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The Loh Down on Science - May 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like … how healthy is yogurt really… Do school uniforms improve grades… and can we get e...

Bought by KKRN, KPOV, Tri States Public Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

The Loh Down on Science - April, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like … how healthy is yogurt really… Do school uniforms improve grades… and can we get e...

Bought by KKRN, KPOV, Tri States Public Radio, and KVSC

The Loh Down on Science - March, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… do animals “break up”... is there a way to stop gaining weight when you quit smoki...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Tri States Public Radio, KKRN, KPOV, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

Soft and Squishy Robots in the Classroom, with Dr. Holly Golecki

From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast

Dr. Holly Golecki, a professor in the Bioengineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks about using soft robotics ...

The Big Ponder #23: Airlines

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

A lot has changed since the first days of aviation, from beverage service to affordable plane tickets. Florenz Gilly and Leon Ginzel recap the hist...

Bought by KICI Iowa City

Part 8: The Pandemic-Sized Wrench

From: Wyoming Public Radio

The pandemic wreaks havoc on the Carbon XPRIZE – it turns out, additional delays won't be the only impact. Upon arriving in Gillette, Cooper is in ...

Part 7: A Leap Of Faith

From: Wyoming Public Radio

Dimensional Energy is at a crossroads with the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE: can they afford to stay in? Their situation raises larger questions about t...

Part 6: A Labor Of Love

From: Wyoming Public Radio

Cooper can't wait any longer to see carbon capture utilization technology, so he makes a slightly abnormal reporting trip… across the country. He w...

Part 4: On Grief

From: Wyoming Public Radio

Cooper must abruptly leave Wyoming for an unexpected trip home. But there's no break in reporting on coal country: another coal-fired power plant h...

Part 3: Money And Time

From: Wyoming Public Radio

The finalists' confidence begins to crack as they're faced with the reality of setting up demonstrations in just a few months. How do their challen...

Part 2: The Finalists

From: Wyoming Public Radio

We take a drive north across the Wyoming prairie to visit the research center that’s been dubbed a “glimmer of hope” for coal country. There, we me...

Part 1: The Silver Bullet

From: Wyoming Public Radio

Coal is on its last legs. In the coal capital of the country, in the least-populated state in the union, leaders had to make a move. So, they turne...

Bought by PRX Remix

GN_5.06_ManureCouture

From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5

The movement itself is called biocouture - this poop to pants movement is raising eyebrows on both sides of the issue.

135: Moon Junk

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

A word on sound quality: We're still recording remotely. Just pretend Amy is on the moon, reporting from her own personal spaceship. Besides the ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

RUD

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

If I total my car, you see, I'll just call it an RUD. This is Episode 91 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating...

ohm

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

An engineer will feel at home when surrounded by many an ohm. This is Episode 90 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...

NIST

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

Is there a standard I may have missed? Time to consult the engineers at NIST. This is Episode 88 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show ...

95: Rat Operated Vehicle

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Can living in a more enriching environment increase your ability to learn and make you more relaxed? Dr. Kelly Lambert set out to answer this quest...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

47: Chlorine Trifluoride

From: Trace Kerr

This chemical is no joke. Amy talks about how 1930's scientists discovered the explosive and insanely dangerous compound while trying to find a mor...

42: International Ice Patrol

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Learn a bit about the women and men of the IIP who monitor icebergs in the northern reaches of our Atlantic ocean.

negative testing

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

Always think positive, unless you're doing negative testing. This is Episode 67 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fasci...

Bought by Enchantment Radio

Certified Master Clock-Maker Mark Mitchell

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

I try to avoid dropping things.

Bought by PRX Remix

Distillery along Great Lakes turns booze into food – fish food

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: New York distillery and fish farm turns waste into supper, Credit: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON

Two companies in the Great Lakes region are teaming up for an unusual experiment in sustainability. They’re starting an aquaculture business. And a...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WBFO, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester and more

WYSIWYG

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

Why Would Somebody Insist We Yank Goats? That's not what WYSIWYG stands for. This is Episode 53 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on...

Bought by WETD

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