PRX - Pieces for Topic: Science

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-Pulitzer Prize winning author Dan Fagin on how a small town fought against pollution and the polluters. -Marc Edwards who helped uncover the water...

Bought by WJCT, WLPR , KRZA, KMUN, WUGA (part of GPB) and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2017
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: The Wine Fellers
Meet the Founder of Shower Beer, Beer Specifically Created for the Shower.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 59:59
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After years of unusual episodes dating back to her childhood, Anita went to the doctor and was told there was nothing medically wrong with her. "Sh...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2017
  • Length: 42:40
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The author of Dreamland on the opioid crisis rocking America - A new study shows that opioid addiction may begin on the operating table - One fathe...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: :29
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The author of Dreamland on the opioid crisis rocking America - A new study shows that opioid addiction may begin on the operating table - One fathe...

Bought by WCNY, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 13
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The author of Dreamland on the opioid crisis rocking America - A new study shows that opioid addiction may begin on the operating table

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WJCT, WCQS, WUGA (part of GPB), KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
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Some people run long distances. Why do they do this? What happens to the body when it goes long distances and when it can’t go anymore? Why are som...

Bought by KVSC and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 23:27
  • Purchases: 2
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We improve our movements. This is called motor learning and it is a very subconscious activity. Hear about the subconscious subverting the consciou...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: 15:54
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If you dip your toe into the running world, you'll notice a variety of claims about efficiency and speed from coaches and athletes. Surprisingly, w...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 07:39
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Running hasn't always been popular and neither has its research. A small group of biomechanists rethought the way we use our bodies to run and it's...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 3
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A look back at how outsiders have influenced medicine throughout time.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2016
  • Length: 13:51
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The best athletes are experts at automatizing their movements. When monitored correctly, they experience peak performances. Hear psychologists and ...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2016
  • Length: 12:55
Caption: Looking out for you
Challenges come in many forms both personal and professional. An expert in the field of emotional intelligence, Geetu Bharwaney, has combined the k...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:09
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Science is a process of determining what is reality objectively. How do we sift the subjective from the objective for understanding economic propos...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2016
  • Length: 03:59
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An exploration of the work being done in Washington State's Skagit Valley to better understand and prepare for the effects of a changing climate.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 54:17
Caption: Poppies, Credit: Claude Monet
Mark Rollins explores the ways that our brains encounter and interpret art.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 11:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Emile Bruneau
We talk with two experts about how advances in the field of neuroscience may transform conflict resolution on an individual and global scale.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
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30-second promo for Closer To Truth Radio Hour Series

Bought by KGOU, WPSU, WCPN, KVCR, KRDP and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 7
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Our universe began far smaller than a proton. Today we have galaxies, stars, planets, people. How does Complexity Come from Simplicity? The laws of...

Bought by KGOU, WCPN, KRDP, KWMR, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 8
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Sports occupy our thoughts, drive emotions, and move our lives. What are they? Hear the controversy, definitions, and statistics that build to a p...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 12:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Some atheists claim that the existence of evil is inconsistent with an all-powerful, all-good God. Does Evil Disprove God? God-believers invoke the...

Bought by KGOU, KRDP, KWMR, KSUT, WRGY and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 6
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We explore Atheism, from classical arguments against God to latest scientific thinking showing no need for God. In recent years, a new wave of aggr...

Bought by KGOU, KRDP, KWMR, KSUT, WRGY and more


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 6
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Are Science and Religion they compatible? Are they at war? Can Science Deal With God? Both Science and Religion pursue big truths and offer total s...

Bought by KGOU, KRDP, KWMR, KSUT, WRGY and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 7
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Suppose intelligent, self-conscious, knowledge-seeking aliens do exist? What Would Intelligent Aliens Mean? Whether or not we are alone in the univ...

Bought by KGOU, KRDP, KWMR, KSUT, and CFBX


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 5
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Why does it “feel like something” to see, hear, taste and think? What’s our private, inner experience all about? Why is Consciousness So Mysterious...

Bought by KGOU, KRDP, WCPN, KWMR, KSUT and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 8