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Skeptic Check: Mummy Dearest
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Mummy Dearest, Credit: Seth Shostak
Shh …mummy’s the word! We don’t want to provoke the curse of King Tut. We’ll unravel secrets about the famous Egyptian pharaoh, dispel myths abou...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, KSKQ, WRGY, KRPS and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
75 - Sarah asks, "Can I fax from my computer?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Sarah needs to fax a document, but doesn't have a fax machine or a land line. Ray and Tom help her find a way to do it over the internet instead in...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
Big Questions Somewhat Answered
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Big Questions Somewhat Answered, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why are we here? What happened after the Big Bang? What is dark matter? Will dark energy tear the universe apart? Each of these big puzzlers is...

Bought by KREV-LP, KSKQ, KRPS, WYAP, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Meet Your Replacements
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Meet Your Replacements, Credit: Seth Shostak
There’s no one like you. At least, not yet. But will the future have androids able to do just about everything, computers hooked directly into yo...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KREV-LP, KRPS, KSKQ, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
Skeptic Check: Got a Sweet Truth?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Got a Sweet Truth, Credit: Seth Shostak
The sweet stuff is getting sour press. Some researchers say sugar is toxic. But should cupcakes be regulated like alcohol?

Bought by KRPS, RadioFreePalmer, WRIR, WRGY, WYAP and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
74 - Madelyn asks, "How can I create a photo slideshow in Windows?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Madelyn is looking for an easy way to create a slideshow video for her friends birthday. Tom and Ray help her out in this week's Ask Deemable Tech.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
73 - Brady asks, "Should my electronics be afraid of lightning?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Brady is worried about his computer and other electronics being damaged during a thunderstorm. Tom and Ray give him some tips in this week's Ask De...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
Long Live Longevity
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Long Live Longevity, Credit: Seth Shostak
The science of sticking around: The latest in aging studies, why there's a silver lining for the silver-haired set (older people are happier), and ...

Bought by KSKQ, KKWE Niijii Radio, CHSR-FM 97.9, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WRGY and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
This Land is Island
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: This Land is Island, Credit: Seth Shostak
There are many kinds of islands. There’s your iconic sandy speck of land topped with a palm tree, but there’s also our home planet – an island in ...

Bought by WVTF, KRPS, CHSR-FM 97.9, KREV-LP, WRGY and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Light, the Universe, and Everything
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Light, the Universe, and Everything, Credit: Seth Shostak
Universe, cosmology, technology, invention, Big Bang, dark matter, dark energy, time

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KSKQ, WRGY, KREV-LP, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 5
Blame it on Bacterio
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Blame it on Bacterio, Credit: Seth Shostak
Think small! Microbes are tinier than the dot at the end of this sentence, yet they can make humans sicker than dogs, dogs sicker than humans, jum...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
¡A.I. CARAMBA!
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: A.I. Caramba!, Credit: Seth Shostak
When the IBM computer, Watson, snatched the “Jeopardy” title from humans, that raised the question: could artificial intelligence ever beat humans ...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 54:14
  • Purchases: 1
72 - Osler asks, "Why is my 'virtual memory' too low?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Osler keeps getting messages about the virtual memory on his laptop, but isn't what the problem is. Ray and Tom help him out in this week's Ask Dee...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
71 - Shelly asks, "How do I move to a new email address?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Shelly is switching to a new internet provider, but she would like to keep the email address she had with her old cable company. Ray and Tom lay ou...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
Sounds Abound
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Sounds Abound, Credit: Seth Shostak
The world abounds in sound. Now we know what the fuss is about. With computers we can analyze the song of birds (they give each other nicknames) ...

Bought by Gallatin Valley Community Radio, KRPS, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WYAP and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
70 - Eva writes, "I called tech support but got a scammer instead!"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Deemable Tech: Tech help worth listening to.
Eva thought she was calling HP for help with her printer, but the number she found online connected her with a scam artist. Ray and Tom help her ou...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
69 - Nancy asks, "Can Macs get viruses?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Nancy has heard that Macs are less vulnerable than PCs to viruses and hackers, but isn't sure if she should still install anti-virus software on he...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Yale’s Debra Fischer and the Ever More Precise Search for New Worlds
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: In this laser frequency comb, colorized for illustrative purposes, the solid lines are the star spectrum and the dots are the artificial laser spectrum. The dark gaps in the star spectrum represent different chemical elements in the starlight. Long-term s, Credit: European Southern Observatory
It’s terribly hard to find exoplanets that look like our homeworld. The search requires development of astoundingly powerful and precise instrumen...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
68 - Miraya asks, "How can I use third-party keyboards on iOS 8?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Deemable Tech: Tech help worth listening to.
Miraya heard she can use different keyboards on her iPhone 6, but how does she do it? Ray and Tom help her out in this week's Ask Deemable.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
What's the Difference?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: What's the Difference?, Credit: Seth Shostak
We make split second decisions about others – someone is male or female, black or white, us or them. But sometimes the degrees of separation are i...

Bought by Accessible Media Inc., KREV-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, WYAP and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
67 - Angela asks, "How can I check my monthly usage on my smartphone?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Angela wants to make sure she isn't going over her data limit on her smartphone, but she isn't sure where to check this information. Ray and Tom he...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
As You Were
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: As You Were, Credit: Seth Shostak
From memory storage to self-healing materials to stem cells - creative approaches to capturing things are they were. Plus, the arrow of time in re...

Bought by KRPS, KBYS 88.3 FM, Accessible Media Inc., WRST-FM Oshkosh, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Skeptic Check: Is It True?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Is It True?, Credit: Seth Shostak
We often hear fantastic scientific claims that would change everything if true. We examine news stories that seem too sensational to be valid, yet...

Bought by KRPS, Accessible Media Inc., KSKQ, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8