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For Good Measure
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
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The reign of Le Grand K has come to an end. After 130 years, this hunk of French metal sitting in a vault will no longer define the kilogram. The n...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
140: Beehive Fence
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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There are only approximately 400,000 elephants left in the world. Frustrated and saddened by this stark statistic, Dr. Lucy King set out to find a ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Handling the Holidays
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Handling the Holidays, Credit: Seth Shostak
The stress of the holidays can make you want to hide under the covers with a warm cup of cocoa. From gift buying to family gatherings, the holiday...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Sex Post Facto
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Sex Post Facto, Credit: Seth Shostak
Birds do it, bees do it, but humans may not do it for much longer – at least not for having kids. Instead, babies will be made in the lab, with ge...

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Time Travel Agents
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Time Travel Agents, Credit: Seth Shostak
Hey, let’s meet last week for coffee. Okay, we can’t meet in the past… yet. But is it only a matter of time before we time travel? Physicists have ...

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  • Added: Nov 09, 2020
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 15
Videojuegos por una causa
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Edición Especial de la Pandemia en Español
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¿Te pasas la cuarentena jugando a videojuegos? Aprende como tú y tu ordenador podéis ayudar a los científicos a encontrar una cura para el nuevo co...

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dulce Cuarentena
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Edición Especial de la Pandemia en Español
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¿Atrapado en una casa llena de snacks y opciones limitadas para hacer ejercicio? ¿Estás tentado de recurrir a Ben & Jerry en busca de un dulce, dul...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sueños pandémicos
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Edición Especial de la Pandemia en Español
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¿Has tenido sueños extraños últimamente? Si es así, no estás solo. ¡Los sueños pandémicos están aumentando!

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
¿Adiós a la barba?
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Edición Especial de la Pandemia en Español
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¿Son las barbas un nido de coronavirus? Antes que cojáis la cuchilla, ¡pongámoslo en contexto!

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Skeptic Check: Stay Skeptical
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Stay Skeptical, Credit: Seth Shostak
Whether you call it hooey, codswallop, or malarky, misinformation is not what it used to be. It’s harder to spot now. New-school BS is often cloake...

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Compras del pánico
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Edición Especial de la Pandemia en Español
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¿Qué hace que durante una pandemia se acabe el papel higiénico? Los tiempos de incertidumbre hacen tomar decisiones irracionales cuando vamos al su...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Mascota virus
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Edición Especial de la Pandemia en Español
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El coronavirus ha cambiado nuestras vidas haciendo que muchos teletrabajen. A medida que los gatos invaden nuestros fondos de pantalla en el Zoom, ...

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Metales poderosos
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Edición Especial de la Pandemia en Español
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¿Quieres protegerte de una pandemia? Aprende de la historia y comienza a trabajar con ... ¡cobre!

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Geology is Destiny
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Geology is Destiny, Credit: Seth Shostak
Geology is big history. If the Ice Age had been a bit warmer, the U.S. might have only 13 states. But humanity has introduced its own geologic er...

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Extraterrestrial
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode, Adam and Rhett discuss the idea of life outside of the earth's atmosphere

  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 12:52
Video Games
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode, Adam and Rhett discuss the science of Video Games and the impact they have had on society.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 12:02
Technology Predictions
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode, Adam and Rhett make predictions on the direction technology will take as we proceed into the future.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 13:09
Science Facts
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode, Adam and Rhett attempt to spice up your day with some science facts that may not have crossed your mind before.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 13:07
Measurements
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode, Adam and Rhett Allain discuss the importance and vast range of measurements.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 13:27
127: Emergency Clams
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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No joke, the best and last line of defense to protect the drinking water for an entire city in Poland is eight clams. Let's chat about bivalve scie...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Breath and Respiration Science
From: Sarah Chang
Caption: Scientifically Speaking
Dr. Dave Champlin joins Scientifically Speaking to learn more about his experience meditation, doing breath work, and we discuss the ideas presente...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
The X-Flies
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
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Insects populations are declining. But before saying “good riddance,” consider that insects are essential to many ecosystems. Find out what might ...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 15
122: Good George Dantzig
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In the movie Good Will Hunting, Will is a janitor at MIT--he solves some impossible math problems and shocks the professors. That origin story is t...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
Creative Brains
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Creative Brains, Credit: Seth Shostak
Many animals are industrious and clever, but humans are unique in their creative and inventive impulses. Composer Anthony Brandt and neuroscientist...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
117: Space Bubbles
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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The science of how bubbles work changes a bit when they go into space. Amy explains why.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2020
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1