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Gender & STEM Achievement
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Girls get slightly higher grades in science and math worldwide than boys, but fewer enter STEM professions.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Evolution of Monogamy
From: Jorge Salazar
Series: Science and Supercomputers Podcasts
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UT Austin biologist Rebecca Young traces the genes behind monogamous behavior using Wrangler data-intensive supercomputer.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 01, 2016
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
Part Four: The Unspoken Crisis
From: KBIA
Series: Shortage in Rich Land
Caption: Marylouisa Cantu (left) with her case worker Lucretia Cox (center) and mother Star Tafolla, Credit: Bram Sable-Smith
Almost 17 percent of the babies born here in Dunklin County are born premature. According to data from the World Health Organization, if this were ...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:10
Women in STEM: Marine Mammal Center combines science with animal welfare
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Northern elephant seal weaners return to the wild after rehabilitation at The Marine Mammal Center, Credit: Mike Adaskveg
Women are underrepresented in a lot of scientific fields, but there’s one branch of biological science that bucks the trend: veterinary science. Wo...

Bought by KZYX, XRAY.fm, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 3
I've Got Rhythm—Does Cancer?
From: With Good Reason
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About 12 percent of women develop breast cancer. But years of studies have shown that for female flight attendants, nurses, factory workers, and ot...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2