PRX - Pieces for Topic: Science

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

691 results


TRAPPIST-1: A System Full of Hope
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Aside from our own solar system, one of the most studied stellar systems lies about 40 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Aquar...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Evidence of an Exoplanet in Another Galaxy
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Welcome to Exoplanet Radio, I’m Tony Darnell. Astronomers have found evidence of a possible planet outside of our Milky Way galaxy. If confirmed, t...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 04:03
The First Exoplanet of James Webb Space Telescope
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
The Webb Space Telescope observed this planet as it passed between the telescope and the host star, LHS 475. By watching the spectra of that star ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Exoplanet that Shouldn't Exist
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Astronomers have found a planet around a red giant star that should have been destroyed, yet it still exists, leaving astronomers to wonder why the...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Proxima Centauri b: The Closest Exoplanet To Us
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Did you know that the closest star to us has a planet around it that may be habitable? In 2016 astronomers discovered a planet around the red-dwarf...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
JWST Measures Temperature of Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Of all the exoplanets we’ve discovered so far, the most exciting when it comes to finding life elsewhere, reside in the system known as TRAPPIST-1.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
Exoplanets Are Everywhere
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Did you know that the discovery of other planets in orbit around other stars is a very recent one? Only 25 years ago, we had no idea there were an...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
The Promise of Kepler-22b
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Today, we are going to explore a remarkable world that lies beyond our solar system: Kepler-22b. This planet is one of the first confirmed exoplane...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Rogue Planets: Not All Exoplanets Orbit Stars
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
One of the most exciting recent discoveries in astronomy has been the existence of planets around other stars.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
What is an Exoplanet?
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
There are many types of planets around other stars

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
Welcome to Exoplanet Radio
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Exoplanet Radio takes you on a journey to the farthest and coolest planets in the galaxy. Every day we will share with you some of the most amazing...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
The New Chemist's Podcast- Insights from IU as an ACS Bridge Fellow and GEM Fellow
From: David Ferguson
Piece image
In this episode, I reflect on a keystone moment in graduate school, within which I worked on my graduate thesis that was centered around the signif...

  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:14:46
BD - One of our greatest planetary astronomers: Heidi Hammel!
From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot
Caption: Heidi Hammel with her Uranus and Neptune plushies and the JWST, Credit: ARCS Foundation
Dave is joined by special co host Kendall Hall, assistant physics professor at CSU Chico for a very special conversation with one of America's grea...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach


  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Engineering Meat Cruelty-Free, with Dr. Katie Kam
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Piece image
Cultivated meat has the potential to disrupt the meat industry, and engineer Dr. Katie Kam joins the podcast to talk about it. Katie founded BioBQ...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:20
AMOS 23.012: The Power of Cute, 1/17/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Power of Cute

  • Added: Jan 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
Cybersecurity Awareness Month, with Nicole Bushong
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Piece image
As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, cybersecurity engineer Nicole Bushong shares essential cybersecurity habits and tools for keepin...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:42:33
Solve Real Problems and Win Real Prizes, with Autumn and George Dowdy and Ann Woo
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Pictured counterclockwise from top-right: George Dowdy, Autumn Dowdy, and Ann Woo.
The Solve for Tomorrow design competition from Samsung is starting up again, and three guests join the podcast to explain how it works, and why sch...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2022
  • Length: 56:46
AMOS 22-155: Learning English? Try Latin, 8/5/2022
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Learning English? Try Latin

  • Added: Jul 28, 2022
  • Length: 02:00
The Physics Circus Teaches Science, with Joseph Ziegel
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Physics Circus presenters light up a pickle with electricity., Credit: The Physics Circus
The Physics Circus at The University of Texas at Austin tries to attract kids to science using loud and entertaining demonstrations that might not ...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:29
Beyond Knowledge
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: William Halal
For the past 20-years or so, our society has been deep in the Knowledge Age. Now, it’s about to be replaced by the digital revolution and artificia...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Public School Ransomware, Cosmic Dust, Voice Cloning
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
Piece image
Topic 1: How to protect schools from hackers trying to get children's information. Topic 2: Hundreds of space rocks and dust are falling through Ea...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
The Science Journal for Kids, with Tanya Dimitrova
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Tanya Dimitrova, founder of Science Journal for Kids, Credit: Courtesy of Tanya Dimitrova
Do scientific research articles sometimes sound like another language? To K-12 students, very often it’s yes. Tanya Dimitrova tried to help solve...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 48:59
Design Biomolecular Circuits, with Dr. Xiaojing Gao
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Piece image
What is synthetic biology? Researcher and professor Dr. Xiaojing Gao introduces this cutting edge field. He explains how his lab at Stanford Univer...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2021
  • Length: 27:54
A Video Game for Designing Robots, with Dan White
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Screenshot of the game RoboCo., Credit: Filament Games
Learning in robotics doesn’t have to take weeks, if you can design, build, and test a robot in hours in a video game. Dan White, CEO of Filament G...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2021
  • Length: 51:41
Robotics Competitions after 2021, with Dan Mantz
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: A student robotics team works on a robot., Credit: REC Foundation
The Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation has been running robotics programs for youth for years, including the widespread global com...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2021
  • Length: 37:29