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Welcome to the Star Party
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In the past decade, dark sky festivals have become attractions in parks across the U.S. 

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps NTI: Al Siedlecki and Lee Buono
From: StoryCorps
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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
StoryCorps: Frank Kovac
From: StoryCorps
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Frank Kovac talks about building the world's largest rotating-globe planetarium.

Bought by WEZU, Spokane Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 3
Wonderous Universe -- Groks Science Show 2011-07-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Brian Cox discussed the wonders of the universe.

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


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 27:48
  • Purchases: 3
Test It, Break It, Fix It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Two young women build a robot.

Bought by WMPG and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Voice of Medicine
From: meagan kindlimann
Caption: PRX default Piece image
About a woman who speaks about her personal experiences in the jobs she has chosen for herself and what she does for a living and why. This was for...

  • Added: May 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
NOVA Minute: How to Speak Walrus
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Marine biologist Colleen Reichmuth works with walruses. She says that, like dolphins, they can communicate using an amazing variety of sounds.

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 5
NOVA Minute: The Star Trek Test
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Alan Stern, Credit: NASA
Planetary scientist Alan Stern thinks that when astronomers decide what is or isn't a planet, the criteria should be simple.

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 6
NOVA Minute: A Freaked-Out Physicist
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that when scientist Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms were made mostly of empty space, he was afraid ...

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 5
NOVA Minute: Social Robots
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Roboticist Cynthia Brazeal makes robots that interact socially with humans—taking cues from people's voices, facial expressions, and body language....

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 4
NOVA Minute: Leeches
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Mark Siddall, Credit: Sara Watson
Leech expert Mark Siddall explains why leeches can survive on nothing but blood.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 3
Maggots are our friends
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Mass of maggots
One of the most disgusting creatures is in fact one of the most useful. Join Paula Kahumbu and Dino Martins on a smelly journey of discovery.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
Experiencing Antarctica
From: Andrew Hiller
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
Dinoflagellates
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: One Species at a Time ~ The Encyclopedia of Life
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A musical from the bottom of the food chain ... billions of these microscopic luminescent creatures in every bucket of the salty sea.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 13, 2010
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
Practical Nutrition -- Groks Science Show 2010-04-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Leslie Van Romer discussed practical tips for getting into your pants.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 2
Cocoa And Lazer Guns
From: Littleglobe
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Interesting and scary facts about the nuts and bolts of love.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:45
Berkeley scholars sound off on future, sustainability of the Internet
From: Michael Falco
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Two scholars from the Berkeley School of Information share thoughts on their research and the future of the Internet.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2009
  • Length: 11:25
Encounters Porcupine
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Learn about porcupine love

Bought by KDUR and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Sexy stalk eyed Flies
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Stalk eyed Fly, Credit: Dino Martins
Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins explains why widely spaced eyes are so sexy - that is if you are a stalk eyed fly. On another dudu safari in Kenya.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: :54
Encounters Humpback Whale
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Beware of stinky whale breathe as you get mighty close to these gentle giants with a permitted whale biologist and host Richard Nelson

Bought by KMXT, KDUR, KMXT, and KHNS


  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
The Glide of A Lifetime: Part I
From: Ari Daniel
Series: Ocean Gazing
Caption: A glider about to begin its journey in the Atlantic Ocean from the Jersey shore., Credit: Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
Oscar Schofield and Scott Glenn pilot underwater robots all over the world, sampling the ocean half a world away and saving lives in the process, b...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2009
  • Length: 10:50
Chili peppers and motivation
From: Christopher Moyer
Series: PsychRadio
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Why some people willingly eat painful food.

Bought by Raven Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KSFR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 3
Cyber Fiber
From: Ari Daniel
Series: Ocean Gazing
Caption: Cyberinfrastructure allows online access of underwater observations to anyone in the world in real time.
John Orcutt and Frank Vernon are wiring the ocean to the Internet. And their goal is to let anyone anywhere tap into the vast data stores.

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Jun 23, 2009
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
Intelligent Design?
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Unconventional Wisdom
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Fred Flaxman destroys the theory in only two minutes using his usual tongue-in-cheek approach.

  • Added: Jan 01, 2009
  • Length: 02:03
Hunting for Ants
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
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Adam Lazarus is a myrmecologist who spends most days in the woods loking for ants, even though it leaves him feeling a little guilty.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2