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On this episode of Standing Room Only we go to the First United Church in Bloomington for a talk by Dr. Bernice A. Pescosolido. The subject of the ...
- Added: Aug 21, 2014
- Length: 59:43
Using origami techniques to make real life Transformer robots.
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- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Researchers are developing a technique to attack cancer cells with animal venoms.
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- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Improving computers by making them think more like humans.
- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Did now-banned pesticides contribute to the obesity epidemic?
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- Added: Jul 26, 2014
- Length: 01:05
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A new hypothesis ties domestication in mammals to “cute” physical features.
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- Added: Jul 21, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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The outcome of a medical test could be affected by the time of day.
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- Added: Jul 21, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Your friends may be as closely related to you as a fourth cousin.
- Added: Jul 21, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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...
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- Added: Jul 17, 2014
- Length: 11:01
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A 'thought experiment' conducted by Vancouver, B.C. social artist Julien Thomas in which he turns a pop-up cafe into a Faraday cage to block all el...
- Added: Jul 15, 2014
- Length: 02:39
Hawaii’s birds face multiple threats, but one small thrush on the island of Kaua’i is a success story – so far.
- Added: Jul 06, 2014
- Length: 01:00
3-D scaffolding in cells helps scientists understand a patient’s cancer cells and personalize treatments.
- Added: Jul 06, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Bone house wasps place dead ants in their nests to ward off predators and parasites.
- Added: Jul 06, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Today, we hear increasing talk about Big Data, supposedly about to revolutionize everything from the way wars are fought and policies are shaped to...
- Added: Jun 19, 2014
- Length: 02:00
- Added: Jun 08, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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
Musical creativity could be good for the aging brain.
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- Added: May 21, 2014
- Length: 01:00
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Olive oil may help protect the cardiovascular system against the ill-effects of air pollution in cities.
- Added: May 21, 2014
- Length: 01:00
In the Oscar-nominated film "Her," director Spike Jonze imagines a world where computers are so human-like they have their own feelings. Whether th...
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 08:00
The California Clapper Rail is a bird that likes to be heard, but not seen. But today, on this windy morning at Arrowhead Marsh in Oakland, they ar...
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 07:13
New research sheds light on physical adaptations that allowed saber-tooth cats to hunt prey.
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Some animals took to the skies long before the advent of wings.
- Added: May 03, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Added: May 02, 2014
- Length: 05:12
Home videos could be a tool for lowering the age of autism diagnosis.
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- Added: Apr 19, 2014
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- Added: Apr 05, 2014
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