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For most of human history, famine was only a single bad harvest away. Now, thanks to modern agriculture and fertilizers, we’ve almost eliminated hu...
- Added: Jun 05, 2014
- Length: 02:00
One promising new treatment for diabetes is transplanting healthy pancreatic cells into diabetics to restore their ability to digest sugars. What a...
- 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
Spacefest is the annual celebration of all things space, including space art, memorabilia, and the many astronauts who attend. Planetary Radio visi...
Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM
- Added: May 27, 2014
- Length: 28:50
- Purchases: 2
What happens when we feel guilt and shame? Our hearts may pound, we may feel sad, we might even want to cry. Physiologically our response to both s...
- Added: May 06, 2014
- Length: 07:20
Our world these days is laden with a constant flow of information. It’s unavoidable.
But how do we determine what information to believe? Once we...
- Added: May 06, 2014
- Length: 07:20
Finally found: an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone. You’ll hear lead scientist Elisa Quintana make the announcement. Then OSIRIS REx miss...
Bought by WMNF, WESM 91.3 FM, WOUB, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Apr 17, 2014
- Length: 28:51
- Purchases: 4
Dan Goleman wrote the book called Emotional Intelligence in 1995. The book generated enormous interest in the science of emotional intelligence and...
- Added: Apr 07, 2014
- Length: 55:42
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
New guidelines could maximize transplant success by better matching donated kidneys with recipients.
- Added: Mar 31, 2014
- Length: 01:00
As human beings, we are, in fact, creatures. Like any other living organism, energy conservation is of highest priority to our vibrant being, whet...
- Added: Jan 16, 2014
- Length: 07:20
So how do we define delusion? Well, actually, like most other things, that definition can be left up to the person who is doing the defining. Mer...
- Added: Nov 28, 2013
- Length: 07:20
If you live in the modern world, as I’m sure you do, you’re probably very familiar with the common occurrence of witnessing two people standing ne...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Nov 11, 2013
- Length: 07:20
- Purchases: 1
So how do we define our Locus of Control? Essentially, it is our positioning of ourselves within our perception of the world and the way that we p...
- Added: Oct 10, 2013
- Length: 08:00
Dolphin sexual habits are terrifying - 14 cases of human death by dolphin rape each year in the US!
- Added: Sep 27, 2013
- Length: 03:13
Before the launch of the Voyager probes, Carl Sagan was given the daunting task of assembling a guide to all things human. Something that would fit...
- Added: Sep 10, 2013
- Length: 01:44
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
Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2013
- Length: 21:58
When Anne, a young Canadian woman in the 1950’s, is told it’s not possible to study giraffe in the wilds of Africa because she’s a woman, she sets...
- Added: Jul 19, 2013
- Length: 01:05:24
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
Juana Acrivos, professor emeritus of chemistry at San Jose State University, reminds us that sometimes we must leave our expectations at the door—w...
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 02:37
This week on Into It, Andrew Bales explores space dives, an extreme jump that tests the limits of technology and the wills of dare devils.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 18, 2013
- Length: 01:44
- Purchases: 1
Ever wonder why some leaders appear unwilling to pay attention to others' feelings? Ever wonder why a particular person really upsets you and you c...
- Added: May 20, 2012
- Length: 54:01
Bestselling author Joel Garreau shows in his book, Radical Evolution, that we are at a turning point in history. At this moment we are engineering...
- Added: Nov 16, 2011
- Length: 28:58
In the Chihuahuan Desert, we spend fall, winter, spring and summer talking about our fifth season—the rainy season. What does its arrival mean for ...
Bought by KENW
- Added: Apr 07, 2011
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 1
