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Caption: Cheryl Nickerson in her ASU lab, Credit: NASA
You may have heard that the sometimes deadly Salmonella bacterium becomes stronger in microgravity. That was just one of the promising results of e...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Does size matter… when it comes to meetings? Well, actually, yes it does. It’s not a myth. Contrary to popular belief, when it comes to meetings...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
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Is organic food worth a higher price at the check out? Chuck Benbrook, Ph.D., Washington State University, helps us do the food math. Join Food Sl...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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A busy show, as Emily shares highlights from last week’s Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, and Alan Stern provides updates on the Rosetta com...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WESM 91.3 FM, and WOUB


  • Added: Mar 24, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
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NASA scientist Harley Thronson tells us about a new initiative that is figuring out how we will get men and women to the red planet at a reasonable...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
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When it comes to the Myers-Briggs personality type test, are you an introvert or an extrovert? Do you focus on sensing, or do you use your intuitio...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
Caption: Family portrait of the Mars Rovers, Credit: JPL/NASA
Opportunity has been rolling across Mars for 10 years! We celebrate the Mars Exploration Rovers and their sisters on the red planet at Planetary R...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WESM 91.3 FM, KSKQ, and WOUB


  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
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When Klaas Martens transitioned to organic farming, his neighbors at the local coffee shop bet how long it would be before he went broke. But Marte...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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Can organic farming feed the world? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with New York State...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Planetary Evangelist Emily Lakdawalla
24 spacecraft are either busy exploring the solar system or speeding toward an exciting destination. The Planetary Society's Senior Editor takes u...

Bought by WMNF, KSKQ, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WESM 91.3 FM, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 6
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Saxis, a tiny fishing community off the east coast, has lost so much shoreline it’s almost an island now.

Bought by WJCT and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Saxis, a tiny fishing community off the east coast, has lost so much shoreline it’s almost an island now.

Bought by WCNY and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 2
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The part of our brains that is responsible for generating creativity evolved throughout human existence to serve a problem solving function. If yo...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
Caption: Dr. Rick Hanson
Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson has a different way of looking at the functions of the brain. What he’s realized is that simply using positive th...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
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The life of explorer and teacher Dr. Bruce Murray was celebrated last November 10th at Caltech. This week we present a few excerpts from the tribu...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
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We may think we are making conscious decisions to do what we do on a daily basis, yet a large portion of things we do during the day we do without ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
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Is life in the fast lane catching up with you? Perhaps you’d like to slow down, enjoy life more and truly eat “well.” Join Food Sleuth Radio host a...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will share his practice of carrying blue marbles with him wherever he goes, gifting them to ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 05:06
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In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head the doctors Art Markman and Robert Duke discuss “distance” with KUT’s Rebecca McInroy.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 07:29
Caption: Denise Kiernan
In her new book, journalist Denise Kiernan shares the never before told story of the young women who played a crucial role in one of the most signi...

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  • Added: Jul 04, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Man throwing cast net , Credit: Mangrove Action Project | MarinePhotobank.org
In the last edition of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill suggested reciprocity as a value on which to build our response to the environmental deg...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 05:13
Caption: Vintage Tomorrow's jacket cover, Credit: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
The late 19th century was an age of rapid technological change. It’s happening again today. Through interviews with experts such as Willaim Gibson,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Nancy Jackson
In her role with the Chemical Security Engagement program of the U.S. Department of State, Nancy Jackson travels throughout Asia and the Middle Eas...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Professor William E. Halal
There are no crystal balls. No one really knows the direction technology is going to take us. But, there are always those best guesses.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 2
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Bobby speaks with James Goi, Jr., Author, Speaker, Coach. Mr. Goi just wrote an awesome book entitled, "How to Attract Money Using Mind Power".

  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:44:50