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Medicine in the movies! We had so much to discuss about the medicine in these movies, that we made this a two-part special. Up next is The Revenant...

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 20:41
  • Purchases: 1
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Medicine in the Movies! This week we examine medical procedures in cinema.

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 31:55
  • Purchases: 1
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This episode explores bites. The good and the bad, the Arachnid the Annelid, and the Diptera. How dangerous is the widow spider bite? Do we still u...

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 36:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Oral historian Blanche Girouard talks to the Hon Timothy Palmer about his enthusiasm for dung beetles.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:25
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Tonight’s show “Making Love to Siri,” seeks to understand what is seductive to us about robots. Which question should we ask: Can we make love to S...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 58:33
Caption: Black Prairie plays a concert for 52 wolves at Wolf Haven sanctuary in Washington State., Credit: Carli Davidson
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...

Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2015
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 6
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Drums, Wind Chimes and Meteorites are all forms of percussion in the Rhythm Discovery Center in Indianapolis.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
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Ever wonder what Westeros looked like long before the Starks, Baratheons, Lannisters, or Targaryens roamed its surface? How far back can we really ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Human beings are a social species. Part of our natural programming, which has evolved as we’ve evolved with the rest of the planet into our current...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
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Join Contestants: Brianna, Tasha, and Brittany for a blushingly informative game of That! Medical Quiz Show.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 30:02
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On this edition of Two Guys On Your Head Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke attempt to demystify the adolescent brain.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 07:26
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Prerna Gupta, a vocalist and the Chief Product Officer of Smule, a startup that creates digital tools for singers like Songify and AutoRap, talks a...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: The 'Shimmer Wall'
Drums, Wind Chimes and Meteorites are all forms of percussion in the Rhythm Discovery Center in Indianapolis.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 12:55
  • Purchases: 1
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Radio Drama Adaptation of "A Most Ambitious Experiment" by Mike Krath

  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 05:44
Caption: The only known image of Mad Genius.
Mad Genius proudly presents the latest song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "Higgs Boson!" Geeks rejoice! Researchers at the Large Hadr...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2012
  • Length: 04:04
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Ryan Lehto from Celebritygene.com explains how you can "wear" your favorite Celebrity...

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 04:23
Caption: Marius Stan and Dan Pancake lead double lives on top of their scientific pursuits.
We explore the secret lives of nuclear scientists and learn why these brainiacs are way more interesting than you’d have ever imagined.

Bought by WTJU and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Nov 10, 2011
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 2
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A web-based video game called FoldIt uses crowd-sourcing in the hopes of solving some very big -- er, tiny -- biological problems.

  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:17
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A group of ordinary people ponder a dairy question.

  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:33
Caption: By: Kenn Brown via mondolithic.com
SO IS THIS ACTUALLY THE END OF THINGS AS WE KNOW IT?

  • Added: Apr 24, 2009
  • Length: 32:17
Caption: Artist's conception of New Portsmouth Man running from whatever may have caused his demise., Credit: Steve Carlson
April Fool’s Day piece. New Hampshire hunters ‘discover’ 15,000 year old human remains. The finding leads to political discussion about replacing O...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2009
  • Length: 06:48
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Creator of V talks about his sequel novel, V: The Second Generation.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 46:07
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What happens when we see things that aren't 'really' there?

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Planetary Radio visits the celebration of 40 years of Star Trek.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WESM 91.3 FM, and KSJC


  • Added: Sep 17, 2006
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 3
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The Brits are developing a computer that reads your mood. Erg.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2006
  • Length: 02:37