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Panicked Purchases
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Why would a pandemic lead to toilet paper hoarding? Uncertain times result in irrational decisions when faced with the aisle of a grocery store. Th...

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Green Chemistry Invention in K-12
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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The nonprofit Beyond Benign specializes in developing and disseminating educational resources in green chemistry – like how to create bioplastics, ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2020
  • Length: 51:47
Protecting the Herd
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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All contagions come to an end. But how? Herd immunity is inevitable. How we get there is up to us.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Mask
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Masks are not just for villains and superheroes! For centuries, we have depended on face masks for protection. From handkerchiefs to the N-95, how ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 2
Gaming For a Cause
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Spending your quarantine gaming? Learn how you and your computer can help scientists search for a cure to the new coronavirus! All while you sleep!

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Newton-flix
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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The bubonic plague forced a young Isaac Newton from his studies. How did he turn catastrophe into a year of wonders? For one, he didn’t have Netflix!

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Soapy Surfactants
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Is washing our hands with soap really the best we can do to protect ourselves from coronavirus? Let's take a look at the history and chemistry of s...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Silver Lining
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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2020 has felt like one disaster after another. Is there light at the end of this tunnel? Luckily, history suggests calamities spark innovations tha...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Spectrum 03/17/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: What would you ask a Neanderthal? - We can bring Neanderthals back, a la Jurassic Park, with technologies we have today....

  • Added: Mar 19, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
2020-03-13 What the 2030 Climate Deadline Really Means
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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For years, scientists have been saying that the climate battle will be won or lost in the next decade. The IPCC has stated that to avoid climate ca...

Bought by WJCT, WFHB, WDSE, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
Spectrum 03/10/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: An invisible enemy - Invisible, oderless, and it could be anywhere — the novel coronavirus has the perfect "ingredients" ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
Climate Connections-Special
From: ChavoBart Digital Media
Series: Climate Connections
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Fire Drill Fridays with Jane Fonda

Bought by KWSO


  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 03/03/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: It's here - Forget Wuhan. If a respected virologist is correct, most will Germans get the novel coronavirus at some poin...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
Spectrum 02/25/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: You need more sleep - No, you’re not the only one in zombie mode. A sleep deprivation "epidemic" is getting measurably ...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
Spectrum 01/21/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Close your eyes, open your heart, and join our experiment on music and emotions - What do you get when you mix three D...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 12/17/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Don't open until Christmas - Want to give the perfect gift, but also receive it? There's some surprisingly rich science...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
Spectrum 12/03/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: New Peers Review takes on neurodegeneration - The roving science game show returns to challenge two brave neuroscientists...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Vaping: What You Don't Know Can Kill You - Hour Special
From: KRCB 104.9
Series: Vaping: What You Don't Know Can Kill You
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We investigate the dangers of vaping, while listening to the voices of high school administrators, health professionals and students. One thing is ...

Bought by KOSU, WHYY, Prairie Public, WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 01:05:51
  • Purchases: 12
Take Care (Monthly) #22
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Dieting".

Bought by WNYO


  • Added: Nov 21, 2019
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 1
Ep 2: Reversing opioid overdoses with Narcan
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
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A life lost, a life saved. The main character of this episode isn’t a person. It’s a nasal spray. Naloxone (aka Narcan) saves lives from opioid ove...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 23:51
  • Purchases: 1
Take Care (Monthly) #21
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is "Fertility."

  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Take Care (Monthly) #20
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "The cost of health".

  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Take Care (Monthly) #19
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Recharging".

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Take Care (Monthly) #18
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Staying active".

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Take Care (Monthly) #17
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Aspects of Mental Health".

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 52:00

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