PRX - Pieces for Tone: Quirky
Can't find it?
Try Advanced Search
Oil spills and how getting your hair cut could help to clean them up.
- Added: May 20, 2010
- Length: 10:12
Inside every kid is a scientist just waiting to get out and play.
Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
- Added: Apr 30, 2010
- Length: 13:05
- Purchases: 1
In honor of National Poetry Month, Distillations looks at Lord Byron and his classic Don Juan. Also, opium and The Age of Wonder.
- Added: Apr 09, 2010
- Length: 11:41
What do Isaac Newton, yeast, and Harold Urey have in common?
- Added: Apr 07, 2010
- Length: 12:28
In this episode, host Meir Rinde and guest co-host Gigi Naglak give us a tour of the Chemical Heritage Foundation's new exhibit Marvels and Ciphers.
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Apr 05, 2010
- Length: 10:30
- Purchases: 1
Reduce, reuse, recycle! This episode focuses on waste that has become a product of its own. Enter Jell-O and Vaseline.
- Added: Mar 12, 2010
- Length: 11:29
Get the skinny on trans fats and learn why a popular crash diet is not likely to help you shed pounds.
- Added: Feb 18, 2010
- Length: 12:15
The nose and its powers. In this episode, learn about how your body's scent can act like a fingerprint and how an iPhone app combines scent and song.
- Added: Feb 15, 2010
- Length: 12:00
We learn about solar power, the history of light bulbs, and seasonal affective disorder.
- Added: Feb 08, 2010
- Length: 11:57
Every decade or so someone proposes resurrecting Zeppelins -- it happens so often the tendency has been given a name: Helium Headiness.
- Added: Nov 02, 2009
- Length: 02:19
The waterless urinal is less a technological object that a political one.
- Added: Nov 02, 2009
- Length: 02:31
Natural chemical processes kick into high gear in the autumn; turning leaves, ripening vegetables, and the fermentation of apples into cider.
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Oct 22, 2009
- Length: 11:42
- Purchases: 1
The three phases of matter aren't as straightforward as you might think! Learn about dry ice and glass, as well as Distillations' new phase with ou...
- Added: Oct 14, 2009
- Length: 11:46
We learn about ways scientists have attempted to educate the masses, via a 1960s radio show, 17th-century public demonstrations, and contemporary s...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Oct 14, 2009
- Length: 11:51
- Purchases: 1
The body keeps itself in check and GoreTex can help your heart. Find out how in this episode of Distillations. We also talk to Dr. Richard Silverma...
- Added: Oct 14, 2009
- Length: 12:04
Take a look back at the best of Distillations this week. Free radicals as the chemical agent, find out how scientists detect forgery in art, and po...
- Added: Aug 28, 2009
- Length: 11:34
We find out how brownfields are converted into something useful and why Dow Chemical chose Midland, Michigan, for their plant location. Chemical Ag...
- Added: Jul 08, 2009
- Length: 11:57
The history and chemistry of dentistry. How baking soda cleans your teeth and lidocaine numbs your gums. Chemical Agent: Sodium Bicarbonate.
- Added: Jun 08, 2009
- Length: 11:15
The history and the mystery behind the integrated circuit. Chemical Agent: Chemically Amplified Photoresists.
- Added: May 07, 2009
- Length: 11:28
This week learn about the cleaning power of vinegar, what to do if you have hard water, and why green dry cleaning is catching on. Chemical Agent: ...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, Prairie Public, KMXT, RadioFreePalmer and more
- Added: Apr 24, 2009
- Length: 11:55
- Purchases: 11
Distillations heads off to the ball game with a show on baseball. Chemical Agent: Anabolic steroids.
- Added: Apr 23, 2009
- Length: 11:22
Are biofuels the answer to our energy problem? An exploration from the scientific side of things.
- Added: Mar 26, 2009
- Length: 11:40
Explore the tools and shared experiences that bring a professional community together. Chemical Agent: Sodium Cyanide.
- Added: Feb 05, 2009
- Length: 11:42
Life, the universe, and beyond: A show on the chemsitry of space.
- Added: Feb 05, 2009
- Length: 11:58
We're celebrating inauguration day! Learn about stem cells and smokeless gunpowder. Chemical Agent: Stem Cells.
- Added: Jan 22, 2009
- Length: 11:47
