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Technology Brings Long-Silent Voices Of 20th Century Poets Back To Life
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: A rendered image of the etched grooves of a record. IRENE software converts these squiggles to sound., Credit: Julie Martin/NEDCC Courtesy
A innovative technology to preserve endangered sound recordings without playing them (which would further damage them) is bringing the voices of po...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 4
Oakland Wiki puts 'community brain' online
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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When you’re trying to figure out a piece of information online, your search will typically bring you to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia about pr...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 10:56
Mad Scientists of Music - Episode 3 - Toys
From: Gareth Stack
Series: Mad Scientists of Music
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Episode three takes a journey into the underground world of circuit bending.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
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
Sounding the Alarm: Noise Pollution
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Noise pollution is a growing problem. Effecting everything from the lives of people living under airplane flight paths, to marine life. On this edi...

Bought by WFHB and WXDU


  • Added: Mar 30, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 4 ~ Online Gaming Communities
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
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Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:35
One Child at a Time: Custom Learning in the Digital Age
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Working a math problem at Mooresville Middle School in North Carolina, where each student gets a laptop., Credit: Stephen Smith
Learning with a personal tutor is one of the best ways to learn. But hiring a tutor for every student was never a realistic option, until now. Can ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP, KMXT, KOSU, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
34: Recalling 1993
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Maybe pay phones really do encourage time travel.

Bought by XRAY.fm and WJCT


  • Added: Jul 31, 2013
  • Length: 13:54
  • Purchases: 2
Are We Catching Up With Technology?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Conversations about new technologies and how we are interacting with them in a very human way.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Animal Orchestra Is Quieting
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sound
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Animals communicate with each other like instruments in an orchestra. This natural soundscape is now quieting which can have an effect on humans as...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 20, 2013
  • Length: 11:11
  • Purchases: 3
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 Media Fast
From: Sean Rasmussen
Series: Happy
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Hear from three people who do a media fast to take back control of their lives from their smartphones, Internet, and Social Media.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 1
Origins Research Motives
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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Life is everywhere and we have a tough time killing it when sending our spacecraft off to Mars. However, in the lab, life is elusive. We look at th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
  • Length: 15:03
  • Purchases: 2
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
Clever Apes: Breaking the fossil record
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Joseph Orgel holds his sample of T. rex tissue. , Credit: (WBEZ/Michael De Bonis)
In this installment, Gabriel Spitzer discovers how an ancient specimen might rewrite prehistory, and maybe medical books, too.

Bought by KUT and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 07, 2012
  • Length: 08:25
  • Purchases: 2
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
Mindy S. Lubber on Working with Companies to Address Sustainability Challenges
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Even though U.S. public policies are often lagging behind, pressures from shareholders and investors, greater transparency, and heightened risk awa...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:42
The Liar Paradox
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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This paradox resists a solution and inspires major advances from Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 2
Michael Ellis on Going Green: Initiatives in the Workplace
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Michael Ellis, from the sustainability consulting firm GreenOrder, discusses how companies can work with employees to make sure they're onboard wit...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 29:18
Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technologies
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Author Alexis Madrigal examines the history of green technologies in America and shows how they have been entangled with culture, ethics, and gover...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 1