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Caption: here the world's seeds stay safe., Credit: Image courtesy of Mary Tefre/Svalbard Globale Seed Vault.
This episode explores two very different ways people hope to protect future harvests. First, follow us to the Doomsday Vault, which protects 700,00...

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  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:06
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fiber Optic Cable , Credit: DL Ritter
Historically, the world has been explored and connected by water, linked through the exchange of goods, people, and ideas. The most modern tool of ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:06
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According to NASA, over 135 million pieces of man-made metal debris orbit the Earth. While the space race may be over, someone's got to do the clea...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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David Aylward specializes in a new sector called mobile health, which uses cell phone and other communications technology to connect poor patients ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 29:41
Caption: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko speaks at a National Press Club luncheon, July 18th, 2011.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Melting Away, Credit: Sheri Quinn
Glaciers around the world are melting at an unprecedented rate and glacier shrinkage is evidence of climate change. Paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thomp...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2011
  • Length: 30:02
Caption: Dr. John Storlie (left),  KQAL's Anna Flores (Center), and Dr. Gary Olson (right) discuss preserving heritage
This week on Culture Clique, we return to Uffda fest in Spring Grove, Minnesota. Do you know where your ancestors are from? There are definitely wa...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2010
  • Length: 32:19
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dr. Steven Chu
Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, talks about accelerating innovation to help meet our energy and climate goals at a National Press Club luncheo...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Giant cane dominates the muddy banks of the Rio Grande in many places., Credit: Megan Wilde
Sediment is slowly choking the Rio Grande in the Big Bend region of Texas, causing more frequent floods and making it easier for invasive plants to...

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: SAfari ant
A conversation between David Inoue and Dino Martins about the value of African insects to the worlds favourite things. Without bugs there would be ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 04:49
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Does increasing broadband only increase the volume of junk email?

  • Added: Apr 03, 2010
  • Length: :59
Caption: Excavating sites like this one in China link China's ancient seafarers with people throughout the Pacific, Credit: Bishop Museum
The origin of people living on islands throughout the Pacific has been a mystery for years. Now some archaeologists in Hawaii believe they have th...

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 05:10
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 9
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In honor of World AIDS Day, Distillations looks at global health.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 13:27
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:31
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:01
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Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:05
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Every four years, February packs a whole extra day... but why?

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2008
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 6
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Bringing countries together to protect our natural environment looks good on paper...The book, "Peace Park" is a collection of articles written by ...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
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Welcome to the world's largest tropical grasslands. Covering more territory than all of Western Europe, they stretch for over twelve hundred miles ...

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:27
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Can Buddhism survive modernity? How does science play a role? Julie Adler takes an in depth look at these questions and more with leading scholar a...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2007
  • Length: 17:08
Caption: Inside Technology
MegaCities Series 4: Shanghai, China

  • Added: Jun 21, 2007
  • Length: 13:15
Caption: Inside Technology
MegaCities Series 3: Mumbai, India

  • Added: Jun 21, 2007
  • Length: 12:34
Caption: Inside Technology
MegaCities Series 2: Sao Paulo, Brazil

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  • Added: Jun 21, 2007
  • Length: 08:57
  • Purchases: 1