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Caption: LightSail 2 successfully deployed its sails in the May 23rd Day In The Life Test, Credit: Jason Davis
The Planetary Society’s solar sail spacecraft was in the middle of a critical test as we spoke with the Society’s Bruce Betts and Jason Davis. Mat...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, KFCF FM, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: May 23, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Jason Koger with a Big Whitetail Buck , Credit: Jason Koger
When life robs you of your bow and arrow, just pick up a crossbow or gun instead. Jason Kroger knows this all too well after colliding with a downe...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:13:36
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Astronomer Ramanath Cowsik describes the history of dark matter and how his discovery influenced the way scientists think about dark matter in the ...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 09:00
Caption: Biohackers grow their own ink from soil-dwelling bacteria., Credit: La Paillasse
What does it mean to live in a world where biotech is done for and by the people? How long might it be until we are all growing our own ink, laund...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: DANCE music you can LISTEN to.
The best of what's new in Electronica, Deep House, Indie Dance/Nu Disco, Drum & Bass, House, Tech House, and Techno. Plus, Mongo Speaks!

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Nov 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A telescoped version of NASA audio as it tells the public specifics about the shuttle as it glides in for a landing.

Bought by KPIK-LP and KMUZ


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Sliman Bensmaia explains the sense of touch.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMUD, WYAP, and KPVL


  • Added: Aug 20, 2014
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 4
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On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at the CERN particle accelerator in Switzerland, announced the debut of the World Wide Web, marking...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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For the past fifty years physicists around the world have been trying to create a fusion power reactor, harnessing the processes deep inside of sta...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Mining provides the resources for many products we use every day, but it's more than just a big corporate enterprise. Listen in for a look at some ...

  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 21:34
Caption: Bevin Parks
Women chemists who are also trying to raise a family can get a lot of heat, even from other women, says Bevin Parks. It helps, she says, to get to ...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:12
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Civilization was built by the sea. The 20th century waterfront was an accumulation of functions that were best placed on or near the coast. As popu...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sinclair McKay joins us to discuss The History of the Wartime Codebreaking.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 30:20
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Volt, Credit: Sheri Quinn
Now more than just a battery that powers your car, 22 year-old engineer Hunter Wu is implementing a plan to install electric pads into the nation's...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 29:30
Caption: David Eagleman, Credit: eagleman.com
David Eagleman suggests prejudices may be hard-wired into our brains; a new real-time film celebrating 50 years since Yuri Gagarin went into space;...

Bought by PRX Remix and KVSC


  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 2
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Daily rundown of Tech History

  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 06:17
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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
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Take a tour of the greenest building in Manhattan.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2008
  • Length: 19:56
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An exploration of the therapeutic technique of neurofeedback and its goal of recalibrating the rhythms of the brain

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, and CKMO


  • Added: Sep 29, 2006
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 3
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Going inside the operating room with a man having brain surgery for Parkinson's disease.

  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 24:40