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Youth Radio's Zildjian Shane shares why he thinks his chances of getting in to a great college are closed to none.
- Added: Aug 12, 2015
- Length: 01:05
A newly discovered brain structure in parrots hints at new mechanisms in brain evolution.
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Jun 27, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
How do we get better at tasks? In this short episode, we describe an important mechanism of learning: pruning away neural connections.
- Added: Mar 08, 2015
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 3
Heightened curiosity about one subject primes people to learn less interesting information as well.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Oct 11, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
Have you ever traveled to a new place and suddenly, randomly, you experience this overwhelming sense of familiarity with what you’re seeing, like y...
- Added: Sep 25, 2013
- Length: 07:20
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
Anthropologist Barbara McLeod explains how she learned to speak ancient Maya.
Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 22, 2011
- Length: 01:27
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Apr 02, 2009
- Length: 01:45
- Added: Oct 08, 2008
- Length: 04:00
Putting lids on pots and pans to save electricity.
- Added: Sep 17, 2008
- Length: 04:00
Novelist Alice Walker discusses the theme of revival in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God."
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Mar 25, 2008
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
On Survivor Island, everyone is out for themselves. On Conservation Island, everyone is out for the planet.
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Dec 14, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Have you ever been really bugged by a new ding in your car, but weeks later, you barely noticed it? We all learn to tolerate negative changes by ad...
- Added: Jul 27, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Are you worried about global warming? Well, here's an idea. How about rocketing one trillion miniature umbrellas into orbit somewhere between us ...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:23
Tropical rainforests are home to a spectacular variety of frogs. This rich diversity of species helps drive conservation efforts in the tropics. Th...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Once upon a time in the West, there were 30 million American bison. Now, around Yellowstone National Park, there are only 3900-but that's up from j...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Domestic tranquility has its place, but we all need a little walk on the wild side from time to time. And, apparently, the same goes for bees...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
The decomposition of tiny sea animals and plants that died hundreds of thousands of years ago created enormous natural gas deposits under the seafl...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:17
A beached whale is a heartbreaking sight.. While nobody's sure exactly why "beachings" occur, scientists have offered several theories.
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:23
A tiny marine shrimp called "krill" may affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
We've all heard of "homeland security." But what's "biosecurity"?
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Endangered Asian tigers may be getting a boost from a conservation plan that applies a business model.
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Lighting accounts for about a quarter of all the electricity that's consumed in the United States. Here are some ways to lighten the energy load...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Cougars are important predators in many ecosystems. But the magnificent cats are elusive by nature, making it tough for conservationists to track t...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
