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The Guardian's Science Weekly: Mathematics special + Brian Cox = science squared
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: An equation graph, Credit: websters-online-dictionary.org
Bowing to popular demand, here's our mathematical special; plus Brian Cox, the most famous man in science, pops into the Guardian. No calculators a...

Bought by KUER and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 51:29
  • Purchases: 2
QUEEN OF THE SUN: WHAT THE BEES ARE TELLING US -- Taggart Siegel
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Taggert Siegel, San Francisco, CA 03/23/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Taggart Siegel talks disappearing bees, letting nature take its course, and the meaning of honey time.

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2011
  • Length: 17:06
  • Purchases: 1
Silent Spring - Again
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Rachel Carson would not be happy to see how pervasive the endocrine disrupter BPA has become, and the deleterious effects it is having on our health.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
The Guardian's Science Weekly: AAAS 2011, drugs and the sound of the stars
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: The AAAS website, Credit: AAAS.org
The highlights of this year's AAAS science festival in Washington DC, professor David Nutt explains his latest research on reclassifying drugs; plu...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2011
  • Length: 36:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Requiem for the space shuttle
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Jeff Hoffman working in the shuttle's cargo bay, Credit: Nasa
In an extended interview, former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman reflects on 30 years of the space shuttle

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: A world without oil; plus 30 years of the space shuttle
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: betterplace.com website, Credit: betterplace.com
Shai Agassi's vision of a green future; plus, former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman reflects on 30 years of the shuttle

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2011
  • Length: 37:05
  • Purchases: 1
King Crabs Go Deep
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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No crab wants to land in hot water. And scientists are now discovering how true that is.

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Provides Clues for Survival
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Believe it or not, sometimes, it’s a good idea to be “as cold as ice.” Take, for example, the arctic ground squirrel. He's a creature that knows a ...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Drinking Ocean Water
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Experts say that as population and water use rise, the world's fresh water supplies are shrinking. Then why don’t we desalinate more sea water and....

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Galapagos Conservation Helps Native Species
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Isolated from the rest of the world for most of their existence, the Galapagos Islands are home to more unique plant species than almost any other ...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Pollution Cleanup
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Garbage and noise. Sounds like the latest rock group. But no, turns out the two are much more useful. In fact, garbage and noise are actually being...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rice Growers Go Dry
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds.

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bale House
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Why build a house when you can grow one? So says sustainable building designers at Britain's University of Bath. They recently created a home from ...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Polar Ice Sheets are Melting
From: Judy Lubow
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Stand-alone segment of Planet Warning Series. With the earth heating up with global warming, the polar ice sheets are melting. But nobody knows ho...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
The First Idea
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Stuart Shanker is co-author of "The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans."

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  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Unforseen Costs of Civilization
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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In this edition of Radio Curious we visit again with Spencer Wells and discuss his new book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,”...

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  • Added: Aug 02, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Is Air Pollution Really Harming Us?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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A new government report says be careful out there. Others disagree.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Prairie Artscience
From: Chris Mortenson
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A piece about preserving prairie.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2010
  • Length: 10:39
Speedy Songbirds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you think songbird songs are wonderfully complex, you’re going to find this story simply amazing.

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  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Doggie Doo Part 1
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you’d just leave it in the yard -- let the world know that somebody imp...

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  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Divorce Tough on Environment
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We all know divorce can be painful for those involved. And now, researchers at the University of Michigan have determined that divorce also hurts t...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
A Future for Taz
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
China's Olympic Gold is Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The biggest winner from Beijing, China's 2008 Olympic Games may be the environment.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
Shark Photo ID
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Smile, whale shark, you’re on candid camera -- the high seas version.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pacific Fisher Update
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It’s stocky and dark brown with a long bushy tail, and fur softer than a mink’s. Meet the Pacific Fisher. This handsome, otter-like critter related...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

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