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Metrology
From: Allan Coukell
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A romp through the history of measurement standards.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and AMERICAN-FM Internet Radio


  • Added: Nov 29, 2004
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 2
The Promise of Hydrogen - two parts
From: Cynthia Graber
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As the world grows more concerned about the cost and supply of oil and about climate change, Iceland is beginning an ambitious proejct to wean itse...

Bought by KVNF and CKMO


  • Added: Nov 22, 2004
  • Length: 30:38
  • Purchases: 2
Ask the Librarian: Who's got better eyesight -- the jumping spider or the hawk?
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Ask the Librarian
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A schoolbook claims jumping spiders have better eyesight than hawks: is that true?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WUAL


  • Added: Nov 12, 2004
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 2
No-Water Urinals
From: The Environment Report
Series: Your Choice; Your Planet series
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No flush, no water urinals make sense to stadiums, airports and universities.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2004
  • Length: 04:16
Nip and Tuck, Stretch Your Luck
From: Carl Hammerschlag
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Even with today's plastic surgery technology, beauty is still only "skin deep."

  • Added: Oct 19, 2004
  • Length: 03:39
Gut Reaction
From: Richard Paul
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Documentary about Celiac Disease

Bought by PRX to iTunes, WCPN, WLRN, KXOT Public Radio, WMRA and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2004
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 13
Your Own Health And Fitness: Promo
From: Your Own Health and Fitness
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Promottional piece for Your Own Health And Fitness suitable for broadcast on any station

Bought by AIFM and Internet Partnership Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2004
  • Length: :48
  • Purchases: 2
Finally: A Cure For Nervous Sheep
From: Merle Kessler
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Scientists find way to soothe anxious sheep. But how do you know when sheep are nervous?

Bought by KUSP


  • Added: Sep 23, 2004
  • Length: 01:25
  • Purchases: 1
When All Else Fails
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Waiting it Out Series
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"When All Else Fails" is a first-person account of a man undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock (Award Winner:...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 21:19
  • Purchases: 2
Drugs to Loosen the Addictive Grip
From: Carl Hammerschlag
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Dr Hammerschlag's opinion on using new drugs to kick the habit of addictive drugs like hardcore drugs like heroin and cocaine

  • Added: Aug 30, 2004
  • Length: 04:34
The Museum of Jurassic Technology's David Wilson
From: M. Travis DiNicola
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An interview with David Wilson, the creator and curator of the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2004
  • Length: 13:23
Ask the Librarian: Will green tea treat my high blood pressure?
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Ask the Librarian
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Does green tea help with high blood pressure?

Bought by Raven Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Aug 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
The last wild place
From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits
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Wildlife cinemaphotographer Steve Kroschel tells us how his career began, his move to Alaska and about the wild creatures that share his home and l...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2004
  • Length: 19:34
The Olfactograph
From: Trent Wolbe
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Conceptual artist Jamie O'Shea discovered a way to record smells, and paired them with something special.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 01, 2004
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2
Werner the Wormer
From: Zachary Barr
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2,000 people in Maine make their living digging for bloodworms. Meet Werner Rhode, worm digger.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX, The Nature Podcast, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Jul 07, 2004
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 3
RN Documentary: Musica Humana
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Musicians and doctors in Denmark compose and use music in hospitals.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KTNA, WHQR, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 29, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
What The Bleep: A Film on Quantum Physics
From: Paul Nelson
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Two producers of teh cult film What The Bleep discuss the film and Quantum Physics

  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 55:13
Jefferson & Science
From: William S. Hammack
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An engineer looks at the Declaration of Independence and sees the science underlying the document.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Prairie Public, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2004
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 16
Hollywood Blockbuster Sets Sights on Global Warming
From: Vinny Lombardo
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This piece examines the balance between fantasy, and reality in the global warming debate.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2004
  • Length: 07:00
GB, MB, GHZ, Oh My!, Making sense of computer specs
From: Jeanna Matthews
Series: Common Sense Computing
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Common sense advice for understanding new computer specifications

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WTSC


  • Added: Jun 09, 2004
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Roadmap of the Internet
From: Jeanna Matthews
Series: Common Sense Computing
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Short common sense explanation of what an Internet road map might look like

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WTSC


  • Added: Jun 09, 2004
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 2
Brooklyn Oil Spill
From: Shia Levitt
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Shia Levitt looks at an oil spill from the 1950s has left millions of gallons of oil underneath the residential and commerical neighborhood of Gree...

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 1
Listening by Design
From: Stasia DeMarco
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Feature on Hearing Technology for the Deaf

Bought by WGCU


  • Added: May 14, 2004
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
What is Hypnosis?
From: Benjamin Shaw
Series: Medical Hypnosis
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A look at the scientific understanding of hypnosis.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2004
  • Length: 10:00
Pain & Anxiety Management
From: Benjamin Shaw
Series: Medical Hypnosis
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The use of hypnosis for the managment of pain and anxiety

  • Added: Apr 01, 2004
  • Length: 11:22

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