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Orphaned Black Bear Cubs and the Man Who Reads their Minds
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: 4 month old bear cub, Credit: Ben Kilham
You’re about to hear a story about the bear whisperer of Lyme New Hampshire, Ben Kilham, and the abandoned black bear cubs he has rescued, rehabili...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 27:53
  • Purchases: 1
Steve Pinker’s “Better Angels”: Dodging Our Own Bullet?
From: Open Source
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My guest this hour is Steven Pinker, who has written a game-changer on the little matter of how quickly humanity is headed for hell or redemption. ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: How blogs are changing science
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Science Online, Credit: scienceonline2011.com
Recorded at Science Online 2011 in North Carolina, we take an extended look at the world of blogging and its role in modern science; plus, who is B...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 21, 2011
  • Length: 38:50
  • Purchases: 1
The enigma of existence -- and the economy -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Caption: Jim Holt, Credit: Michael Todd
ThoughtCast speaks with science writer Jim Holt about his upcoming book on the "Puzzle of Existence", followed by interviews with MIT economist Jam...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 56:22
  • Purchases: 1
To Test or Not to Test
From: With Good Reason
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If you could have your DNA screened for your risk for disease, would you do it?

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
On Insects and Humility
From: Paul Messing
Series: For Kindred Spirits (and separate elements)
Caption: The Mystical Mantis, Credit: Paul Messing
NY Times bestselling author Susan Chernak McElroy interviews Joanne Lauck, author of "The Voice of the Infinite in the Small: Revisioning the Insec...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2009
  • Length: 04:44
Peace Talks Radio: The Neuroscience of Compassion (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, an exploration of brain research suggesting that compassion can be learned and increased with practice, simil...

Bought by WGDR and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 01, 2008
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 2
Peace Talks Radio: The Neuroscience of Compassion (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, an exploration of brain research suggesting that compassion can be learned and increased with practice, simil...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KUOW, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 29, 2008
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 8
Double Bill on ThoughtCast! An hour with Alex Vilenkin and Jay Allison
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Jenny Attiyeh speaks with cosmologist Alex Vilenkin about the search for other universes, followed by a talk with public media guru Jay Allison

  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 57:42
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah on "Cosmopolitanism" -- and psychologist Marc Hauser on "The Moral Mind."
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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ThoughtCast speaks with Princeton philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah about his new book, "Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers" -- followe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 1
The End of Our Universe, and other timely topics
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Russian cosmologist Alex Vilenkin on the search for other universes, and the end of our own "O-region" -- on ThoughtCast!

Bought by KPVL and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 30, 2007
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 2
Harvard Physicist Lisa Randall on ThoughtCast
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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ThoughtCast talks with Harvard physicist Lisa Randall about her new book,"Warped Passages".

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 11, 2006
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
The last wild place
From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits
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Wildlife cinemaphotographer Steve Kroschel tells us how his career began, his move to Alaska and about the wild creatures that share his home and l...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2004
  • Length: 19:34