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How Could Plastic Surgery Alleviate Migraines? And Why Are Some Neurologists Wary?
From: Michael Miller
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Some plastic surgeons are touting an unexpected benefit of cosmetic surgery: it may help alleviate migraine pain. But neurologists are skeptical a...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 11:01
  • Purchases: 1
Pathways to Exploration: Space Analyst John Logsdon on the National Research Council Human Spaceflight Report
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Gemini Spacewalker, Credit: NASA
The National Research Council released its long-awaited report June 4th. Distinguished space policy analyst John Logsdon returns to Planetary Radi...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Jun 17, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
WorldCanvass: The Crossroads Project (Part 4)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Art and science meet at the crossroads in this program focused on climate change, sustainability, and the future of our planet and ourselves. This ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 23:05
Up to Speed: Remedial Math and Community Colleges (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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For every ten students who go to community college for an associate’s degree, only one graduates in three years. Is it time to overhaul the communi...

Bought by WCNY and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 2
Grapefruit Juice - A Dangerous Mixer
From: David Niesel
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Every day, millions of people who take medications also drink grapefruit juice. I do. But most don’t realize the combination can be toxic and even ...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:00
Are you afraid of climate change?
From: Generation Anthropocene
Series: Generation Anthropocene
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Michael Shellenberger addresses climate change through the eyes of his Breakthrough Institute and offers up some ideas that some see as controversi...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 19:48
Why Your Dog Can Get Vaccinated Against Lyme Disease And You Can’t
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Canine vaccines protect against Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme. The human one was discontinued., Credit: Jesse Costa
Modern science has given us a vaccine to protect against Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. But we don't use it.

Bought by WABE and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 2
Friday is Don’t Fry Day
From: Iowa News Service
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DES MOINES, Iowa - This Friday, May 25, is "Don't Fry Day" to raise awareness about skin cancer prevention. Chuck Reed with the Iowa chapter of the...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:04
Dead Zones
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A renowned marine biologist is studying a silent killer in oceans and bays. Allison Quantz has the story.

Bought by KENW


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Fade To Darkness: The Age Of Alzheimer's (hour special)
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
Caption: Bernice Osborne Pollard and her 74-year-old mother, Mary Osborne, who is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease, Credit: Deb Becker/WBUR
Alzheimer’s is the incurable disease that destroys memory, speech and function. Scientists say the number of Americans with Alzheimer's may triple...

Bought by KOSU, WNYC, KQED, KZYX, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
Arctic Ice Melt
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In recent years, sea ice in the Arctic has been melting at an alarming rate, and scientists are asking why. The science community has recently take...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
From: National Press Club
Series: The National Press Club Luncheon Series
Caption: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko speaks at a National Press Club luncheon, July 18th, 2011.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
Potholes
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
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A pothole is a uniquely American phenomenon. Drive the highways of South Africa, Germany or France and you'll find few ruts and divots. Why pothole...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 3
Wind Up Radio
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
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Story of the inventor of the wind up radio

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:30
Codes & the Internet
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
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The importance of cryptography for the web

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:48
Terrorism & Computers
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
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As terrorist uses more sophisticated technology we face a Faustian bargain in using technology to track them.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:45
Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
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Most technological "breakthroughs" aren't breakthroughs at all, instead they are the result of simple, steady engineering.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:35
Rapid Prototyping
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
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The story of engineer Saul Griffith and his machine that instantly makes lenses for developing countries.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:29
Blackouts: Lessons from the 2003 outage
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
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The lessons from the August 14, 2003 blackout of the United States and Canada.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:01
RFID: Radio frequency identification
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
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RFID: A technology that keeps track of the globe, but may threaten our freedom

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:38
Counting Crowds
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
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How many people attend a demonstration on, say, the Mall in Washington D.C.?The answer is "we don't know" because no one is really counting.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:35
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
Electronic Voting
From: William S. Hammack
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Electronic voting seems ideal, but it may well threaten democracy

  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:40
How much water do we use?
From: William S. Hammack
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A look at how a typical American uses water - a large percentage of which is imported from outside the US!

Bought by Real Estate Today


  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
Wildlife CSI
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Using DNA to catch wildlife poachers

Bought by WABE, Listenwise, New Hampshire Public Radio, KVNF, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 5