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Conservation in the Anthropocene

From: Generation Anthropocene
Series: Generation Anthropocene

In our second compilation, we bring together voices from the Leopold Leadership Program to investigate the changing nature and changing goals of co...

Added: Nov 09, 2012
Length: 23:16

The Cell's Mystery

From: Sara Robberson

Caption: Dr. Inoue and his "Shinya Scope". , Credit: Photo by Chris Inoue

Dividing cells are what make up all life. The idea of cell division was first published in 1855, but for nearly a century scientists debated, “How?...

Bought by Listenwise and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jun 11, 2012
Length: 07:33
Purchases: 2

99% Invisible #34- The Speed of Light for Pyramids (Standard 4:30 Version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

What we can learn from architects who lived thousands of years ago: make buildings last longer.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 16

Schrödinger's Cat

From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift

We dive into the Schrödinger's Cat paradox and ask what it reveals about the nature of quantum mechanics and physics in general.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Jul 08, 2011
Length: 09:48
Purchases: 2

The Twin Paradox

From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift

Step into the weird world of relativity as we walk through the Twin Paradox with help from some great physics teachers.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Jul 08, 2011
Length: 09:03
Purchases: 2

The Liar Paradox

From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift

This paradox resists a solution and inspires major advances from Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Jul 08, 2011
Length: 08:50
Purchases: 2

Paradoxes

From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift

Paradoxes - What are they? What do they mean? How should we think about them? Experts weigh in.

Bought by KGOU

Added: Jul 08, 2011
Length: 36:09
Purchases: 1

How The Arts Evolved

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

In this edition we talk about ‘The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure and Human Evolution” based on a book by our guest Denis Dutton.

Added: Nov 16, 2009
Length: 28:59

Why Do Smart People Do Stupid Things?

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Why do smart people do stupid things? This is the question asked by Laurence Gonzales, author of “Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why” and ...

Added: Nov 10, 2009
Length: 29:21

Accelerated Evolution

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Have humans changed in the last 10,000 years? Or are we biologically the same as the last 40-50,000 years. Some recently considered evidence sugges...

Added: Aug 31, 2009
Length: 29:39

Beauty and Pain - Science and Medicine in Berlin

From: Elizabeth Green Musselman

Syphilitic skulls, racial science, and some of the oldest non-western music recordings in history - come explore the beauty and pathos that is the ...

Added: Apr 15, 2008
Length: 32:55

This I Believe - Roald Hoffmann

From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe