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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.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • 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
Tinnitus
From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast
Caption: Some tinnitus sufferers experience their phantom frequencies as buzzing or chirping sounds, like the song of a cicada (here, converted mathematically into graph form)., Credit: Photo Researchers
This dramatic soundscape uses interviews, narration, sound effects, and music to explain the emerging neuroscience of tinnitus - a ringing, buzzing...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 09:40
  • Purchases: 1
Sobremesa? -- Groks Science Show 2012-10-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Nataly Kelly joins us to discuss language translation.

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2012
  • Length: 26:54
  • Purchases: 2
Avstry Trim 14 - Ransom Rideout
From: J.R. Warmkessel
Series: Aviation Trim
Caption: Ranson Rideout, Credit: J.R. Warmkessel
Ransom tells us about being sworn in by James Stewart and his early days of flying

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:17
Avstry Trim 13 - Kas Osterbuhr
From: J.R. Warmkessel
Series: Aviation Trim
Caption: Kas Osterbuhr
Kas tells us about the US Airway's Flight 1549 Hudson River accident, how the system worked when it was most needed.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:28
Avstry Trim 6 - Max Trescott
From: J.R. Warmkessel
Series: Aviation Trim
Caption: Max Trescott
Max Trescott reflects on the G1000 Glass Panel.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 11:35
Avstry Trim 4 - Neil Brooks
From: J.R. Warmkessel
Series: Aviation Trim
Caption: Neil Brooks, Credit: J.R. Warmkessel
Neil Books tells is about his time flying a 727.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
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
The Dirt on Compost: Jason Mark
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jason Mark
Have you ever been to the dump? It’s a pretty smelly place. Part of what you’re smelling is methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that’s created as bi...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
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
Golden Holocaust
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Golden Holocaust cover, Credit: jacket design by Jackie Drooker
The CIGARETTE is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. Few discoveries have been so consequential. So begins the work by his...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:54
Back Pain -- Groks Science Show 2012-08-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Julie Silver discussed treating back pain.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 14, 2012
  • Length: 24:37
  • Purchases: 3
Drill Baby Drill! -- Groks Science Show 2012-08-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Cliff Frohlich join us to talk about human induced tremors.

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 26:11
  • Purchases: 4
The Seed Underground
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Janisse Ray
Across the country, a renaissance of local food, local farming and place based culinary traditions is taking hold. Yet, something small, critically...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:57
Einstein's Jewish Science -- Groks Science Show 2012-07-25
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Steven Gimbel discusses Einstein's Jewish Science: Physics at the intersection of politics and religion.

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 28:43
  • Purchases: 2
Darwinian Agriculture -- Groks Science Show 2012-07-18
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. R. Ford Denison joins us to discuss how understanding Darwin's theory of natural selection can help us feed the planet.

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 33:21
  • Purchases: 3
Higgs Boson -- Groks Science Show 2012-07-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Ian Hinchliffe talks about the physics of the Higgs Boson.

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:46
  • Purchases: 2
Making Waves, Making Energy
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: George Taylor
If you sit at the edge of Pacific or Atlantic Ocean and watch as waves ferociously slap the sands, you can’t help but recognize the awesome power o...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
Infectious Behavior -- Groks Science Show 2012-06-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Paul H. Patterson discused Infectious Behavior.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 20:05
  • Purchases: 2
Coyote City -- Groks Science Show 2012-06-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Stanley Gehrt discussed urban coyotes living in Chicago.

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 2