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Top of Mind - The Pros and Cons of Treating Social Issues as Epidemics

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

What are the pros and cons of treating social issues - like violence, opioids, loneliness and obesity – as epidemics?

Bought by KOWS and KMXT

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)

905: The Hidden Geometry Of Everything / 906: On The Road Again, 6/8/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "The Hidden Geometry Of Everything" - The human brain is naturally mathematical. But there's one particular kind of math that's the secre...

2024-06-07 Rekindling Our Relationship With Wildfire

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One

Summer means peak wildfire season. And recently, we’ve seen some of the most destructive wildfires in recorded history. For years the message arou...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KOWS, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMXT, and KICI Iowa City

240607 : Rekindling Our Relationship With Wildfire, 6/7/2024

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed

Summer means peak wildfire season. And recently, we’ve seen some of the most destructive wildfires in recorded history. For years the message arou...

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

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

This Week in Water for June 2, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

“Day Zero” Approaches in Mexico City. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KBCS 91.3 FM 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

This Is Science Season 2: Science Boogaloo

From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix

Jess has the details on some recent UCS victories in the real world, and gives a preview of what you can expect for the second season of This Is Sc...

Season 1, Episode 44 - 'Maintaining Monkeys' feat Andrea Dempsey

From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1

Exploring the fight to save monkeys from extinction with Andrea Dempsey

Bought by WOJB

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

Will Solar & Wind Power Our Future? Part 1

From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch

Robert Bryce, a best-selling author, and Leia Guccione, Managing Director of Carbon Free Electricity at RMI, discuss solar and wind energy.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

800-Telescope Reborn

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Caption: In an artist’s rendering, light from quasars passes through intergalactic clouds of hydrogen gas. The light offers clues to the structure of the distant cosmos, Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld and DESI

In an astonishing rebirth, the Mayall 4-m telescope has jumped to the forefront of astronomy once again because it is sturdy and precise enough to...

Bought by KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP, KGLP and more

Peter Annin, author of Purified: How Recycled Sewage is Transforming Our Water.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that astronauts’ liquid wastes are recycled into drinking water in space? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melind...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

Science unscripted (DW) 05/14/2024 - Do drugs make us more creative?

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

On this week's program - What (and how much) you should eat if you're pregnant. How do elephants greet one another? And a definitive answer to a qu...

Bought by WFHB

Educability -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-22

From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show

Dr. Leslie Valiant discussed his book, The Importance of Being Educable.

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

How can buses become a climate solution?

From: Possibly

The transportation sector is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gasses in the U.S., and cars make up most of those emissions. So how can public ...

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana

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