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Dr. Holly Golecki, a professor in the Bioengineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks about using soft robotics ...
- Added: Sep 04, 2023
- Length: 48:22
Fresh off the research presses in early 2022, a new study on how honey bees navigate the world while they fly. Turns out still water and mirrors ar...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Jul 13, 2022
- Length: 05:05
- Purchases: 1
While baby Egyptian fruit bats start life getting carried around, once they get too heavy, their mothers leave them in a cave while they forage. It...
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- Added: May 13, 2022
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 1
Anything that scatters when you turn on the light...does it have a personality? Is the cockroach urge to run an indicator of a bold or timid world ...
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- Added: Mar 30, 2022
- Length: 05:33
- Purchases: 1
You've heard of an ROV, a remotely operated vehicle. But did you ever think you'd see an FOV, a fish operated vehicle? Israeli scientists have atte...
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- Added: Mar 11, 2022
- Length: 04:56
- Purchases: 1
The US military uses more than boats to protect our Naval bases. This episode brings a whole new meaning to "Navy seals".
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- Added: Jan 10, 2022
- Length: 09:30
- Purchases: 1
Those of you with a thick beard, that hair does more than make you look suave or rugged. Turns out, a beard might be protecting your face. There's ...
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- Added: Jan 10, 2022
- Length: 05:03
- Purchases: 1
Imagine waking up from a nap to discover that you have the ability to compose music in your head. What a shock that would be! There are people who ...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WRFA-LP
- Added: Oct 11, 2021
- Length: 04:51
- Purchases: 2
I’m so lucky to live in the land of the ornate box turtle (Terrepene ornata luteola). For me it has been a wonderful journey with turtles, from my ...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 04:52
There's a strange connection between King penguins, one of their favorite islands, and Nitrous Oxide gas.
Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 2
Imagine if you could block out loud noises at a party by taking a really deep breath. That's how the female American Green Tree Frog manages to fil...
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- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:44
- Purchases: 1
Arachnophobes BEWARE! Imagine a spider that uses special silk to lift something that's 50 times bigger than itself. There is a video! You must wat...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:59
What is that weird smell? It's called trimethylamine (TMA) and for most of us it stinks like rotten fish. For a small percentage of people it smell...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 05:04
What if we burned calories the same way cars use gas for fuel? Amy fell down the comparison hole trying to figure out the "car calories" for humans...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:54
Who knew a tiny animal could contain such a multitude of cool facts? For our 150th episode we dive into the life of the shrew. It's a phenomenal cr...
- Added: Feb 21, 2021
- Length: 05:00
An accidental discovery by scientist Jonathan G. Martin lead to a surprise at his bird feeder. Turns out Flying Squirrels in the United States have...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Nov 10, 2020
- Length: 04:53
- Purchases: 1
If I total my car, you see,
I'll just call it an RUD.
This is Episode 91 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating...
- Added: Sep 10, 2020
- Length: 06:34
An engineer will feel at home
when surrounded by many an ohm.
This is Episode 90 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...
- Added: Sep 01, 2020
- Length: 06:16
Is there a standard I may have missed?
Time to consult the engineers at NIST.
This is Episode 88 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show ...
- Added: Jul 19, 2020
- Length: 06:50
What happens when you cross a intestinal invading fungus or bacteria with carbohydrates? You get very very drunk. Trace explores the weird world of...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Feb 20, 2020
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 1
Sending a little love to our listeners in the Southern Hemisphere. It might be summer here, but it's the middle of winter down south. Turn on some ...
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- Added: Jul 16, 2019
- Length: 04:29
- Purchases: 1
Science education occurs in juvenile detention centers, as part of the schooling available to young people there so that they can receive their hig...
- Added: Jun 12, 2018
- Length: 40:25
How can we harness the power of games for education? In Part 1 of the episode, the podcast explores how the PAX South 2017 gaming conference inspi...
- Added: May 05, 2018
- Length: 40:18
Too Much Emotional Intelligence
- Added: Sep 05, 2017
- Length: 02:00
Plastic on the Waxworm Menu
- Added: Aug 22, 2017
- Length: 02:00
