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From: MaryLynn Schiavi
What is prayer? What makes it powerful? Does it work for everyone? Can we use prayer to heal at a distance? Scott Guerin PhD shares the results of ...
- Added: Sep 12, 2007
- Length: 21:54
The series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution explores questions of religious tolerance with Dr. Eboo Patel, Executive Director of C...
Bought by KUOW, KUOW, WSKG, KXOT Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more
- Added: Aug 01, 2007
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 8
Have you ever been really bugged by a new ding in your car, but weeks later, you barely noticed it? We all learn to tolerate negative changes by ad...
- Added: Jul 27, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Are you worried about global warming? Well, here's an idea. How about rocketing one trillion miniature umbrellas into orbit somewhere between us ...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:23
Russian cosmologist Alex Vilenkin on the search for other universes, and the end of our own "O-region" -- on ThoughtCast!
Bought by KPVL and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Jun 30, 2007
- Length: 29:45
- Purchases: 2
Tropical rainforests are home to a spectacular variety of frogs. This rich diversity of species helps drive conservation efforts in the tropics. Th...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Once upon a time in the West, there were 30 million American bison. Now, around Yellowstone National Park, there are only 3900-but that's up from j...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Domestic tranquility has its place, but we all need a little walk on the wild side from time to time. And, apparently, the same goes for bees...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
The decomposition of tiny sea animals and plants that died hundreds of thousands of years ago created enormous natural gas deposits under the seafl...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:17
A beached whale is a heartbreaking sight.. While nobody's sure exactly why "beachings" occur, scientists have offered several theories.
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:23
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News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KGOU
- Added: May 23, 2007
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
A tiny marine shrimp called "krill" may affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
We've all heard of "homeland security." But what's "biosecurity"?
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Endangered Asian tigers may be getting a boost from a conservation plan that applies a business model.
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
voices of girls and women at the Rock Block after school program
Bought by KUOW, KUNM, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX
- Added: Mar 15, 2007
- Length: 11:26
- Purchases: 3
Lighting accounts for about a quarter of all the electricity that's consumed in the United States. Here are some ways to lighten the energy load...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Cougars are important predators in many ecosystems. But the magnificent cats are elusive by nature, making it tough for conservationists to track t...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Who's the longest-lived human on record? Jeanne Calment of France -- 122 years!
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Who could guess that a shovel of dirt would reveal a long-lost treasure?
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Controlling invasive weeds costs a bundle. Billions of dollars are spent each year on weed and fire hazard management.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
A series of five essays written by Vermonters for This I Believe, the national radio series exploring principles and values that guide our lives.
- Added: Jan 05, 2007
- Length: 18:55
It's an invasive little mollusk that's costing the U.S. billions. Its name? The Zebra mussel.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Drink your beer -- and judge it, too.
- Added: Dec 15, 2006
- Length: 04:54
Some universities and colleges are teaching more than reading and writing. They're educating students about what a sustainable future might look li...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
Today, there?s a new trend in the building industry called ?deconstruction.?
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 1