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Episode 9: Mapping Oil Spills by Satellite
From: David Levin
Series: The Loop: Stories from the Gulf
Caption: Chuanmin Hu, an optical oceanographer at USF, points to a map of the Ixtoc-1 spill made from archival satellite data.
The 1979 Ixtoc-1 oil spill spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but has since been largely forgotten. More than 35 years late...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 09:50
Ready to be Completely Wrong? Conjectural Genomics.
From: Robert Frederick
Series: The Conjectural
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"Ultraconserved elements" could be the most important parts of our genome, but scientists have no idea what they're for. And after a decade of stud...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 04:28
Death by Infection: Bacteria in a Post-Antibiotic World
From: Robert Frederick
Series: The Conjectural
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The number of people dying from infections is likely to rise over in the coming years as more and more bacteria become drug-resistant. One of them,...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2015
  • Length: 06:44
Power Poses: Are They Ultimately Good or Bad?
From: Robert Frederick
Series: The Conjectural
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Striking a power pose--standing like a superhero--may boost your confidence and get you short-term gains. But scientists don't yet know if, or when...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
How your DNA controls your life
From: terry mechan
Series: Interesting interview Clips
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Split into three clips for your own programme schedules If you think you are in charge of your Life; forget it You are controlled by 3 billion che...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2015
  • Length: 13:51
Power From Atomic Fusion
From: terry mechan
Series: Interesting interview Clips
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We have now created temperatures hotter than the Sun inside two buildings here on Earth. We are trying to create stars on Earth to reproduce the n...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2015
  • Length: 14:45
Who Owns Science? A Story About Bugs.
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Junebug holotypes from Mike Ivie's entomology lab at Montana State University. When Ivie retires, his personal collection will be donated to the Smithsonian.
Until recently, bug specimens collected on federal land had to be returned as government property, even if they're dead and pulverized. The rules a...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1
Could a once-a-day pill end the HIV epidemic in San Francisco?
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Mural portrait of Esteban Cuaya-Muñoz at the Oakland Museum of California, by artist Brett Cooke
In November, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors approved legislation allocating $300,000 to help San Franciscans who want PrEP to get access to i...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
World Toilet Day
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Nov. 19th is World Toilet Day, and in developing countries it's serious business.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
How Could Plastic Surgery Alleviate Migraines? And Why Are Some Neurologists Wary?
From: Michael Miller
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Some plastic surgeons are touting an unexpected benefit of cosmetic surgery: it may help alleviate migraine pain. But neurologists are skeptical a...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 11:01
  • Purchases: 1
11: Microphone Museum (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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The microphone has changed the entire world into everything we know and love today, so it only makes sense that there's a museum for it.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
11: Microphone Museum
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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The microphone has changed the entire world into everything we know and love today, so it only makes sense that there's a museum for it.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 20:26
  • Purchases: 1
The EnvironMinute July 2 - 6, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: The EnvironMinute
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This week on The EnvironMinute . . . tracking fish for sustainable fisheries, resolving potable water issues, using bats to restore rainforests, an...

Bought by KOSU and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Our Ocean World July 2 - July 6, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: Our Ocean World
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This week on Our Ocean World . . . using seals to collect ocean data, different oceans - different songs, sea birds and long-line fishing, and more.

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
Sign of Science July 2 - 6, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: Sign of Science
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This week on Sign of Science . . . bacteria in ice, an internship in Antarctica, counting the penguins, and more.

Bought by KOSU and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
The EnvironMinute June 25 - 29, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: The EnvironMinute
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This week on The EnvironMinute . . . the environmental impact of antibacterial soaps, synthetic chemicals that mimic natural hormones, business and...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Our Ocean World June 25 - 29, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: Our Ocean World
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This week on Our Ocean World . . . composite building supplies, sea anemones, blue whales, and more.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
Sign of Science June 25 - 29, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: Sign of Science
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This week on Sign of Science . . . stinky mats of bacteria in water, life on Mars, family strains of TB, and more.

Bought by WXXI Rochester and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Roots of a Crisis
From: Chrys Bocast
Series: Aquaculture and You
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Fish, Aquaculture, and the Industrial Revolution

  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 20:20
Warming World Spells Trouble for Elderly
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
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When you think of climate change, you might think of melting ice shelves. Heat waves. Shrinking habitat for animals and plants. You might not think...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 3
Clever Apes 2011 Special
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Host Gabriel Spitzer and producer Michael De Bonis, Credit: (WBEZ/Andrew Gill)
This science special is perfect for your holiday programming needs. We've gathered our favorite segments from 2011 and gift-wrapped them in this ho...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
Heavy Weather (Part II)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On this edition, we’ll hear part two of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll look at how climate c...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Heavy Weather (Part 1)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Tillamook Floodplain, Credit: Barbara Bernstein
On this edition, we’ll hear part one of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll explore the connection...

Bought by WUAL and The Neighborhood


  • Added: Apr 13, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Resilience: Adaptation and Transformation in Turbulent Times
From: A World of Possibilities
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Interviews with several scientists about how nature teaches us to be resilient.

Bought by WRGY, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 3