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In this episode we discuss the benefits and consequences of relationships and sex with synthetic beings.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2015
  • Length: 17:47
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Chris Ategeka, CEO and founder of Rides for Lives, discusses bringing access to healthcare and employment opportunities to rural, remote locations ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 31:10
Caption: Disco the talking parakeet., Credit: Courtesy of Judy Bolton
A newly discovered brain structure in parrots hints at new mechanisms in brain evolution.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Steven Kotler discusses how science fiction ideas have moved from the imagination of authors to real innovations.

Bought by WYAP, KPIP-LP, and KPVL


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 32:56
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Catherine Price discussed the history of America’s confusion and obsession with vitamins.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KPVL


  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 25:44
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Eric Green discussed genomic technology and precision medicine.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WYAP, WRNC-LP, and KPVL


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 44:40
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Ruben Gur discusses functional and anatomical sex differences in the brain.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WRNC-LP, WYAP, and KPVL


  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 38:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Laurence Steinberg discussed the neuroscience of adolescence.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KPVL, WRNC-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 31:37
  • Purchases: 4
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A study just published in the Journal of Behavioral Addiction found that among college students, men spend nearly eight hours a day on their cell p...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 20:15
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Michael Harris discusses what the impact of constant connectedness means for the well being of future generations.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMUD, KPVL, and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 27:41
  • Purchases: 4
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Using origami techniques to make real life Transformer robots.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Part 4 of Recording your own demo- Joe Burns and David Perricone will be giving tips on finalizing that demo of yours. This includes information on...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
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Today on our show, four stories of people who tried to see themselves clearly

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 3
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What should consumers do who worry their data is being misused?Whose job is it to educate people about their responsibilities?Does privacy mean any...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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In the past few years medical companies have been producing a range of devices to help aging people keep track of their vital statistics: pulse rat...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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For most of human history, famine was only a single bad harvest away. Now, thanks to modern agriculture and fertilizers, we’ve almost eliminated hu...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Diabetics suffer from many health complications and disabilities, but they’re not the only ones who are affected by their condition. In this episod...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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One promising new treatment for diabetes is transplanting healthy pancreatic cells into diabetics to restore their ability to digest sugars. What a...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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Diabetes used to be a fatal but very rare disease. Now rates of Type Two diabetes are soaring worldwide. What’s responsible for the spike in cases?

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
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A conversations about DIY science.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2014
  • Length: 10:53
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The team behind the new app Poems by Heart discuss how they combine gaming with classic poetry. [28:20]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:20
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: New 4th Edition of "The Cosmos", Credit: Cambridge University Press
Astronomers Jay Pasachoff and Alex Filippenko have just published the 4th edition of “The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millenium.” They join us fo...

Bought by WMNF, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSKQ, WESM 91.3 FM, and WOUB


  • Added: Jan 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
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Host Joan Kjaer and her guests discuss teaching innovation with a focus on creative and high-impact ways teachers are engaging the minds of Univers...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 22:12
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Ham radio hobbyists have been DIY since day one. They build their own equipment and create their own communities.

Bought by KWMR, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Jeans basking in the sun, Credit: byronv2 - Flickr
Futuristic clothing is here - underwear that monitors your health, charging your portable devices with your solar shirt, jeans that clean pollution...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2013
  • Length: 04:53