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Emotional Intelligence -- Groks Science Show 2023-06-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Patrick Kilcarr discussed his new book, Leading an Emotionally Intelligent Life.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, WYAP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Starstruck with Sarafina El-Badry Nance
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Sarafina El-Badry Nance’s Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark debuted on June 6, 2023. Starstruck shares Sarafina’s emotional and inspiring journey to becoming an astrophysicist, and the powerful role space science can play , Credit: Penguin Random House
Sarafina El-Badry Nance joins Planetary Radio to discuss her new book, Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KVSC, KIYU-FM, KWMR, WJCU and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
Skeptic Check: The Body Electric
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Body Electric, Credit: Seth Shostak
Electricity plays an important role in our everyday lives, including allowing our bodies to communicate internally. But some research claims electr...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KIYU-FM, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
749-Earth Glow(537)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Earth Glow, Credit: NASA/ESA
In 1972 Apollo 16 astronauts took an ultraviolet image of the Earth from the Moon which shows that like the Sun ,the Earth too, has a faint corona ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, Raven Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP, KGLP and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Perceptual Style -- Groks Science Show 2023-05-31
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Gary Jordan discussed his book, Unlock the Power of Your Perception.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Science You've Enabled
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA’s Biomass Production Chamber at the Kennedy Space Center replicates the closed growing environment astronauts will use in space or on other planets to grow fresh crops. NASA scientists Bill Knott, left, and Tom Dreschel examine the growth of crops., Credit: NASA
The second round awardees in a Planetary Society grant program will explore extreme life in super-salty lakes, and study how future Martians will g...

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KVSC, KIYU-FM, KWMR and more


  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Life in the Solar System
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Life in the Solar System, Credit: Seth Shostak
Spewing lava and belching noxious fumes, volcanoes seem hostile to biology. But the search for life off-Earth includes the hunt for these hotheads ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KIYU-FM, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Science Communication -- Groks Science Show 2023-05-24
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Christopher Reddy discussed his new book, Science Communication in a Crisis.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Exoplanet enigma: Unpacking the discovery of a "forbidden" planet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This artist’s conception shows the gas giant TOI-5205b transiting, or passing in front of its host star. This world has been called the “forbidden planet” because of its size and proximity to its small red dwarf star, which goes against our current unders, Credit: Katherine Cain/Carnegie Institution for Science
Shubham Kanodia, the lead on a paper about a so-called “ forbidden planet,” TOI 5202 b, joins us to talk about this strange world and why it's upen...

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, WNED Buffalo, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KVSC, KIYU-FM and more


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Should I idle my car or stop and restart?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re taking on a question from listener Megan Heinz. She often picks up her son at his school in the car pickup line. And she's wondering if...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 2
747-Alone or Not(535)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Solar Sail and Laser Power Interstellar Spacecraft, Credit: Breakthrough Starshot
In our Milky Way Galaxy alone there are probably 25 billion planets located within the habitable zone of its star where there could be air to breat...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KICI Iowa City, KGLP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: May 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Long Illness -- Groks Science Show 2023-05-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Juliet Morgan discussed her book, Long Illness.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Inspiring the next generation through space education
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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In this week's episode of Planetary Radio, we're honoring the educators who inspire young, curious minds to explore the marvels of the Cosmos.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, WNED Buffalo, KIYU-FM, KVSC, WJCU and more


  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
746-Followups(534)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroids, Credit: NASA
Without followup data, many if not most of the Earth approaching objects would be lost as they move away from us leaving us with no idea when they ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KICI Iowa City, KGLP, Raven Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: May 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Sleeping Beauties -- Groks Science Show 2023-05-10
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Andreas Wagner discussed his new book, Sleeping Beauties.

Bought by WYAP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
The case for saving VERITAS
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The VERITAS mission would map Venus with radar and infrared spectroscopy., Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech
Darby Dyar, Deputy Principal Investigator for NASA's VERITAS mission to Venus, joins Planetary Radio to share the human story behind the spacecraft...

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KIYU-FM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, WJCU and more


  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Catching Fire
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Catching Fire, Credit: Seth Shostak
We have too much “bad fire.” Not only destructive wildfires, but the combustion that powers our cars and provides electricity has generated a worry...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WVTF, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KIYU-FM, CHSR-FM 97.9 and more


  • Added: May 08, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
745-100 Moons(533)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Schmidt Telescope Mt. Bigelow, Arizona, Credit: CSS/U. Arizona
A small telescope makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the celestial visitors to our neighborhood

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Raven Radio, KGLP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: May 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
RESCUE, part 17: Technology & the Ocean Pharmacopeia
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week the multi-part RESCUE series continues with an examination of familiar products derived from the ocean that we use to support our ways of...

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 05:04
Entrepreneurial Education -- Groks Science Show 2023-05-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Glen Dunzweiler discussed his book, A Degree in Homelessness.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Adventures at the 2023 Planetary Defense Conference
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The Planetary Society, a co-sponsor of the biennial Planetary Defense Conference, hosted a screening of the movie "Planet Hunters" at the 2023 conference in Vienna, Austria. This image shows the crowd at the event, which senior communications advisor Mat , Credit: Alex Karl
Planetary Radio creator Mat Kaplan shares a look behind the scenes at the 2023 Planetary Defense Conference in Vienna, Austria.

Bought by KVSC, KIYU-FM, Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KWMR, WJCU and more


  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Will ChatGPT Do More Harm Than Good?
From: Open to Debate
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ChatGPT is all the rage. But despite the chatbot’s growing popularity, it’s not without controversy. Critics raise privacy and ethical concerns, an...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WNED Buffalo


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Finding Endurance
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Finding Endurance, Credit: Seth Shostak
In 1915, Endurance, the ship that took Ernest Shackleton to the Antarctic, was slowly crushed and sank. Shackleton, and the 28 men he brought with ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KIYU-FM, CHSR-FM 97.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
The Study That Should Have Stopped Wireless
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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A government study showing cell phones cause cancer has been downplayed by the wireless industry, and for good reason.

Bought by WRFA-LP, WNED Buffalo, and WYAP


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 56:28
  • Purchases: 3
744-Teddy’s Debut(532)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Opening the 60 Inch on Mt. Lemmon , Credit: CSS/U. Arizona
On a recent training night with Teddy Pruyne at the controls of our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, this duo discovered six new Earth App...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, Raven Radio, WTIP, RADIOLEX, KGLP and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9

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