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Elizabeth William graduated from MIT in 1903 as one of the top students in physics and mathematics. As the head "human computer" at Lowell Observat...
Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW and more
- Added: Mar 26, 2020
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 12
During the 1960s when we were racing to the moon, computing tech made a huge leap. Computers had to be small to fit in the Apollo capsules and it w...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 04:51
- Purchases: 1
Hospital administrator Galen Laserson recounts the time she got an unexpected call in the middle of the night, which prompted her to learn all abou...
- Added: Jun 06, 2019
- Length: 30:10
This Valentine’s Day we could have just brought you some sappy love stories from science’s past. But instead we offer you three tales of lust, lone...
- Added: Feb 13, 2019
- Length: 01:17:06
- Added: Jan 17, 2018
- Length: 25:35
Once upon a time all births were natural. A lot has happened since then.
- Added: Oct 07, 2016
- Length: 01:01:12
Host Bob Kustra talks with longtime ABC broadcaster Lynn Sherr about her book, "Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space."
- Added: Aug 09, 2016
- Length: 30:31
Today’s episode will introduce you the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks.
Bought by KFOI Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Apr 25, 2016
- Length: 03:41
- Purchases: 2
Lucille Horn, 95, tells her daughter, Barbara, about the baby incubator exhibit at Coney Island that saved her life.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Blue Mountain Radio , and WTJU
- Added: Jul 10, 2015
- Length: 01:52
- Purchases: 3
How long would you guess vaccination has been around? 50? 100 years? In fact, it's an idea that's older than this country. In 1776 America's at war...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and Troy Public Radio
- Added: Sep 15, 2014
- Length: 09:04
- Purchases: 3
In this episode we look at questionable appearance enhancers. First the Beauty Historian shares some shocking beauty rituals of yore. Then a look a...
- Added: Apr 30, 2013
- Length: 15:25
Big eyes, soft skin, squeezable cheeks. No doubt, babies are adorable. But in this episode we take a break from our cooing to examine some more ser...
- Added: May 16, 2012
- Length: 13:43
- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 12:27
- Purchases: 2
