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AMOS 17.120: The Surprising Way Babies Learn, 6/16/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Surprising Way Babies Learn

  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.116: Emotional Hangover, 6/12/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Emotional Hangover

  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Communicating Science Effectively
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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We hear from two experts in science communications, and talking about climate change. Edward Maibach is a widely recognized expert in public health...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Renewables and Solar are the Future
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Featuring interviews with Stanford Professor, Mark Z. Jacobson about efforts to go 100% renewable by 2050, and CEO of NEXTracker, Daniel Shugar abo...

Bought by KZYX, KFOI Radio, Radio Catskill, and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
How Ecosystems Change Due to Climate Change
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Two UCSC professors discuss their research into how water resources and whole ecosystems are changing and adapting to climate change.

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
How Plants Adapt to Our Changing Climate
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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In this episode, Dr. Michael Loik, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at UCSC discusses how plants adapt to changing climates, based on s...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
AMOS 17.087: Distracted from Survival, 5/2/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Distracted from Survival

  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.077: Digital Tim-ber!, 4/18/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Digital Tim-ber!

  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.072: Old Faithful, 4/11/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Old Faithful

  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.012: What Obesity and a Lack of Fatty Tissue Have in Common, 1/17/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
What Obesity and a Lack of Fatty Tissue Have in Common

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.025: Giraffes Reveal a Secret: Four Species, Not One, 2/3/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Giraffes Reveal a Secret: Four Species, Not One

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.018: The Sun Just Blew Up!, 1/25/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Sun Just Blew Up!

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
It's Like Theater
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Actors may be on TV or perform with a local theater group, but what about the actors in the medical field?

  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 08:35
#27 MIW Mindy Aronoff - Director of Training at BAVC
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Mindy Aronoff on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
With Akeisha Johnson, life coach and your show host, on this episode we will chat with Mindy Aronoff, Bay Area Video Coalition’s Director of Traini...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 22:16
Episode #5: Produce Local Produce
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: The Mixing Board
Caption: Molly holds up the flowers she picked while reporting from the Children's Garden at Seattle Tilth, Credit: Nathan Friend
Chocolate-dipped strawberries start Keano Martinez and Molly Anderson on a path to find out why local fruits and veggies taste better. Along the wa...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 07:43
The Indiana Jones of Mathematics
From: Ben Harden
Caption: Ken Golden drilling through the sea ice, Credit: Amanda Kowalski
Ken Golden isn't your typical mathematician. He's the Indiana Jones of Mathematics. He gets up from behind his desk, armed with mathematical theory...

Bought by KALW, Troy Public Radio, Radio Newark, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 07:32
  • Purchases: 10
ThatMQS S02E12 - A Pina Colada at Trader Vics
From: David Gold
Series: That! Medical Quiz Show ®
Caption: And Your Answer..., Credit: david gold
Join Contestants: Kim, George, and Anthony for another game of That! Medical Quiz Show.

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Aug 15, 2013
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 1
ThatMQS S02E11 - Chinchilla Mike And Damaged Male...Ego
From: David Gold
Series: That! Medical Quiz Show ®
Caption: Some questions Lisa doesnt even want to hear!, Credit: david gold
Join Contestants: Mike, Alexis, and Maria for That! Medical Quiz Show The Quiz Show That Test Your Medical Knowledge; In this episode contestants a...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2013
  • Length: 30:01
Episode 104 - "How to Train Your Camel"
From: Dot Cannon
Series: Over Coffee™
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Gil Riegler, of the Oasis Camel Dairy, discusses training his camels for milking and public appearances

  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
Lesser Water Boatman
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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This week on Into It, Andrew Bales takes a look at a lesser known insect with an unusual talent.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1
Grunge
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Grunge, a genre so very much loved by 80's kids, hated by 80's parents, boring to today's kids, loved by today's parent's. It's music that hallmark...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
At the Exploratorium, there's no such thing as too much Pi
From: KALW
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The basic definition of the number pi is that it’s doesn’t have an exact value – it’s an infinite calculation. But it is possible to know the exact...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 121: Geek Chic
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Geek or chic? You be the judge!, Credit: Image courtesy of Flickr user Bylzz.
This episode wonders if it's becoming chic to be a geek. First, we see how pop culture portrayals of scientists have boosted their reputations with...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 11:21
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Richard Stoltzman (Under the Bed)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, and KUCO


  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 4
Public Science
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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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