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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- Added: Jun 08, 2007
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 39