team, describe what they’re doing to n...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2009
  • Length: 09:10
Caption: Brunswick Acres Elementary School (Kendall Park, NJ) students Alec, Janani, Megha, Nikita, Pritha., Credit: J Benoff
Janice McDonnell and Jim Yoder describe the urgent need to translate ocean science into formal and informal educational opportunities across the co...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 14, 2009
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Google Earth is one of the many tools Glenn and Schofield use in their classes and for their research., Credit: Google
Scott Glenn and Oscar Schofield have a passion for creating the next generation of ocean explorers. In this episode, they’ll share their deep commi...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2009
  • Length: 10:56
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18