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583: Weird World Of Mushrooms / 584: Outside The Mental Illness Box, 5/8/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Weird World Of Mushrooms" - They can heal you. They can also kill you. This hour, take a trip into the wild world of toadstools. HOUR ...

  • Added: May 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
Maillard
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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The chemical reaction we smell from afar that gives satisfaction is named Maillard. This is Episode 102 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informa...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
bioreactor
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Get an engineer and a chiropractor if you're going to move that bioreactor. This is Episode 95 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: 04:36
fenestration
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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To prevent your frustration have good fenestration. This is Episode 93 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, ...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2020
  • Length: 04:26
The Science of Superheroes
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this installment of STEM Science Radio, our hosts discuss the science and lack there-of in some of the most popular superheroes.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 22, 2020
  • Length: 15:18
  • Purchases: 1
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
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
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
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
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
CRISPR
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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I like my definitions to be CRISPR and clearer. This is Episode 76 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or fu...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2019
  • Length: 04:26
gigawatt
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Picture this: a lightning bolt shoots out about 10 gigawatts of power. This is Episode 58 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favor...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2018
  • Length: 03:44
quaternion
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Quarter for your thoughts about quaternions? This is Episode 57 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2018
  • Length: 05:01
poll
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Let's take a poll. Who knows what this engineering word means? This is Episode 56 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2018
  • Length: 05:08
duty cycle
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Not a doodie cycle, but a duty cycle. Episode 48 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phra...

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
azeotrope
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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And a heliotrope used to describe a flower that turns toward the sun.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 1
isomer
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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How are isomers like ice cream?

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
circumscribe
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Trying not to talk in circles here.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
ephemerides
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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When astronomical data becomes hard to pronounce.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
viscoelasticity
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Sia's new music video for "Viscoelastic Heart" is pretty weird.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
inclinometer
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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A tool for pirates navigating the oceans, and more, yarrr...

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1