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Hugo Fruehauf, one of the co-inventors of GPS, explains the nitty-gritty of what GPS is. He also details his critical engineering work on the GPS s...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 32:27
Caption: The cover art for this episode comes from Gilbert Toyne’s 1925 Australian patent on the rotary clothesline., Credit: Australian Government patent system.
Like much of the world, Australian educators are increasingly embracing STEM education for younger students. Chris Perkins is one such teacher at K...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 55:37
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The theme of this episode is "Fertility."

  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
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The theme of this episode is the, "Future of medicine".

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
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What does a chemical engineer do? What makes a good one? What should young people know about the field? Chemical engineer Will Mullen helps us ans...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 54:38
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Distributed systems rule much of new technology today, as software programs exist across multiple computers, servers, phones, and smart devices. Ho...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2019
  • Length: 27:55
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The focus of this episode is suicide.

Bought by WNYO


  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The theme of this episode is "breaking barriers".

Bought by WNYO


  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The theme of this episode is the brain.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 52:00
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The theme of this episode is the mental health of our children.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2018
  • Length: 52:00
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The theme of this episode is influenza, and how it affected the public this past season.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2018
  • Length: 52:00
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The theme of this episode is "Giving", from treating cleft in developing countries, charitable giving, donating blood, resources for struggling fam...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2018
  • Length: 52:00
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How can we deal with data better? How can we teach kids to deal with data better? Sarah Morris from the nonprofit Nuclear Learning Network has some...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2018
  • Length: 25:06
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Teachers at all-girls schools might have insights on how to engage more young people – especially girls – into engineering. Several teachers at The...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2017
  • Length: 52:36