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With hundreds of Earth-like planets discovered over the past few years, it’s fair to say we’re on the verge of finding alien life. Two new programs...
- Added: Jul 25, 2014
- Length: 58:37
- Purchases: 2
Joe Palca is one of the best science storytellers out there. As an NPR science correspondent he’s covered all sorts of obscure topics, from soccer-...
Bought by WTJU, Radio Newark, and WTJU
- Added: Jul 22, 2014
- Length: 09:03
- Purchases: 3
From: Michael Miller
Some plastic surgeons are touting an unexpected benefit of cosmetic surgery: it may help alleviate migraine pain. But neurologists are skeptical a...
Bought by Radio Newark
- Added: Jul 17, 2014
- Length: 11:01
- Purchases: 1
In this special episode, Drs. Philip Zimbardo and Christina Maslach tell the story of what ended up being one of the most infamous psychology studi...
Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Radio Catskill, WRPI, and NPR Illinois
- Added: Jun 27, 2014
- Length: 56:03
- Purchases: 5
Doctors may soon be able to tell whether a person could become an alcoholic before they take their first drink. That's the conclusion of a study co...
- Added: Jun 04, 2014
- Length: 08:12
Every year for the past few years, tens of thousand of flytraps have gone missing – from the wild, from gardens, from nurseries. And, really, nobod...
- Added: Apr 24, 2014
- Length: 21:00
- Purchases: 3
WABE reporter Jim Burress takes us to ‘The Bluff’, a neighborhood in Atlanta where a needle exchange program has become a vital part of a strugglin...
Bought by KGNU Community Radio
- Added: Mar 23, 2014
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
NO ONE LIKES A BAD GRADE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH. HOW DOES WASHINGTON STATE RANK AMONG OTHERS IN THE COUNTRY? REPORTER SALLIE BODIE H...
- Added: Mar 22, 2014
- Length: 04:04
When it comes to what society finds attractive many factors play a role. Evolutionarily speaking we tend to be attracted to symmetry, and markers t...
- Added: Dec 20, 2013
- Length: 07:20
The annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union revealed lots of science, some of it astounding. Emily Lakdawalla was there with Advocac...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WESM 91.3 FM
- Added: Dec 17, 2013
- Length: 28:51
- Purchases: 3
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with H. Stephen Lieber, President and CEO of the Healthcare Information Management System...
- Added: Nov 26, 2013
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 2
Biologist Steve Murawski is leading a new team of researchers trying to figure out the long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill—not just on ...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Nov 05, 2013
- Length: 08:03
- Purchases: 1
So how do we define our Locus of Control? Essentially, it is our positioning of ourselves within our perception of the world and the way that we p...
- Added: Oct 10, 2013
- Length: 08:00
Ever been called on in a staff meeting and felt like you weren’t nearly as brilliant or articulate as usual? Well, you’re not alone. One researcher...
- Added: Oct 07, 2013
- Length: 02:36
Bat-Eared Foxes have a unique method of raising their pups - teamwork...
- Added: Sep 27, 2013
- Length: 03:53
Dolphin sexual habits are terrifying - 14 cases of human death by dolphin rape each year in the US!
- Added: Sep 27, 2013
- Length: 03:13
Check out the show with Professors Bob Duke and Art Markman, and then have a nap; refresh and consolidate what you’ve learned. Sleep is a lot more...
- Added: Sep 13, 2013
- Length: 07:20
Biologist Margaret McFall-Ngai is in Bloomington this week and to present "Adventures in Pioneering a Model System of Symbiosis" - this year's Joan...
- Added: Sep 10, 2013
- Length: 08:03
Yawning isn't just contagious among humans, dogs can empathetically catch a yawn from their human owners!
- Added: Aug 27, 2013
- Length: 04:34
Far from being a waste of time, computer games have become a cutting-edge scientific tool. Scientists have enlisted the help of gamers to solve pr...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 18, 2013
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 2
Scientists at Tufts University graft an eye onto the tail of a tadpole and discover that without any direct connection to the brain, the tadpoles c...
- Added: Aug 18, 2013
- Length: 03:11
Think you only look bad when you’re sick? Well it turns out you stink too. That distinctive sick smell, however, could just save your life. Medical...
- Added: Aug 18, 2013
- Length: 04:58
Take 2 parasite worm pills and call me in the morning - Parasites are a new treatment being prescribed for a number of conditions like inflammatory...
- Added: Aug 18, 2013
- Length: 02:57
Interview of Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe: Creating fecal transplants without the poop, Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe at the University of Guelph designed RePOOPu...
- Added: Aug 16, 2013
- Length: 08:34
A new approach for evaluating and assessing autism in children has been published by researchers at Indiana University.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Aug 09, 2013
- Length: 13:56
- Purchases: 1
