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Feeling Our Way Forward: How A Biological Understanding of Feeling Will Change the World

From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio

Max Henning, Neuroscientist and President of Novus Think Tank [https://www.maxahenning.com/], sheds light on why the future of humanity depends upo...

'Rona Ramadan

From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition

Many Muslims fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. This year, it falls within the coronavirus pandemic and people are curious about the he...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and WYAP

Engineers on Eyes

From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast

What’s so great about the human eye? Can we build something just like it? When would we need to design something better? Sadhan joins the podcast a...

Bought by KWMR

crazing

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

I tried ceramic glazing / The result was quite amazing / When I saw it cool / I touched not a tool / The surface showed cracks and crazing. ***This...

duty cycle

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

Not a doodie cycle, but a duty cycle. Episode 48 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phra...

Bought by WETD

circumscribe

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

Trying not to talk in circles here.

Bought by WETD

inclinometer

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

A tool for pirates navigating the oceans, and more, yarrr...

Bought by WETD

autogyro

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

How is an autogyro different from a helicopter?

Bought by WETD

Finding Center

From: Hebah Fisher
Series: Kerning Cultures

Caption: Teeba Alkhudairi, hooping in Dubai desert

Horse whisperers, Muslim astronomers, hula hoopers find their spiritual and physical centers.

Bought by KPIP-LP

Getting Humans to Mars with Chris Carberry

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: The first human steps onto Mars in this illustration from the 2015 Humans to Mars Report., Credit: Explore Mars, Inc.

Explore Mars revealed the 2015 Humans to Mars Report at a recent conference in Washington. CEO Chris Carberry gives us a quick tour of this realist...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMUD, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

Recipe for a Small Planet

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist's conception of exoplanet Kepler -186f., Credit: Wikipedia

Astronomer and planetary scientist Courtney Dressing is the lead author of research that may have found the formula for the mass and composition of...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WYAP, and KFCF FM

The Search for Extraterrestrial Polluters?

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Earth-like planet In this artist's conception, the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet displays a brownish haze - the result of widespread pollution. New research shows that the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope potentially could detect certain polluta, Credit: Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Harvard’s Henry Lin led work that determined the soon-to-be-launched James Webb Space Telescope may be able to detect an alien civilization by anal...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago

The Problem with Internet Search Engines: A Citizen's Guide

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook

Internet search engines have no way of taking context into consideration. The closest Google has come is to hone the search by user’s zip code, wh...

The Humanist Hour #94: Guy P. Harrison on Skepticism and Reason

From: Bo Bennett
Series: The Humanist Hour

In this week's show, Bo interviews Guy P. Harrison, author and advocate for science and reason. Listen as they discuss Guy’s latest book: Think: Wh...