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Science Facts
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode, Adam and Rhett attempt to spice up your day with some science facts that may not have crossed your mind before.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 13:07
Measurements
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode, Adam and Rhett Allain discuss the importance and vast range of measurements.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 13:27
122: Good George Dantzig
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In the movie Good Will Hunting, Will is a janitor at MIT--he solves some impossible math problems and shocks the professors. That origin story is t...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
Space Weather
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this installment of STEM Radio, our hosts discuss Space Weather and weather in space. They cover the topics of Solar Winds, Comets, and the effe...

Bought by Belfast Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2020
  • Length: 12:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Science of Fire
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In these episodes, Dr. Rhett Allain and Adam Cortez discuss the many purposes and origins of Fire.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 11, 2020
  • Length: 12:45
  • Purchases: 1
Math Paradoxes
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode of STEM Science Radio, our hosts explore the complex nature of math paradoxes.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 12:37
  • Purchases: 2
111: Pigeons and Four Letter Words
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
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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
Every Last Drop
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Trying to destroy coronavirus? The World Health Organization says get to scrubbing! Twenty seconds at the sink should do it. But what if you don’t ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pandemic Buzz
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Pandemic: quite a BUZZ word these days. We stay home, wear masks, and wash hands like crazy. But what would bees do? Hint: dance party! Written and...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
The Panama Canal
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
acetal
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Engineers take a ton of tests. They're thinking: Can I pass it all? They do, and they build tons of things, and some are made of acetal. This is...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:25
potentiometer
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Ah, potentiometers. So much potential use, right? This is Episode 83 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, o...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 04:59
90: Full Moon Killers
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
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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