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Going Global
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Going Global, Credit: Seth Shostak
Writer David Quammen on what it takes for an animal disease to become a human pandemic. Also, was hurricane Sandy a man-made disaster?

Bought by KVSC, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
Computer Talk Radio (November 3rd-9th, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting November 3rd, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the guy with the nerdy shades, opens with th...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 59:03
Computer Talk Radio (October 27th-November 2nd, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 27th, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the nerd with the new glasses prescription, ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
Space Archaeology
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Space Archaeology, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why modern archaeologists forsake digging in the dirt in favor of a satellite view, and how we might track extraterrestrials from the trash they le...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
Computer Talk Radio (October 20th-26th, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 20th, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the bespectacled host, opens with the latest...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2012
  • Length: 53:59
The Tympanic Eclipse
From: Britt Wray
Caption: Getting cultural theory out of the books and putting it into your ears!
The Tympanic Eclipse is an audio series that brings cultural theory out of its stuffy scholarly tomes, and puts it into your ears. Together with e...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: :00
As the Worlds Turn
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: As the Worlds Turn, Credit: Seth Shostak
If you’re itching to get away from it all, really get away from it all, have we got some exotic destinations for you. From Mars to Jupiter’s moon...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 15, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Computer Talk Radio (October 13th-19th, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 13th, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the guy with the nerd glasses (and a pocket ...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
[Rectangular Container] Thinking
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: [Rectangular Container] Thinking, Credit: Seth Shostak
Discover the original thinking that led to the discovery of dark matter and the invention of a.c. power grids, disinfectant, and the Greek “death r...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KREV-LP, and KVSC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
Ponderables -- Groks Science Show 2012-10-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tom Jackson joins us to discuss history alongside the elements, the universe, and mathematics.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 25:16
  • Purchases: 3
Skeptic Check: Mysterious Illness
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Mysterious Illness, Credit: Seth Shostak
The strange case of stuttering in Le Roy, N.Y. and an update on the cellphone cancer debate.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 01, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Big Data
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Big Data, Credit: Seth Shostak
Big data is revolutionizing research. Learn how it might cure disease, or find ET. But is it a threat to our privacy?

Bought by WERA-LP, WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, KUNM, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 6
Skeptic Check: Energy Vortex
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Energy Vortex, Credit: Seth Shostak
The science behind “mysterious energy,” from magnetic poles to haunted houses, and just what the heck is an “energy vortex” anyway?

Bought by KSKQ and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 2
Oh, Rats!
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Oh, Rats!, Credit: Seth Shostak
Before you chase it with a broom, consider this: Without the rat, we might miss critical insights into the nature of stress, cancer … and even love...

Bought by KVSC and KREV-LP


  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 54:32
  • Purchases: 2
Democracy Online
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Using the web to foster more open and accessible government.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Invisible In-Between
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Invisible In-Between, Credit: Seth Shostak
To need air is human. Catch a skydiver in action and discover what’s in supposedly empty interstellar space.

Bought by KSKQ and KREV-LP


  • Added: Sep 03, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Gravity's Engine -- Groks Science Show 2012-08-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Caleb Scharf discusses astrophysics and black holes.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 27:27
  • Purchases: 4
Skeptic Check: Monsters, Magic, and Music
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Monster, Magic, and Music, Credit: Seth Shostak
A combo of critical thinking; from tracking Bigfoot and magic’s ability to fool the brain to whether a study about music supports the “Mozart Effec...

Bought by KSKQ, KREV-LP, and KVSC


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
Computer Talk Radio (August 25-31st, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting August 25th, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, friendly nerd (geeks are the mean ones), ope...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
Computer Talk Radio (August 18-24th, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting August 18th, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the nerd with all of the glasses (8 nerdy pa...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
A Martian Curiosity
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: A Martian Curiosity, Credit: Seth Shostak
The hard part is over: we landed on Mars (again!). Let the science begin. Here’s the latest in the hunt for evidence of life off Earth, and one m...

Bought by KREV-LP and KVSC


  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 54:14
  • Purchases: 2
Computer Talk Radio (August 11-17th, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting August 4th, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the nerd host, opens with the past weeks news...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
Fuel's Paradise
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Fuel's Paradise, Credit: Seth Shostak
From corn to algae to garbage: the race is on to find a fuel source that can replace petroleum.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 06, 2012
  • Length: 54:14
  • Purchases: 1
Olympics for the Rest of Us
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Olympics for the Rest of Us, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s easy to praise the extraordinary abilities of the athletes. Let’s celebrate the extreme averageness of the rest of us. From beer bellies to...

Bought by KSKQ, WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KHEN-LP, KVSC and more


  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 6
Nano Nano
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Nano Nano, Credit: Seth Shostak
"Think small to solve big problems" is, in a nutshell, the mantra of nanotechnology - we’ll look at the promise and the peril of this new science.

Bought by KREV-LP and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2

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