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AMOS 19.247: Danger High Voltage! Scientists Discover Two New Species of Eel, 12/11/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Danger High Voltage! Scientists Discover Two New Species of Eel

  • Added: Dec 05, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
88: Get Smart, Dogs vs Cats
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
Piece image
Who is the brightest, the most likely to crush the SAT, the one pet who has the brains to out think them all? Is it your cat or your dog?

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
82: Talking Eggs
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
Piece image
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
AMOS 19.235: Arctic Thaw Threatens the Majority of Its Infrastructure, 11/25/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Arctic Thaw Threatens the Majority of Its Infrastructure

  • Added: Nov 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
Ep 5: Fighting the opioid epidemic in jails
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
Caption: Medical Staff in the Snohomish County Jail., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Opioid withdrawal is like the worst flu you’ve ever had. Now, imagine you’re responsible for dozens of people as sick as can be. What do you do? ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
AMOS 19.229: Fire over Chelyabinsk: An Asteroid Hits Earth, 11/15/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Fire over Chelyabinsk: An Asteroid Hits Earth

  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.228: Don't Believe Your Fingers, 11/14/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Don't Believe Your Fingers

  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.227: Geometric Inscrease, 11/13/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Geometric Inscrease

  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
559-Farming On Mars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
On Earth plants provide us with medicines, food to eat, and oxygen to breathe. In the future, in addition to providing treats like strawberries it ...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Episode 122: Professor Quaalude
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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John Buettner-Janusch was one of the first Americans to study lemurs. He held prestigious faculty positions at Yale, Duke and NYU, before surprisin...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 28:12
AMOS 19.225: A Rock in a Rowboat, 11/11/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
A Rock in a Rowboat

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.223: Waking Up Sleeping Bacteria, 11/7/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Waking Up Sleeping Bacteria

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.214: Smart Phone Dependence, 10/25/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Smart Phone Dependence

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.209: Did Theia Bring Water to Earth?, 10/18/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Did Theia Bring Water to Earth?

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.205: Antarctica Biodiversity and Penguin Poop, 10/14/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Antarctica Biodiversity and Penguin Poop

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.204: Help on Horseback, 10/11/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Help on Horseback

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.173: Warm Winds in Antarctica, 8/29/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Warm Winds in Antarctica

  • Added: Aug 19, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
547-Impact Mars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
A given piece of ground on Mars receives several times more space rock impacts than a similar sized area on Earth. Perhaps, in the future the Marti...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
545-Celestial Congestion
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Imagine being under a clear natural night sky, with no moon, waiting to see stars down to the horizon, the Milky Way, star clusters, planets, the z...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
A Crisis in the Desert
From: City High Radio
Piece image
Seventeen-year-old Paloma Martinez lives in Tucson, Arizona. She's heard that a global water crisis might be coming, and her mom thinks Tucson is g...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 14, 2019
  • Length: 13:49
  • Purchases: 3
S2 E4 Enjoy Your Life
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Stories from the World of Medicine
Piece image
When caring for a young woman with a brain cancer diagnosis, medicine resident Colleen Farrell comes to grips with her own mortality.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 33:36
539-Close Approaches
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
During a recent 30 day period, 11 small space rocks passed closer to us than the Moon. If one of them were to enter our atmosphere and you were di...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP, WLPR and more


  • Added: May 10, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
AMOS 19.100: Have We Found the Cause of Alzheimer's Disease?, 5/20/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Have We Found the Cause of Alzheimer's Disease?

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.099: Sleep Deprivation and Clogged Arteries, 5/17/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Sleep Deprivation and Clogged Arteries

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.086: Why Do Humans Like Coffee?, 4/30/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Do Humans Like Coffee?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00

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