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Chromium
From: Distillations
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Chromium, the element named after color

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Carbon
From: Distillations
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the most abundant element in the universe

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Ruthenium
From: Distillations
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Ruthenium, a transition metal.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Copper
From: Distillations
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a colorful use for this common element

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:31
Preservation
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Battling entropy in corpses and manuscripts.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Science Goes to the Olympics
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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A look at the Olympic torch, what's actually in the medals, and pollution.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2008
  • Length: 11:44
The Chemistry of Motherhood
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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An episode on the science of motherhood.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 12:09
  • Purchases: 2
Religious Experience
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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A look at the fine line between science and religion.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 11:46
Things We Wear
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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A look at the chemistry of clothing.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 12:15
Molecular Gastronomy
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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A look at the science of deliciousness.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 12:01
Criminal Chemistry
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Chemistry on both sides of the law.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 11:52
  • Purchases: 1
CalEarth
From: Eric Molinsky
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Meet the house that beats an earthquake, stays cool without air conditioning, doesn't harm a single tree and costs less than a used car.

Bought by WMPG, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, American Voices, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 08:42
  • Purchases: 7
Leaplings and Lunar-cy: The Science of Leap Year
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Every four years, February packs a whole extra day... but why?

Bought by KHNS, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, KISU, KZYX and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2008
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 6
Gone Mousin'
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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In Alaska, sometimes it isn't "Go Fish"; it's "Go Mouse"...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 02:59
The Plant Detective - episode 30 - Datura (for Halloween)
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Datura: Deadly source of important medicine

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Plant Detective - episode 29 - Cranberry
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Cranberry: Urinary tract infection remedy

Bought by KRZA and WRIR


  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 2
The Plant Detective - episode 28 - Mistletoe II
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Mistletoe and Cancer

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Plant Detective - episode 27 - Mistletoe I
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Mistletoe: Used in folk medicine on every continent

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
Emoticon Anniversary
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Celebrating the 20th Aniversary of the now ubiquitous computer Emoticon

  • Added: Oct 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:43
small world/small wonders
From: Laurel Collins
Caption: PRX default Piece image
community responses to tamarisk beetle infestation

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Oct 11, 2007
  • Length: 20:12
  • Purchases: 1
Synthesizing Spider Silk
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Caption: PRX default Piece image
If they can synthesize it, researchers hope to save lives with spider silk.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Jungians, Athabascans & Dream Stuff: An Interpretation of Dreams
From: Rebecca Sheir
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What's the real stuff dreams are made on? Depends whom you ask...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2007
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1
Physics for Poets
From: Lu Olkowski
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People often depict scientists as coldly rational. Physicist Michael Salamon takes issue with that. He explains how Walt Whitman misunderstood th...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WTJU, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KUT and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2007
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 8
Robot Toy Store
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Visit to New York City's Only Robot Toy Store

  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 14:33
The Plant Detective - episdoe 4 - Cinchona
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Plant Detective
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Cinchona: Source of quinine, the original antimalarial

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1

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