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Physics in Mind -- Groks Science Show 2013-02-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Werner R. Lowenstein discussed quantum physics and the mind.

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 23:27
  • Purchases: 4
Ballooning to the Stars -- Groks Science Show 2013-02-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tristan Matthews discusses how physicists use massive helium balloons launched from the Antarctic to study stellar phenomena.

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 32:51
  • Purchases: 3
Interview with the man who landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars
From: Michael Nevradakis
Series: Dialogos Interview Series
Caption: The Dialogos Interview Series, produced by Dialogos Radio, Credit: Michael Nevradakis
An interview with Dr. Pericles Papadopoulos, the NASA scientist who landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars.

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 24:38
Oxygen, the Menace -- Groks Science Show 2013-02-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Joe Kirschvink discusses oxygen, cyanobacteria, and the Medea hypothesis.

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 25:23
  • Purchases: 4
Digging Peromyscus -- Groks Science Show 2013-02-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Not many laboratories house mice in 3000 pounds of sand, but then not many labs research the burrowing habits of Peromyscus, either. Dr. Hopi Hoek...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 30:27
  • Purchases: 3
Starch Solution -- Groks Science Show 2013-01-30
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. John McDougall discussed the starch solution.

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 25:36
  • Purchases: 4
Humanistic Psychology -- Groks Science Show 2013-01-23
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Jessica Grogan discussed the history of humanistic psychology.

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 26:08
  • Purchases: 2
Jack and the Microbiome -- Groks Science Show 2013-01-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Microbial ecologist Jack Gilbert joins us to discuss the Earth Microbiome Project.

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  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 31:58
  • Purchases: 4
Web 2.0 -- Groks Science Show 2013-01-09
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Terry Chay discusses social networks, viral marketing, and the Obama campaign.

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 27:02
  • Purchases: 4
Fire together, wire together -- Groks Science Show 2013-01-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Jason MacLean joined us to discuss this Hebbian plasticity and the past, present, and future of research on neuronal networks.

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  • Added: Jan 02, 2013
  • Length: 27:21
  • Purchases: 4
Spillover -- Groks Science Show 2012-12-26
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
David Quammen discussed animal infections and the next human pandemic.

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  • Added: Dec 25, 2012
  • Length: 27:21
  • Purchases: 2
The Truth Shall Set You Free -- Groks Science Show 2012-12-12
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Terry Chay discussed the relationship between science and social activism, and the open web.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 30:09
  • Purchases: 4
2 + 2 = What?! -- Groks Science Show 2012-12-05
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Astronomer and blogger Dr. Phil Plait joins us to discuss science literacy.

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  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 28:05
  • Purchases: 5
Singularity Economics -- Groks Science Show 2012-11-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. James D. Miller discussed the economic impacts of a technological singularity.

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 22:43
  • Purchases: 5
Molecular Origami -- Groks Science Show 2012-11-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Protein folding, i.e. how a long chain of amino acids attains its three-dimensional structure, is an incredibly complex problem. To solve it, scien...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 22:37
  • Purchases: 4
There Will Be Blood -- Groks Science Show 2012-11-14
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Laure Segurel talks about the origins of the ABO blood type and Alexei Kitaev discusses quantum computing.

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  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 25:57
  • Purchases: 3
Psychopathic Wisdom -- Groks Science Show 2012-10-31
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Kevin Dutton discussed the wisdom of psychopaths.

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
  • Purchases: 3
Scientific Philosophy -- Groks Science Show 2012-10-
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Massimo Pigliucci discusses the combination of science and philosophy.

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  • Added: Oct 24, 2012
  • Length: 27:50
  • Purchases: 3
Food Sleuth Radio, Theo Colborn Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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How do chemicals in our environment affect the developing fetus? Join Food Sleuth Radio Host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her ...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Climate Poker -- Groks Science Show 2012-10-10
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Scott Barrett gives an overview of the international climate regime to reduce greenhouse gases.

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 30:17
  • Purchases: 3
Concussions -- Groks Science Show 2012-09-26
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Robert Cantu discussed recognizing and treating concussions in young athletes.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 25:23
  • Purchases: 3
Brilliantly Broken -- Groks Science Show 2012-09-19
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Darold Treffert discusses the savant syndrome.

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2012
  • Length: 32:56
  • Purchases: 2
Salty Clouds -- Groks Science Show 2012-09-12
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Mary Gilles discussed the discovery of potassium salts and fungi as seeds for clouds.

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  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 2
Gravity's Engine -- Groks Science Show 2012-08-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Caleb Scharf discusses astrophysics and black holes.

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 27:27
  • Purchases: 4
The End-Devonian Extinction -- Groks Science Show 2012-08-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Paleontologist Michael Coates joins us to discuss the End-Devonian extinction and the evolution of limbs and jaws.

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2012
  • Length: 30:29
  • Purchases: 2