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Science unscripted (Spectrum) 11/14/23
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: The future of weather forecasting — and our listeners had some really interesting things to say about tattoos.

Bought by WFHB and Central Florida Public Media


  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Science unscripted (Spectrum) 10/31/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Three people. Ever. That's how many have been cured of HIV. We visited one of them to learn about the extraordinarily rare (...

Bought by WFHB and Central Florida Public Media


  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Science unscripted - Birdsong and sexual harrassment
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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On this week's show, why are birds and the noise they make so good for us? Also, we learn why the response to sexual harrassment is so much differe...

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WFHB


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Science unscripted 05/02/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup – Food for thoughts

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  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Science unscripted (DW) 04/11/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Science unscripted from Bonn/Germany.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
Science unscripted 03/28/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup — The sound of grass (not) growing

  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
Science unscripted 03/07/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Drunk yourself dizzy? Have a shot of liver hormone

  • Added: Mar 10, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
Science unscripted 02/28/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup — For couples, 'we-talk' is how to get the harmony going

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
176: Math Pain
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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If you're like Trace, the thought of math makes you want to run and hide; that anxiety, that tightness in your chest, the weird shooting pains (wai...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
158: Spider Pulley
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Arachnophobes BEWARE! Imagine a spider that uses special silk to lift something that's 50 times bigger than itself. There is a video! You must wat...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 04:59
156: Smell This
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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What is that weird smell? It's called trimethylamine (TMA) and for most of us it stinks like rotten fish. For a small percentage of people it smell...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 05:04
122: Good George Dantzig
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In the movie Good Will Hunting, Will is a janitor at MIT--he solves some impossible math problems and shocks the professors. That origin story is t...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
107: What Dogs Dream
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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You've probably seen a dog sleeping soundly with their legs pedaling. Is Fido really dreaming of chasing a tennis ball? Let's find out.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
84: FDC Willard, Physicist
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Trend setting science from 1975. We can't tell you anything else, it would spoil the surprise!

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating the Birthday of Jim Hall
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Jim Hall
(Air Dates: December 3 - 9) On this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of jazz guitarist Jim Hall with our speci...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
65: Kidney Stone Roller Coaster
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Medical science on the fly. Turns out you only need to pull a few G's to loosen that stubborn kidney stone.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2019
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
45: Sneeze Voting
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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African Wild Dogs appear to vote on pack activities by sneezing.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 05, 2019
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
36: Cougar Screams
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Cougars are beautiful and stealthy solitary hunters. Until they want to mate. Then they sound like a person being run through a garbage compactor. ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2019
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 2
Synthetic Wine?
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: Red Solo Wine Glass
We learn about Synthetic Wine. We also check the Mailbag and cherish a visit from Alex, The Wine Guru, as he discusses Sexy Chardonnay. A fun sho...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Movie Medicine - Part 2
From: FOOLY BOO
Series: This Won't Hurt A Bit
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Medicine in the movies! We had so much to discuss about the medicine in these movies, that we made this a two-part special. Up next is The Revenant...

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 20:41
  • Purchases: 1
Movie Medicine - Part 1
From: FOOLY BOO
Series: This Won't Hurt A Bit
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Medicine in the Movies! This week we examine medical procedures in cinema.

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 31:55
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #38, Erin
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Hurray, another show about language! Join us as we learn every curse word there ever was! That’s not true, we just talk about language, but it’s wi...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
Frogs and Toads -- Groks Science Show 2009-07-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Lang Elliot discussed the songs of frogs and toads

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 30:23
  • Purchases: 1
Hollywood Science
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Physicists review and rate Hollywood movies for science accuracy

Bought by KZSC and KTNA


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 07:16
  • Purchases: 2