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Distillations Episode 155: Shipwrecks

From: Distillations

Caption: Illustration of the carrack Mary Rose, which sunk off the coast of England in 1545. It's been remarkably preserved, thanks in part to resting in an anaerobic environment. , Credit: Original illustration by Anthony Anthony. Reproduction courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Ahoy, mateys. Join us on the ocean floor. In this episode we look at sunken ships: how they are preserved, and what they can tell us about past civ...

Bought by WTJU and XRAY.fm

Added: Sep 05, 2012
Length: 15:35
Purchases: 2

Distillations Episode 150: Sweat

From: Distillations

In this episode we continue the three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First the history of deodorants; then experiments on how perspiration ca...

Added: Jul 05, 2012
Length: 16:44

Distillations Episode 144: Mystery of Mass (Spec)

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: What is it and what does it do?, Credit: courtesy of the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Collection, CHF Collections.

In this episode we look at the diverse history of mass spectrometry, starting with a single question: exactly what is it? Then we dip into CHF's or...

Added: Mar 31, 2012
Length: 13:18

Computer Talk Radio (December 31st, 2011 to January 6, 2012 )

From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)

Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting December 31st, 2011. Benjamin starts the show with a variety of computer and technology...

Added: Dec 30, 2011
Length: 54:00

99% Invisible #40- Billy Possum (Standard 4:30 Version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

The children's fad that has never swept the nation

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio and more

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 18

99% Invisible #34- The Speed of Light for Pyramids (Standard 4:30 Version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

What we can learn from architects who lived thousands of years ago: make buildings last longer.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 16

99% Invisible #27- Bridge to the Sky (Director's Cut)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)

There are rules that dicate how high you can build. Bradford Gilbert just didn't believe in them.

Bought by KUOW and North Country Public Radio

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 04:44
Purchases: 2

99% Invisible #20- Nikko Concrete Commando (Standard 4:30 Version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

The story of the guy who etched his name in 1,000 slabs of San Francisco concrete--and the reporter who spent years tracking him down.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more

Added: Dec 19, 2011
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 14

149: Nautical Archaeology

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

Thousands of shipwrecks lie across the world ocean floor. Along with the new technologies that reveal them to us, various controversial issues have...

Added: Dec 07, 2011
Length: 05:46

The Future of the Book

From: With Good Reason

Some say that books – that is, the printed, non-digital variety – are destined for the trash heap. Call it the Age of the Kindle.

Bought by WEKU

Added: Feb 24, 2011
Length: 28:59
Purchases: 1

The Guardian's Science Weekly: Ham the astrochimp and the LHC keeps going

From: [redacted] [redacted]

It's 50 years since the first American went into space; why the Large Hadron Collider isn't going to shut down for a year as planned; and we trick ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Feb 07, 2011
Length: 34:10
Purchases: 1

Distillations Episode 92: Scientific Collaborations

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

In honor of National Poetry Month, Distillations looks at Lord Byron and his classic Don Juan. Also, opium and The Age of Wonder.

Added: Apr 09, 2010
Length: 11:41

Distillations Episode 83: Fellows in Action

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

What do Isaac Newton, yeast, and Harold Urey have in common?

Added: Apr 07, 2010
Length: 12:28

Distillations Episode 91: Marvels and Ciphers

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: Rudolph Pariser in front of a blackboard with quantum calculations, contemplating molecular model, 1950s. , Credit: Courtesy of The Hagley Museum and Library.

In this episode, host Meir Rinde and guest co-host Gigi Naglak give us a tour of the Chemical Heritage Foundation's new exhibit Marvels and Ciphers.

Bought by WTJU

Added: Apr 05, 2010
Length: 10:30
Purchases: 1

Distillations Episode 81: Light

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

We learn about solar power, the history of light bulbs, and seasonal affective disorder.

Added: Feb 08, 2010
Length: 11:57

The 'Discovery' of North America

From: With Good Reason

Caption: Pamlico Village, Credit: Library of Congress

Two Native American scholars explore how the Europeans' "Doctrine of Discovery" has affected American Indian nations from 1607 to today.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KZYX, KMUD, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Aspen Public Radio and more

Added: Nov 11, 2009
Length: 28:59
Purchases: 10

Sustainable Communities

From: Smart City Radio

This week on Smart City, we'll look at the next generation of housing design with architect Avi Friedman and discover the lessons learned from Dani...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WLRN, WFSU, Spokane Public Radio, and WBEZ