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Sticking a thermometer in a dinosaur's mouth
From: Laurence Yeung
Series: Measure Twice, Cut Once
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Today, we measure the body temperature of something that's been dead for 170 million years. Our guest is Dr. Robert Eagle, a researcher at UCLA.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:16
It's OK To Employ Esoteric Linguistic Constructs
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Love your child by being deliberately obtuse.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 07, 2010
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
Linking Teacher Pay to Student Performance
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
They tried it in Houston

  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 04:11
America's Best High Schools
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Is there a correlation between income and intelligence?

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:43
Another Urban Legend
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
It doesn't need to be true if you believe it

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:16
I'm Holding Out For A Hero
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
May we shed just one tear for the demise of the American hero?

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:43
I've Seen Worse
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
If you have never replaced the wax seal beneath your toilet, I suggest that you do.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: :29
Informed and Educated by the Evening News
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Last night there was a football game on television instead of the evening news.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2010
  • Length: :52
French Logic
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
John’s girlfriend tells him that he will have a headache if he drinks any more white wine. So John cries out, “Waiter, a bottle of red wine."

  • Added: Dec 23, 2009
  • Length: 01:32
Disasters
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Every discipline has its own problems

  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
Worn Out Wisdom
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
There are people who scrape together and repackage scraps of tired old worn out wisdom, but when it’s encapsulated they call it an aphorism, becaus...

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  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: :41
  • Purchases: 1
No Ice Cream Means No Ice Cream
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You can lose weight

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2009
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 1
Seeking Enlightenment
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A young man seeking enlightenment once travelled far away to a distant land and climbed a tall mountain where a wise old man was known to dispense ...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2009
  • Length: :46
Falling in Love and the Cultural Age Barrier
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Can a man of 29 fall in love with a girl of 14?

  • Added: May 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:52
Gay Marriage Legalized in Maine
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
There are people who are distressed at the thought of gay marriage.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 02:41
Grad Student on Full Fellowship
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You might think your daughter is doing well if she is dating a grad student on a full fellowship.

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  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 1
Good Teachers
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Good teachers are almost as important for a child’s growth and development as new school buildings and a gymnasium

  • Added: Feb 07, 2009
  • Length: 01:34
Rolex Watches
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
I could not sleep last night, knowing that I wouldn't know a counterfeit Rolex watch if I saw one

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:16
  • Purchases: 2
I Am The Boss
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A man was uncomfortable because he was the only person in his office who didn't have a degree from a rich-kid school

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 1
The Uncertainty Principle
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
the values of certain pairs of conjugate variables cannot both be known with arbitrary precision

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
Some Women Need to Gain 30 Pounds
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Most of the women in the TV ads need to gain 30 pounds.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2008
  • Length: :23
The Other Nine Percent
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
transforming high school for the 21st century

  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: :40
I Have A Master's Degree in Broadcasting
From: The humble Farmer
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I Have A Master's Degree in Broadcasting

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
Computers In A One Room School
From: The humble Farmer
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Computers have changed the face of education

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Will You Be Glad When the Election Is Over?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Red-neck email

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: :56
  • Purchases: 1