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Might it be possible to teach a pigeon how to "read" a label for a person who can't read? Is there the possibility of a future where pigeon service...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

Added: May 20, 2020
Length: 04:15
Purchases: 1

110: Bee-utiful Music

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Bees like sugary nectar. Turns out, it might just be their own buzzing that makes flowers sweeter.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

Added: May 14, 2020
Length: 03:26
Purchases: 1

The Panama Canal

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

In this episode, our hosts discuss the man-made water channel: The Panama Canal.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio and WYAP

Added: Mar 10, 2020
Length: 10:55
Purchases: 2

E-Waste Recycling

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

For this week's episode, our hosts converse over the ways that electronic waste can be recycled rather than stored away in old cabinets and drawers.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio and WYAP

Added: Mar 10, 2020
Length: 12:06
Purchases: 2

Statistics

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

This week, our host discuss statistics and how important they are to measuring fluctuations.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Added: Mar 10, 2020
Length: 12:11
Purchases: 1

Questions About Space

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

In this episode, our hosts answer common questions about space.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Added: Mar 10, 2020
Length: 11:17
Purchases: 1

Comets

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

In this episode, our hosts discuss comets and what factors give them their amazing look.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Added: Mar 10, 2020
Length: 11:50
Purchases: 1

Refrigerators

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

Dr. Rhett Allain analyzes the many features and factors that come with the common household refrigerators.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Added: Mar 09, 2020
Length: 12:27
Purchases: 1

Nuclear Waste

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

Dr. Rhett Allain and Todd Delaney discuss the properties of nuclear energy and the waste that is created by it.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Added: Mar 09, 2020
Length: 11:38
Purchases: 1

Power and Energy

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

In this episode, our host define and examine the differences in Power and Energy.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Added: Mar 05, 2020
Length: 07:48
Purchases: 1

Imaginary Numbrs

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

This week, our hosts discuss the importance of imaginary numbers and how they apply to real scenarios.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Added: Mar 05, 2020
Length: 10:47
Purchases: 1

Betelgeuse

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

This week our hosts discuss the probability of Betelgeuse "Supernova-ing".

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Added: Mar 05, 2020
Length: 09:01
Purchases: 1

Light Bulbs

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

From history to the of light to new technologies, this series explores the evolution of the light bulb.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Added: Mar 05, 2020
Length: 13:07
Purchases: 1

90: Full Moon Killers

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Barn owls come in three colors, a tawny brown, a mix of brown a white, and all white. It didn't make sense to researchers how a white owl could be ...

Added: Jan 06, 2020
Length: 06:15

85: Two Penny Hangover

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

In the late 19th century, London had the beginnings of homeless shelters. They weren't always comfortable (try sleeping in a four-penny coffin), bu...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

Added: Nov 24, 2019
Length: 04:42
Purchases: 1

82: Talking Eggs

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Before they even hatch, Yellow Legged Gull chicks seem to be communication to their nest mates. Amy dives into the how and why.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

Added: Nov 24, 2019
Length: 04:58
Purchases: 1

79: Pt. Roberts

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

When the US and Canadian governments decided the border between our two countries, a few places got left on the "wrong" side of the line. Those pla...

Added: Nov 24, 2019
Length: 08:03

78: Rock and Roll Mosquitoes

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Turn up the Skrillex to ward off some pesky bloodsucking insects. And possibly your neighbors.

Added: Nov 24, 2019
Length: 10:50

70: Galloping Crocodiles

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Like a scaly cheetah, galloping crocs were a terror both on land and in the water. Good thing they lived 100 million years ago.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSFR

Added: Aug 06, 2019
Length: 04:15
Purchases: 2

66: Gynandromorphy

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Big word for a genetic mutation where an animal is split with one side being entirely female and the other male. This can happen in some species of...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

Added: Jul 04, 2019
Length: 05:14
Purchases: 1

Mock Mock Orange

From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

Caption: The photo is mine of a white flower atop a branch of Fendlera. Around you and me in the borderlands, you find this tall stemmed woody shrub from 4,000’ to 7,000’ on rocky slopes. It usually done blooming come June, so there is still time to catch it in bl

I sure talk about a lot different flora and fauna. From three species of quail, to canyon wrens, to Yarrows spiny lizards, to bristlehead (Carphoch...

Added: May 16, 2019
Length: 05:30

58: Cuteness Aggression

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Why do we want to crush-hug cute things like babies and young animals? It may have something to do with adorableness overload and how our brains co...

Added: May 09, 2019
Length: 03:50

54: Exploding Ants

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk