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A.D.H.D. Nation
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Alan Schwartz
A high percentage of children in the United States are getting diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, as it’s become known.

Bought by KCBX and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 13, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Kitchens of the Future (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-How to get kids excited about learning science. -The kitchens of the future: pre-fabricated and internet interactive. -The state of bridges in thi...

Bought by WCNY, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KEDT, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2016
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 8
Imagine All The People
From: Pien Huang
Caption: Casey and his mother Sarah., Credit: Pien Huang
Casey's just four, but he already has a grandson - or so he says. What can imaginary friends do for kids and adults?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 4
The Sex Education You Wish You Had
From: Gordon Whiting
Series: In Deep with Angie Coiro: Live at Kepler's
Caption: Angie Coiro, Credit: Host, Senior Producer
Show #81 Hour 2 April 18, 2015 | Guests: Julie Metzger and Dr. Robert Lehman, Sex and Health Educators at Great Conversations, Seattle WA.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:51
  • Purchases: 2
Life After Stress: The Biology of Trauma and Resilience
From: Karen Brown
Caption: Orphans in Romania., Credit: Mike Carroll for Harvard University
What makes some people able to cope with life's challenges better than others? A growing field of science is peering into the brain to find an answer.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:13
  • Purchases: 2
Food Sleuth Radio, Harold Goldstein Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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The beverage industry spends billions of dollars each year convincing us that sugary beverages will make us “happy.” In reality, sugar-laden drink...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Why The Road Ahead For Psychology is Narrow
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Jean Piaget was born in 1896 in Switzerland, and he died in 1980. His background was in biology and he became especially fascinated with studying ...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
Two Guys on Your Head: Mental Illness From Outside
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Living with a mental illness is difficult – not only for the sufferer, but for caregivers, friends and family. In this edition of Two Guys on Your...

  • Added: May 09, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
Two Guys on Your Head: Praise
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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“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
Two Guys on Your Head: Creativity
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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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
Global Ethics Corner: Should Childhood Vaccinations Be Mandatory?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Childhood vaccination programs have been met with skepticism and hostility in the U.S. Some oppose them on religious grounds, while others worry ab...

  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:05
6 Seconds: A Global Organization leading the way to Social and Emotional Learning
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Emotion Roadmap Leading to social and emotional learning in schools
6 Seconds is a global organization and network supporting people to create positive change - everywhere, all the time. With offices in ten countri...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 55:24
Toxic Stress: Why Abuse and Trauma Linger into Adulthood
From: Karen Brown
Caption: Kathy Picard, Credit: Karen Brown
It's no surprise that early trauma can effect someone for years to come, but researchers in Massachusetts are starting to understanding what exactl...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPIK-LP, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 3
Shyness
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A multiyear study begun at Harvard follows shy babies into adulthood. As producer Kelley Libby reports, 15 to 20 percent of us grow up to be shy.

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Hummingbird
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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This is a sweet segment on one of the smallest but best known little birds.

Bought by KDUR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and Remix Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 3
To Test or Not to Test
From: With Good Reason
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If you could have your DNA screened for your risk for disease, would you do it?

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
AUTISM: MEET THE BROCKERTS
From: WOSU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Parents of a 10 year old boy with autism tell their story

  • Added: Nov 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:26
This I Believe - Carole Chabries
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Attempting to have a baby led Carole Chabries to appreciate the complexities of the human body.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 3
Listening by Design
From: Stasia DeMarco
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Feature on Hearing Technology for the Deaf

Bought by WGCU


  • Added: May 14, 2004
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
Computers, Videos and TV: Their Effect on Children
From: Barry Vogel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Effect on the developing brain of computers, video and television

  • Added: Dec 13, 2003
  • Length: 29:00