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Constant Wonder - Advocating for Sharks and Other "Scary" Creatures
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When Rachel Graham experienced a real-life sharknado on a dive trip, she knew her future was connected to these amazing and threatened creatures.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 15, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Life As an Astronaut
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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An astronaut experiences a juxtaposition of the sublime and the mundane, sensing God while floating weightless, fixing cables outside his spacecraft.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
194: Iris Sphincters
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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You might think you're special because you can flex your nostrils or flap your ears--but it turns out that there's a person out there who can volun...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jan 10, 2022
  • Length: 11:34
  • Purchases: 1
631: Solace Of Nature / 632: Going Underground, 10/23/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Solace Of Nature" - Wherever you live — city or country, East coast, West coast, or in between — we share common, contemplative experien...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
148: Algae Farming Fish
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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We catch you up with an update on fluorescing animals and then jump right into new research on Long Fin Damsel fish that use Mysid shrimp to farm a...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
What's the most energy-efficient way to heat your home?
From: Possibly
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First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
Is Air Drying Your Clothes Worth It?
From: Possibly
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Dryers do use a lot of energy. If you were to rank your household appliances by how much energy they use, your dryer would probably come in 3rd, ri...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 1
What is methane and how does it relate to climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Gas furnace
Methane is a gas that’s created when something organic decomposes in a location that doesn’t have oxygen. The largest human-caused source of metha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2
Does global warming cause extreme weather?
From: Possibly
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Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
111: Pigeons and Four Letter Words
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Might it be possible to teach a pigeon how to "read" a label for a person who can't read? Is there the possibility of a future where pigeon service...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
88: Get Smart, Dogs vs Cats
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
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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
53: Barbed Wire Phones
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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One more example of how farmers MacGyver everything. No phone lines? Use the fence.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2019
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
533-100 Moons
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small telescope makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the celestial visitors to our neighborhood.

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


  • Added: Mar 31, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
44: Finches and Sleep Singing
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Dr. Margoliash at the University of Chicago has been studying the brains of Zebra Finches for years. Today we dive into some of his lab's result --...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2019
  • Length: 03:22
493-Ringed Dynamo
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Even though humans have been aware of the planet Saturn from from the dawn of history this beautiful object still offers mysteries for us to explore.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KKRN, WLPR , and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
330-Comet Johnson
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Comet Johnson will be visible to humans before it starts its trip to the stars.

Bought by Radio Newark, KENW, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KMXT and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
327-Suddenly Bright
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Large asteroids can approach the Earth, suddenly, without much warning.

Bought by Radio Newark, KENW, KMXT, KKRN, WLPR and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
316-Weird Centaur
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Centaurs are named after the mythical beasts which were half human and half horse perhaps because they have characteristics of both asteroids and c...

Bought by Radio Newark, KMXT, KENW, KRWG, WLPR and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
301-Visitors From Afar
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A pair of comets visiting our neighborhood are discovered in a matter of 4 days.

Bought by Radio Newark, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
277-Old Girl
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Imagine a telescope old enough for Senior Citizen discounts, which has traveled between mountains, and started life with a metal mirror measuring o...

Bought by KRSC, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
269-Gamma Ray Eyes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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With gamma ray eyes one half of your sky would be dominated by two huge bubbles coming from the center of the Milky Way.

Bought by KRSC, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
250-Born Wild
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Our home planet was formed after a period of chaos in the solar system.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KENW and more


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Treating Diabetes
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Stem Cells - Self-help health care
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Diabetes has been known to doctors for thousands of years. How was it treated before the discovery of insulin? What new ways are being developed to...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
Technological Innovations -- Groks Science Show 2009-09-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. W. Brian Arthur discussed the nature of technology.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 15, 2009
  • Length: 32:12
  • Purchases: 1