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tensile
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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A robot arm may have a prehensile length that should be tested for its tensile strength! This is Episode 87 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an inf...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 02:56
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
sontimeter / centimeter
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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If your client calls a centimeter a "sontimeter," I'll assume they're medical and you've got a leader. This is Episode 82 of Engineering Word Of T...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2020
  • Length: 06:10
Play Time
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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How do you play? We explore playtime on The Children's Hour by sending the Kids Crew into a living video game, and we meet Dr. Lisa who is diversif...

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
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
I'd Rather Kiss A Pig
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: See It Through My Eyes
Caption: Texas Folklife x Akins High Listening Party flyer, Credit: Jennifer (Amora) Arriaga
Akins High School has an annual fall festival called Blue and Gold Night. It's a night with many activities, including a pig kissing "contest." Pro...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 04:19
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
82: Talking Eggs
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
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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
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Turn up the Skrillex to ward off some pesky bloodsucking insects. And possibly your neighbors.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 10:50
Military Family
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Caption: I'll Miss You Dad, Credit: Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.
In a broadcast recorded live at the Museum of the American Military Family in Tijeras, New Mexico, The Children's Hour Kids Crew interview military...

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
diamagnetic
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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That frog is not frenetic; it floats and is diamagnetic. This is Episode 79 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinati...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2019
  • Length: 06:09
70: Galloping Crocodiles
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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

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