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Electrifying Transportation

From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation

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

The Magnetic River

From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation

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

The GMO Deception

From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: JUNE 2014

Are we being told the truth about GMO foods in our midst? Sheldon Krimsky is Editor/reader here and Ralph Nader wrote the foreword to this informat...

Added: May 30, 2014
Length: 01:40

The Magnet and the Train

From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation

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

Planet of the Apes -- Groks Science Show 2014-02-19

From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show

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

Fishing in Fossil Lake -- Groks Science Show 2013-07-17

From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show

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

Cicada Confidential

From: Louisa Jonas

From the red eyes of a periodical cicada looking out: a bug's first person rendition from emergence til death.

Bought by KSJD, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WTIP, Radio Newark, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more

Added: Jun 19, 2013
Length: 07:42
Purchases: 8

Origins Research Motives

From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift

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

Engineers of the New Millennium: Sustainable Design for the Future

From: Spectrum Radio

Sustainable Design for the Future, from IEEE Spectrum Magazine and the National Science Foundation. Sustainable planning – of buildings and communi...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KZYX, KISU, WNYC, KZYX and more

Added: Mar 24, 2011
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 9

Part 5: The Science Behind Dioxin Delays

From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays

Caption: Imerman Park sits on the flood plain of the Tittabawassee River. Signs along the trail warn visitors about dioxin contamination in some of the park's soil., Credit: Shawn Allee

Shawn Allee looks at a dioxin and soil study and how the science might influence other clean-ups around the country.

Added: Nov 06, 2009
Length: 03:37

Preview: The Trail of Dioxin and Dow

From: The Environment Report

Caption: Residents are warned by Dow to 'enter at their own risk', Credit: Vincent Duffy

A Preview of the series "Dioxin Delays" by the Environment Report

Added: Nov 06, 2009
Length: 03:37

Engineers of the New Millennium: The Global Water Challenge

From: Spectrum Radio

One Hour Radio Special presented by The National Science Foundation and IEEE Spectrum Radio exploring emerging global water issues.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WEKU, KGOU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more

Added: Jul 28, 2009
Length: 58:52
Purchases: 13

Living Planet_12042008

From: Laura Spurway
Series: Living Planet

Environment Matters Around the World

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KUPR low power FM, KWIT, KRZA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more

Added: Dec 03, 2008
Length: 29:59
Purchases: 9

Oyster Larvae Dying Off at Alarming Rates

From: KUOW

The oyster industry in the Pacific Northwest could be facing serious trouble.

Added: Aug 25, 2008
Length: 05:16

How to Eat a Low-Carbon Diet

From: KQED
Series: QUEST

Is local food necessarily low-carbon?

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KVNF, KGOU, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Jun 24, 2008
Length: 04:38
Purchases: 4

Great Lakes Danger Zone?

From: Center for Public Integrity

A report on a suppressed study about environmental hazards in the Great Lakes region.

Added: Mar 10, 2008
Length: 05:29

Quest_Marine Protected Areas

From: KQED
Series: QUEST

One Fish, Two Fish: The Science of Protecting Sea Life

Added: Oct 26, 2007
Length: 04:45

Quest_Geothermal

From: KQED
Series: QUEST

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

Quest_Graywater Guerillas

From: KQED
Series: QUEST

A report from the frontlines of D.I.Y eco-plumbing.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Jul 23, 2007
Length: 05:01
Purchases: 1

QUEST_Big Plans for Big OIl

From: KQED
Series: QUEST

As Chevron hatches expansion plans for one of California's largest oil refineries, Richmond's Green Party mayor considers the future of her city, a...

Bought by KVMR

Added: Jul 23, 2007
Length: 05:48
Purchases: 1

Prescription: Enviro-Knowledge for Doctors

From: The Environment Report

Doctors short on knowledge about environmental exposures and disease.

Added: Jun 19, 2007
Length: 04:19

Nanotech Nervousness

From: The Environment Report

Nanotechnology is being used in all kinds of products with little government regulation.

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jun 18, 2007
Length: 04:01
Purchases: 2

After Oil

From: 90.1 WFYI Public Radio

When we look at all the things that made America what it is, It's fair to say that for the last hundred years or so, America has been shaped, more ...

Bought by KZYX, WILL, Marfa Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, 90.5 WSNC and more