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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...

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...

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 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 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 KBBI Alaska, KZUM, WRGY, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP 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...

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 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 KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP, KGLP, KRWG 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 ...

Beyond the Standard Model

From: Big Picture Science

Ever heard of a beauty quark? How about a glueball? Physics is full of weird particles that leave many of us scratching our heads. But these tiny p...

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, RadioFreePalmer and more

Water Treatment

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

This week on The Children’s Hour, how do cities and towns ensure the water coming out of our tap is clean, and where does it come from? Then, when ...

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

Plastic in the Placenta with Dr. Marcus Garcia

From: Doug Wood

The scientist who isolated tiny pieces of plastic in human placenta tissue is our guest.

Bought by WMUU-LP

The New Theory of Being Human-Dr. Joseph LeDoux, Emotional Brain Institute

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show

Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series

Full of provocative ideas and startling insights, this interview withi Smithsonian Associate Joseph LeDoux, is essential listening for anyone inter...

Season 1, Episode 42 - 'Snowfall' feat Dr Andrew Schwartz

From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1

The study of snowfall and snowpack, and its importance in our lives.

Bought by WOJB

Got Milk -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-15

From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show

This week's science roundup looks at milk, water, and anger.

Bought by KICI Iowa City

This Week in Water for May 19, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

Are Banks Banking on Climate Chaos? 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

799-Nature's Gateways

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Caption: Milky Way Rising Over the Gila Wilderness, Credit: Steven Miller

The Cosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctuary and the Aldo Leopold Gila Wilderness in New Mexico are gateways to nature where man is only ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, Raven Radio, KGLP and more

What’s the Future of Natural Gas?

From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch

Dr. Naomi Boness, Managing Director of the Natural Gas Initiative at Stanford University and Rachel Fakhry, Analyst for the Climate & Clean Air pro...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

899: Being body conscious / 900: Secrets of alchemy, 5/18/2024

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

HOUR ONE: "Being body conscious" - When you look at your body in the mirror, do you love what you see? Do you pick out the things you don’t like? M...

Science unscripted (DW) 05/21/2024 - Mea culpa!

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

Science unscripted got an email this week about orgasms. What's more, someone wrote to let us know why a dying countess in a classic German novel w...

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WFHB

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