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Elizabeth Kolbert and "The Sixth Extinction"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Kolbert discusses the powerful and possibly catastrophic mass extinction unfolding right in front of us. Her book won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for N...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 30:01
Girl Power -- Groks Science Show 2015-06-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Rachel Swaby discusses women in science.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KPVL, KPIP-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 25:58
  • Purchases: 4
James Barrat offers a cautionary look at advanced artificial intelligence
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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In his book, “Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era,” James Barrat peers into the future to explore the perils ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 30:11
Almost History
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Rufus Porter was a nineteenth-century American artist, journalist, and brilliant inventor, who almost made it into the history books, but not quite.

Bought by Radio Newark, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 3
Representing Dark Matter
From: Sarah Lilley
Caption: Artist Abdelkader Benchamma at work on “Representation of Dark Matter” at The Drawing Center, NYC. [Photo credit: Jose Andres Ramirez; courtesy of The Drawing Center], Credit: Jose Andres Ramirez; courtesy of The Drawing Center
“Dark matter” has been in the news again lately as scientists have begun mapping what they believe is its prevalence across the universe. But, um,...

Bought by Hark! and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 2
142-Planetary Defense
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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People are seriously preparing for the discovery that an asteroid is on a collision course with planet Earth.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
136-The Oceans of Ganymede
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The largest satellite in our solar system, Ganymede, has more liquid water on its surface than is contained in Earth's oceans, rivers, and lakes. ...

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Quantum Moment -- Groks Science Show 2015-01-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Robert Crease discusses how terms from quantum mechanics have found their way into everyday discourse.

Bought by KPVL and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 32:16
  • Purchases: 2
Voices in the Dark: the people who hear voices
From: Mosaic
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What’s it like to hear voices? Are they hallucinations or a normal human experience?

  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 52:22
"Project: Ice" director Bill Kleinert stops by The Roadhouse
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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"Project: Ice" views the Great Lakes through the prism of ice, at the crossroads of history, science and climate change. The film's director and ex...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 19:50
The SpaceShipTwo and Antares Disasters: Special Coverage With John Logsdon
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: First powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, Credit: Virgin Galactic
It was a terrible, tragic week for commercial space development. Historian and space policy analyst John Logsdon helps up understand the greater m...

Bought by KMUD, WYAP, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
84-Interplanetary Travelers-Martian Meteorites
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Rocks ejected from Mars by the impact of an asteroid or comet can and do find their way to Earth.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KMXT, Radio Newark and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
From: Cannabis Radio News
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The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS, won federal approval in March to conduct “whole plant” research on marijuana wi...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 11:03
More Than a Feeling
From: Mark Kwak
Series: Lights On
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Can you taste a touch? Or smell a sight? Cooper McClain can.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:09
Laughter
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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What’s so funny? In this week’s show, the Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke, analyze laughter until it cracks you up. Why i...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
55-RADAR Telescopes Pair Up to Image Near-Earth Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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NASA RADAR Telescopes obtain spectacular images of a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
To The Stars
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation
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In May 1975, Popular Mechanics published an article called “Cities In The Sky”, about plans for space colonies by 1995. Flash forward forty years a...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
33-A Busy Month In The Earth's Neighborhood
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In March of 2014 six asteroids which pass closer than our Moon to us were discovered. Fortunately none of them will impact the Earth anytime soon.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
How Personal Intelligence Shapes Our Lives: A Conversation with John D. Mayer
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Emotional and Personal Intelligence
John D. Mayer, or Jack as he likes to be called, is the renowned psychologist who co-developed the groundbreaking theory of emotional intelligence ...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2014
  • Length: 52:30
Exploring Black Holes and Supernovae With NuSTAR
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NuSTAR radioactivity map of a supernova., Credit: NASA
It’s the first high energy X-ray telescope in space, and it is providing theory-shattering data along with stunning images of some of the universe’...

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


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Two Guys on Your Head: Writer's Block
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Writer’s block! That phrase might induce panic and a recollection of a familiar experience. It’s a very common phenomenon. So, what is it? When...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 07:19
Two Guys on Your Head: Praise
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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“Hey, you’re smart!” That feels good to hear, doesn’t it? Praise always feels good to hear, but not all praise motivates us to try new things, ch...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Two Guys on Your Head: Money and Happiness
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explain the relationship between money, security, opportunity, memory, an...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
Two Guys on Your Head: Resolutions
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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It’s that time of the year when we resolve to drink less, exercise more, save money, etc. It may feel really good to intend to do “better” in the n...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMPG, and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
Two Guys on Your Head: Aging and The Brain
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Life is terminal. Whether we like it or not, time marches on, and as it does, we age. One of the most challenging realities for everyone to face ...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2013
  • Length: 07:20