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In a pitched battle against voracious tomato fruit worms, (aka. corn earworms or cotton bollworm) tomato plants have one sneaky defense...a wasp. I...
Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: May 24, 2021
- Length: 05:03
- Purchases: 2
Either way you spell it, you either love that black candy or can't get away fast enough. Amy dives into why.
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Dec 03, 2019
- Length: 06:27
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 12, 2017
- Length: 02:00
- Added: Feb 16, 2017
- Length: 13:27
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Feb 10, 2017
- Length: 02:00
Your Genes and Caffeine's Effects
- Added: Feb 06, 2017
- Length: 02:00
OUCH! Keano's mouth gets burned — by chocolate! Michelle Dutro and Keano Martinez first hear from Lizzie Kirchner's family who explains the process...
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 08:20
In this episode we learn how advances in urban agriculture are providing new access to fresh food. First, how hundreds of tons of fishbones are cle...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Apr 03, 2013
- Length: 18:33
- Purchases: 1
1... 2... 3... Yeah, that's still OK to eat. It's fun! It's got science! Producer Ruth Eddy's take on "the rule" deserves a listen.
- Added: Mar 28, 2013
- Length: 02:09
We continue the three-part series A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. In this episode, a look at the ...
- Added: Dec 20, 2012
- Length: 15:38
This wraps up our three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First, how it feels to lose your ability to cry; then why onions bring on the waterworks.
- Added: Jul 11, 2012
- Length: 15:05
In this episode, a celebration of meat: segments on an all-natural meat tenderizer, BBQ'ed carcinogens, and the history of steak.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:55
- Purchases: 2
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
Good chemical habits for the new year.
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
- Length: 12:05
Embrace the fake: cubic zirconia, soy, and fine art.
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
- Length: 11:59
- Added: Dec 28, 2008
- Length: 10:53
- Added: Dec 23, 2008
- Length: 11:20
- Purchases: 1
Learn about umami and hear a poem about taste sensations in the West Indies.
- Added: Nov 19, 2008
- Length: 12:00
- Added: Oct 09, 2008
- Length: 11:47
- Purchases: 1
Some more of our favorite segments.
- Added: Aug 29, 2008
- Length: 09:33
- Added: Aug 20, 2008
- Length: 02:12
- Added: Aug 20, 2008
- Length: 01:59
A look at the science of deliciousness.
- Added: Aug 13, 2008
- Length: 12:01
