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Swimming Our Talk: Blue Mind, Ocean Heart
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12
Caption: Philippe Cousteau, Credit: Michael Howard (c)
Marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, ocean advocates Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau, and the Truckee High School Envirolution Club are among the r...

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio, KKRN, KFCF FM, and WEZU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
WorldCanvass (excerpt): Nov 2009, The Man Who Cured Clubfoot: Dr. Ignacio Ponseti
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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200,000 children are born each year with the deformity of clubfoot. Dr. Ignacio Ponseti's non-surgical cure has treated thousands and allowed them...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 23:59
Breathe Easier
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A new outlook for Cystic Fibrosis

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
Clever Apes: First memories
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
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Our childhood memories may not always be reliable, but they have a lot to teach us about how we think, learn, and build an identity. In this episod...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KSJD, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WTJU, KISU and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 11
David Shapiro, creator of the Terra Tempo series
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, David Shapiro talks about the first book in his Terra Tempo graphic novel series, 'Ice Age Cataclysm!' and about how he found ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Shyness
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A multiyear study begun at Harvard follows shy babies into adulthood. As producer Kelley Libby reports, 15 to 20 percent of us grow up to be shy.

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Panic Virus -- Groks Science Show 2011-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Author and journalist Seth Mnookin discusses his recent book, "The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear".

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


  • Added: May 04, 2011
  • Length: 32:11
  • Purchases: 3
Commentator Aaron Brown on ESP
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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What would life be like without a sixth sense? Check out more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: 03:45
Curiosity and Other Riddles [30:00 AND 20:00 versions]
From: Cambridge Science Fest Crew
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Questions and answers from some of the most curious people in the world. If you could understand one thing about how the world works, what would...

Bought by KWMR, KVSC, North Country Public Radio, WMPG, KUT and more


  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 30:18
  • Purchases: 9
Distillations Episode 93: Kids' Science
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Inside every kid is a scientist just waiting to get out and play.

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 13:05
  • Purchases: 1
Are childhood mental illnesses related to strep?
From: Julianne Hill
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This two-part series examines the debate by world-class scientists if a connection between tics, Tourette's, obsessive-compulsive disorder and ext...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 20:30
An Inevitable Human Weakness
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
When a scientist makes a mistake, it makes the news

  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: :40
Healthy Medicine #48: Children's Issues
From: Steven Ayres
Series: Healthy Medicine
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Dr. Zieve talks with pediatric specialist Dr. Amy Derksen about the special needs of children in a discussion ranging from antibiotics to autism.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 47:59
Sexy stalk eyed Flies
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Stalk eyed Fly, Credit: Dino Martins
Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins explains why widely spaced eyes are so sexy - that is if you are a stalk eyed fly. On another dudu safari in Kenya.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: :54
Lipstick from a bug
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Cochineal Bug
You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:37
Hal Friedman, a New York advertising executive co-authors book with James Patterson
From: Conversations with Allan Wolper
Series: Conversations with Allan Wolper, WBGO.ORG
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Friedman goes inside his son's head to write first person examination of Tourette's Syndrome

  • Added: Aug 13, 2009
  • Length: 33:31
The Ocean As Classroom
From: Ari Daniel
Series: Ocean Gazing
Caption: Brunswick Acres Elementary School (Kendall Park, NJ) students Alec, Janani, Megha, Nikita, Pritha., Credit: J Benoff
Janice McDonnell and Jim Yoder describe the urgent need to translate ocean science into formal and informal educational opportunities across the co...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 14, 2009
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 1
Hummingbird
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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This is a sweet segment on one of the smallest but best known little birds.

Bought by KDUR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and Remix Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 3
To Test or Not to Test
From: With Good Reason
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If you could have your DNA screened for your risk for disease, would you do it?

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Children's Health
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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This episode focuses on the ways that we are exposing children to chemical agents, sometimes intentionally, sometimes not.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 12:00
Multiples in Mass: Multiple Births and IVF
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Why Massachusetts is more than just the "Cradle of Liberty."

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 2
AUTISM: MEET THE BROCKERTS
From: WOSU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Parents of a 10 year old boy with autism tell their story

  • Added: Nov 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:26
Why Don't Kids Learn Science Anymore?
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Despite high-tech hubs like Silicon Valley, California's science literacy is in steep decline.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Donald Rosenstein
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Watching his autistic son helped Dr. Donald Rosenstein learn to embrace the possibilities in life.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KZYX


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 3