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AMOS 23.29: Ancient Roman Parasites, 2/9/2023

From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science

Ancient Roman Parasites

Fuhgeddaboudit

From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science

A thousand years ago, most people didn’t own a single book. The only way to access knowledge was to consult their memory. But technology – from pap...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, KMUN, WMUU-LP and more

Space Oddities: Episode 1-Moon Dust In Your Lungs, Stars In Your Eyes

From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space

Caption: Terry Slezak accidentally came in contact with moon dust during the Apollo 11 quarantine period., Credit: NASA

Episode 1 of Space Oddities discusses NASA's plans to keep the Earth from being contaminated with lunar germs during the Apollo missions. Unfortuna...

Bought by WYAP

Collecting Scientific History, Fighting Dirty Money, Choice Overload

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Topic 1: Collecting scientific artifacts. Topic 2: How to fight dirty money. Topic 3: Are more choices better or worse?

Bought by KOWS

The Tale of Lady Montagu

From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition

Smallpox… the word sounds harmless enough, but this “speckled monster” was the scourge of Western Europe throughout the 1700s. Why did it disappear...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM

What's in a Name?

From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition

Viruses cycle through many names. Recently, the World Health Organization has limited the types of words used to label viruses. However, these rule...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM

Newton-flix

From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition

The bubonic plague forced a young Isaac Newton from his studies. How did he turn catastrophe into a year of wonders? For one, he didn’t have Netflix!

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM

The Silver Lining

From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition

2020 has felt like one disaster after another. Is there light at the end of this tunnel? Luckily, history suggests calamities spark innovations tha...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM

Spectrum 03/17/2020

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

This week on the show: What would you ask a Neanderthal? - We can bring Neanderthals back, a la Jurassic Park, with technologies we have today....

The History of Carbonated Beverages

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

In this episode, our hosts dive into the history of pop, soda, cola, and other popular fizzes liquids.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Nobel Prize

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

In this episode, our hosts will discuss the most notable Nobel prizes in history.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

History of Radio

From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio

Dr. Rhett Allain and Issaak Bartholomew examine the science and history of radio

Bought by Belfast Community Radio

Creeping Towards Viruses

From: Sean Haas
Series: Advent of Computing

Computer viruses today pose a very real threat. However, it turns out that their origins are actually very non-threatening. Today, we are going to ...

Spectrum 07/16/2019

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

This week on the show: Do you want to live on the moon? - Look up at the moon when you get a chance. Because this will be the last decade wher...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle

Rethinking Chernobyl

From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science

The catastrophic explosion at Chernobyl triggered a full-scale destruction of the reactor in the worst nuclear reactor accident in history. But res...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, New Hampshire Public Radio, WMRA and more

Spectrum 03/19/2019

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

This week on the show: What would you ask a Neanderthal? We can bring Neanderthals back, a la Jurassic Park, with technologies we have today. So...

47: Chlorine Trifluoride

From: Trace Kerr

This chemical is no joke. Amy talks about how 1930's scientists discovered the explosive and insanely dangerous compound while trying to find a mor...

42: International Ice Patrol

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Learn a bit about the women and men of the IIP who monitor icebergs in the northern reaches of our Atlantic ocean.

35: Dr. Robert Liston

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Amy Barton has an eye for dangerous and innovative doctors and Dr. Robert Liston is no exception. FYI This episode has some up-close discussions of...

The High Resolution Life

From: Elaine Vitone

Ernest Sternglass' work made possible Apollo 11's first videos from the moon, and he pioneered digital radiology while working at the University of...

The Experimental City

From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat

A domed city of the future right here in Minnesota? It almost happened. On this episode of Art Beat we talk with filmmaker Chad Freidrichs, directo...