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Science unscripted (DW) 06/04/2024

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

The vending machine experiment (or why you don’t live in a tree)

Marc Cornier, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the brain’s role in weight control and obesity.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that our brains play an important role in regulating appetite and food intake? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, M...

Great River -- Groks Science Show 2024-06-05

From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show

Boyce Upholt discussed his book, The Great River.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City

Climate Connections June 10 - July 5, 2024

From: ChavoBart Digital Media
Series: Climate Connections

This month on Climate Connections Maine college builds climate-friendly dorm out of wood, cancer patients can face treatment disruptions during ext...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KWSO, KTSW 89.9, KCNP, WNIN and more

Post Social Media

From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science

Before you check your social media feeds today. And post. And post again. And get into an argument on Twitter, lose track of time and wonder where ...

Bought by KZUM, WRGY, WMUU-LP, KMUN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more

Lungfish

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about one of the planet's most ancient species that's still around today: lungfish. Dr. Irene Salinas is...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KRSC, KMXT, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KECG and more

Will Solar & Wind Power Our Future? Part 2

From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch

Leia Guccione and Robert Bryce continue the conversation about whether or not solar and wind could one day power the world.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

801-Jacqui’s PHA

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Caption: Astronaut on an Asteroid , Credit: NASA (Advanced Concepts Program)

My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Jacqueline Fazekas was asteroid hunting with our small but mighty Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow, Arizona when sh...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, KKRN, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more

Alexis Temkin, Ph.D., Toxicologist, Environmental Working Group, discusses the 2024 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that pesticides are widely used in U.S. agriculture and residues may remain on and in the foods we eat, even after washing or processi...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

Trauma Valley -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-29

From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show

Banning Lyon discussed his book, The Chair and the Valley.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City

Science unscripted (DW) 05/28/2024

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

This week on the show: What to do when your hair falls out

Bought by WFHB and Central Florida Public Media

Skeptic Check: Feeling Risky

From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science

It’s not just facts that inform our decisions. They’re also guided by how those facts feel. From deciding whether to buckle our seat belts to addre...

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, KZUM, WRGY, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more

Why did I see a bunch of dead fish in the Providence River?

From: Possibly

One Possibly listener wondered why she saw so many dead fish in the water last spring. Turns out it’s called a fish kill – which can happen when th...

Bought by Raven Radio