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The rise of the wellness industry and marketing of wellness products moves us away from the individualized practices that actually make us feel hea...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Boise State Public Radio, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 8

  • Added: Jul 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: A Moment of Science
Thinking About Picking Up an Instrument?

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Jul 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: A Moment of Science
Differences in Brain Activity May Determine How Smart You Are

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Dec 12, 2016
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Dec 12, 2016
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Dec 12, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Elektro the Moto-Man and his Little Dog Sparko, created by Westinghouse Electric Company for the 1939 World’s Fair., Credit: New York City Public Library
Maria Lane, author of Geographies of Mars, relates what Percival Lowell observed on the red planet. This segment comes from BackStory's episode "Th...

Bought by Radio Newark and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: John Adams presented to King George III, in 1785, as first American ambassador to the English court. Wood engraving, 19th century., Credit: The Granger Collection, New York.
From BackStory's episode on reconciliation in American history. Anthropologist Orin Starn tells us about the the battle between the Smithsonian and...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Paintings by Craig Moran, Credit: Jenny Chen
Visual stylometry is a new branch of mathematics that uses mathematics to determine the style of a particular artists' body of work. In this piece ...

Bought by WDBM, WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. W. Brian Arthur discussed the nature of technology.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 15, 2009
  • Length: 32:12
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s no news flash that, over the years, one of the dirtiest sources of energy has been coal; in fact, it’s among the top contributors to carbon di...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2