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Canary Code -- Groks Science Show 2024-09-18
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Ludmila Praslova discussed her book, The Canary Code.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
No Miracles Required: We Can Solve Our Energy Problems Right Now
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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This week we discuss: microplastics and your kidneys, AI's demands on energy and water, and Dr. Mark Jacobson talks about solving our energy crisis.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2024
  • Length: 29:07
Top of Mind - Are All Medical Treatments Safe and Effective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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It’s easy to assume medical treatments available in the US are safe and effective. Let’s challenge that assumption.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KOWS, WYAP, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
Cold Comfort
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Cold Comfort, Credit: Seth Shostak
Air conditioning and refrigeration may beat the heat, but they also present a dilemma. The more we use them, the more greenhouse gases we emit, the...

Bought by KZUM, WMUU-LP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KMUN, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Sep 16, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
Shark History -- Groks Science Show 2024-09-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. John Long discussed his book, The Secret History of Sharks.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, RadioFreePalmer, and KDX Worldround Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Shipwrecks
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Shipwrecks, Credit: Seth Shostak
Shipwrecks are scenes of tragedy, but they are also bits of history frozen in time that can provide insights into events and ideas from long ago. T...

Bought by WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZUM and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Comfort Antidote -- Groks Science Show 2024-09-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Paul Taylor discussed his book, Death by Comfort.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, KDX Worldround Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 06, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Tomorrow Assembly -- Groks Science Show 2024-08-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Scott Doorley discussed his book, Assembling Tomorrow.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KICI Iowa City, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 28, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Life in the Solar System
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Life in the Solar System, Credit: Seth Shostak
Spewing lava and belching noxious fumes, volcanoes seem hostile to biology. But the search for life off-Earth includes the hunt for these hotheads ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, WVTF, KTXK, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Governing AI -- Groks Science Show 2024-08-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Pedro Domingos discussed his book, 2040: A Silicon Valley Satire

Bought by KZYX, KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 21, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
Catching Fire
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
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We have too much “bad fire.” Not only destructive wildfires, but the combustion that powers our cars and provides electricity has generated a worry...

Bought by KTXK, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KZUM and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Seeing Seconds -- Groks Science Show 2024-08-14
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Alexander Boldizar discussed his book, The Man Who Saw Seconds.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 14, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Not Just a Phage
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Not Just a Phage, Credit: Seth Shostak
We’re hurtling towards a post-antibiotic world, as the overuse of antibiotics has given rise to dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. Can we fight bac...

Bought by WVTF, KTXK, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KZUM and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Oversubscribed -- Groks Science Show 2024-08-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Julio Vincent Gambuto discussed his book, Please Unsubscribe, Thanks.

Bought by KZYX, KDX Worldround Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Getting (Lead) Down To Earth
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
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Jess visits the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to unearth efforts by Dr. Aaron Celestian and his team to use a groundbreaking new min...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Skeptic Check: Is Social Media Harming Kids?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Is Social Media Harming Kids?, Credit: Gary Niederhoff
Social media use among teens has risen alongside rates of anxiety and depression. Addressing what he calls a mental health crisis, the Surgeon Gene...

Bought by WVTF, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KTXK, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Negativity Online -- Groks Science Show 2024-07-31
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Robyn Harding discussed her new book, The Haters.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Animal Alphabets
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Animal Alphabets, Credit: Seth Shostak
Have scientists discovered an alphabet in whale calls? As researchers try to decipher the series of clicks made by sperm whales, we ask whether the...

Bought by KTXK, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Far UVC -- Groks Science Show 2024-07-24
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
John Rajchert discussed the development of Far UVC technology.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 24, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Hactivism -- Groks Science Show 2024-07-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Barrett Brown discussed his book, My Glorious Defeats.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 17, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
CRISPR Mosquitoes
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: CRISPR Mosquitoes, Credit: Seth Shostak
The powerful gene editing tool CRISPR is already being tested on animal and plant cells. It has even been used on humans. How might this revolution...

Bought by KTXK, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KZUM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Leadership Insights -- Groks Science Show 2024-07-10
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
James Wetrich discussed his book, Stifled: Where Good Leaders Go Wrong.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDX Worldround Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 10, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Don't Lighten Up
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Don't Lighten Up, Credit: Seth Shostak
A canopy of stars in the night sky is more than breathtaking. Starlight is also an important tool that astronomers use to study our universe. But t...

Bought by KTXK, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Interbellum Constitution -- Groks Science Show 2024-07-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Alison LaCroix discussed her book, The Interbellum Constitution.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 03, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Aliens Now
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Aliens Now, Credit: Shannon Rose Geary
We are closer than ever to finding aliens according to astrophysicist Adam Frank. He isn’t alone in his optimism. Over the last two decades, the to...

Bought by KTXK, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14

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