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Designing a center for those suffering from abuse or trauma is a very serious undertaking. What are the design factors to consider to make an alrea...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 47:40
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It’s a fact that today’s population is living longer, and most people want to stay in their own homes as long as possible... but just what do you n...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:02:10
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The annual ABX convention is a great place to get caught up on all the newest and greatest products and techniques of particular interest to Inclus...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 38:47
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Janet makes her way through Chicago’s annual Neocon convention and talks to the vendors that presented products of particular interest to Inclusive...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 50:18
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In this episode, we discuss who we are and why we are creating a podcast series on Inclusive Design.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 15:02
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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...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Carbon offsets are designed to compensate for the carbon dioxide emissions we create. You can offset your carbon by paying for projects that absorb...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 1
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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...

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  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
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Today we’re answering a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds during the COVID-19 quarantine: while we’re limiting trips to the store, ...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Sea turtle caught in a ghost net
Driftnets are fishing nets that have largely fallen out of fashion because they can accidentally catch other marine life. But it's still legal to u...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Mumbai skyline during COVID-19, Credit: Isha Chawla
Air quality has definitely improved during the pandemic. Air monitoring stations in Rhode Island and the greater Northeast have seen about a 30% de...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Antarctic blue whale, Credit: Isabel Beasley
Today we’re going to focus on some positive news — a bright spot. Scientists have noticed something remarkable about blue whales— after years of ne...

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  • Added: May 25, 2020
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A small telescope makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the celestial visitors to our neighborhood.

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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On a recent training night with Teddy Pruyne at the controls of our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, this duo discovered six new Earth Ap...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Papah?naumoku?kea partners pose with debris collected from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017., Credit: NOAA
Hear how trash is affecting wildlife in one of the world's most remote places.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 13:56
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Almost every year a small island off the coast of Java is flooded with crabs. The local National Park staff came up with a unique solution to help ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 07:28
Caption: Adam Kirian feeds livestock at his farm in Hancock County, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
Algae blooms in western Lake Erie can contaminate drinking water in nearby cities. That happened as recently as 2014, when Toledo residents could n...

Bought by Michigan Radio, WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Mud stored for climate change research at the Unviersity at Buffalo, November 2016., Credit: ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Mud stored for climate change research at the Unviersity at Buffalo, November 2016.
Climate change researchers in the Great Lakes region fear Trump administration could move forward with anti-climate change agenda.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Students build a tugboat at The Maritime Academy of Toledo, Credit: Timothy Dubravetz
The Maritime Academy of Toledo is one of 56 schools around the country that incorporate skills like boat building and seamanship into its curriculum.

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 7

  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
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The enormous implications of mining the floor of the deep sea. It's starting. It's calledr "squalene" and is in lots of beauty products. It's usual...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2016
  • Length: 18:27
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Because of historically cheap energy rates and lots of poorly insulated housing, Kentuckians’ average home electricity use is one of the highest in...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 12:49
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In this episode Dr. Glennon talks about how water markets work in the United States. We take a look back at the American legal history that makes w...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 38:24
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fathoming Water, Credit: Melissa Mauzy
In this episode Dr. Sharon Megdal talks about why it is important as a citizen to be informed about how your municipal water supply is delivered, a...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 49:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Tune into our Innovate interview with Managing Editor Robert Rimm and Liz Maw, CEO of Net Impact. Liz discusses nonprofit strategy and the importan...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2015
  • Length: 34:18