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Science can describe everything about the physical world, but can it say anything at all reliable about God? Can Science Talk God? For centuries, S...
- Added: Feb 01, 2016
- Length: 53:52
- Purchases: 9
The Cosmos is overwhelming. We humans stand between astonishingly large galaxies and the vanishingly small atoms. What does it all mean? What about...
- Added: Jan 25, 2016
- Length: 53:52
- Purchases: 7
Consciousness is a mystery. What is private, inner experience all about? What is the meaning of consciousness? Is mind only an accident of biology ...
- Added: Jan 18, 2016
- Length: 53:51
- Purchases: 7
The idea that we might encounter aliens seems like the stuff of science fiction, but the possibilities demand serious thought. Could our existence ...
- Added: Jan 11, 2016
- Length: 53:51
- Purchases: 9
Glenn Stone explores the controversies around genetically modified crops and the effects of biotechnology on farmers in India.
- Added: Jan 04, 2016
- Length: 10:30
Time spent under the natural night sky is one of the great joys of being human.
Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WYAP and more
- Added: Oct 29, 2015
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 7
Profile of New Brunswick, Canada researcher and environmental health advocate Inka Milewski
- Added: Oct 24, 2015
- Length: 29:42
A small asteroid survives a close approach to planet Earth.
Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WYAP and more
- Added: Oct 22, 2015
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 8
Pluto is ready for its close up - but the near encounter during this historic flyby will last less than three minutes. Be ready for the action wit...
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KREV-LP, WRGY, KSKQ, KPVL and more
- Added: Jul 10, 2015
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 12
This Earth Day, we’re taking the planet’s pulse—and our own. What are the "dragons of inaction" that keep us from changing our behaviors, even if w...
Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WSKG, KMUD, CHSR-FM 97.9, KWIT and more
- Added: Apr 10, 2015
- Length: 53:53
- Purchases: 11
This Earth Day, we’re taking the planet’s pulse—and our own. What are our "dragons of inaction" that keep us from changing our behaviors, even if w...
- Added: Apr 10, 2015
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 6
In the Oregon State Legislature, since the beginning of the 2015 session, the Joint Committee on Implementing Measure 91 has held a series of infor...
- Added: Mar 22, 2015
- Length: 05:42
What’s it like to hear voices? Are they hallucinations or a normal human experience?
- Added: Dec 18, 2014
- Length: 52:22
In December 2012, a two-ton instrument built to detect cosmic rays ascended into the Antarctic sky, carried by a balloon the size of a football fie...
- Added: Mar 12, 2014
- Length: 14:00
Physics professor James Buckley has spent part of his career hunting for neutralinos, a yet-undiscovered type of particle that may hold the answer ...
- Added: Mar 12, 2014
- Length: 12:00
Writer’s block! That phrase might induce panic and a recollection of a familiar experience. It’s a very common phenomenon. So, what is it?
When...
- Added: Feb 27, 2014
- Length: 07:19
“Hey, you’re smart!” That feels good to hear, doesn’t it? Praise always feels good to hear, but not all praise motivates us to try new things, ch...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Feb 21, 2014
- Length: 07:20
- Purchases: 1
A traumatic event in life is like a scratch on a record. Every time the record player, or your mind, runs over the scratch, it skips. This skippi...
- Added: Feb 14, 2014
- Length: 07:20
Why is it hard to have just one of those delicious slices of pound cake over the holidays? Well, it turns out it has less to do with the creamy but...
Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
- Added: Jan 03, 2014
- Length: 07:20
- Purchases: 1
It’s that time of the year when we resolve to drink less, exercise more, save money, etc. It may feel really good to intend to do “better” in the n...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMPG, and Georgia Public Broadcasting
- Added: Dec 27, 2013
- Length: 07:20
- Purchases: 3
Prof. Doug Wiens describes his explorations of Antarctica. Wiens uses seismographs to study the physics behind ice movement and examine questions a...
- Added: Dec 20, 2013
- Length: 12:26
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
Life is terminal. Whether we like it or not, time marches on, and as it does, we age. One of the most challenging realities for everyone to face ...
- Added: Dec 05, 2013
- 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
To what degree are we born a blank slate, and how much are we a result of our influence by our environment? Consensus: Nature or nurture is the wr...
- Added: Sep 27, 2013
- Length: 07:20
