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This week on the show: How do you "graduate" astronaut school? We ask Europe's newest astronaut. Also, the strange story of a roaring Himalayan flo...
- Added: Oct 10, 2018
- Length: 30:00
On this week's Spectrum: An apple a day keeps the doctor away -
We take a look at how South Africa has become a world leader in penis transplant...
- Added: Aug 22, 2018
- Length: 30:00
On this week’s show, it’s all about insects…
An unbelievable collection of data gathered by the entomological society in Krefeld shows that the bio...
Bought by KRZA
- Added: May 16, 2018
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 1
Spectrum: Germany’s wild boar Problem -
For German hunters, it’s open season on wild boars all year round. There is, perhaps, good reason for t...
Bought by KRJF-lp, KRZA, WYAP, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, WNMU-FM and more
- Added: Mar 13, 2018
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 6
Recorded live to tape from the streets, businesses, trade shows, homes, garages, work spaces, factories and classrooms, The UnCommonCore Podcast ex...
- Added: Dec 01, 2017
- Length: 55:54
Melissa Zirkle grew up near Lake Erie, but didn't learn about the dangerous currents in the Great Lakes. She lost her son to a powerful current in...
Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WCPN, WXXI Rochester and more
- Added: Aug 12, 2016
- Length: 03:13
- Purchases: 7
The most common element in all accidents is the human element. In the quest to eliminate driver error and make our roads safer, we’ve been searchin...
- Added: Jun 05, 2014
- Length: 02:00
Believe it or not, electric vehicles used to be more popular than gasoline engines. The first practical electric car in 1884, and for decades many ...
- Added: Jun 05, 2014
- Length: 02:00
Imagine waiting to catch a train. You show up at the station and wait for the familiar clanking of wheels and squealing of brakes. This time, howev...
- Added: Jun 05, 2014
- Length: 02:00
By the middle of the 20th century electromagnets were common and engineers had begun experimenting with using them to levitate vehicles, including...
- Added: May 15, 2014
- Length: 02:00
Dale Peterson joins us to discuss chimpanzee behavior.
Bought by 'The Sea', 'The Sea', WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KPVL
- Added: Feb 24, 2014
- Length: 27:44
- Purchases: 5
Dr. Lance Grande discusses his new book, "The Lost World of Fossil Lake: Snapshots from Deep Time."
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Jul 17, 2013
- Length: 20:48
- Purchases: 1
Life is everywhere and we have a tough time killing it when sending our spacecraft off to Mars. However, in the lab, life is elusive. We look at th...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 26, 2012
- Length: 15:03
- Purchases: 2
Solar and wind get all the press, but geothermal is poised for a comeback
Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Oct 16, 2007
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Jul 23, 2007
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 1
