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AMOS 23.012: The Power of Cute, 1/17/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Power of Cute

  • Added: Jan 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
Air Apparent
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Air Apparent, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s easy to take air for granted, but – unlike food and water – you can’t live more than a few minutes without it. This invisible chemical cocktai...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: May 31, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Skeptic Check: Rational Lampoon
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Rational Lampoon, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why a cognitive scientist says that the very idea of individual thinking is a myth: most of our thinking is done in groups. Also, you know much les...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KICI Iowa City, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Skeptic Check: Useful Delusions
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Useful Delusion, Credit: Seth Shostak
Can self-deception be useful? During the pandemic, it has been fashionable to say that we’re “following the science,” and that our behavior is dete...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Handling the Holidays
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Handling the Holidays, Credit: Seth Shostak
The stress of the holidays can make you want to hide under the covers with a warm cup of cocoa. From gift buying to family gatherings, the holiday...

Bought by WUFT, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KTXK, KZUM, WUFT and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Time Travel Agents
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Time Travel Agents, Credit: Seth Shostak
Hey, let’s meet last week for coffee. Okay, we can’t meet in the past… yet. But is it only a matter of time before we time travel? Physicists have ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, WUFT, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2020
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 15
Zombies, Bigfoot, and Max Brooks
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Zombies, Bigfoot, and Max Brooks
What do a zombie attack and a viral pandemic have in common? They are both frightening, mindless, and relentless in their assault. And both requi...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Royalton Community Radio, WPCA-LP, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Let's Take a Paws
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Let's Take a Paws, Credit: Seth Shostak
Humans aren’t the only animals stressed-out by social distancing. Narwhals send out echolocation clicks to locate their buddies and ease their lon...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., CHSR-FM 97.9, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
How Bad Does It Have to Get?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Piece image
“Climate change at warp speed” is the way one scientist described the coronavirus outbreak. Recorded before a live audience at the Seattle AAAS mee...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Royalton Community Radio, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Your Brain's Reins
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Your Brains Reins, Credit: Seth Shostak
You are your brain, everyone agrees. But if your brain is damaged, are you still responsible for your actions? We hear of the first person to pl...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Autism and Emotional Regulation
From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast
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Popular accounts of autism often portray people with the condition as emotionless automatons. Yet more than a decade of work has convinced Pitt psy...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2019
  • Length: 10:18
AMOS 18.199: Meditating on Loneliness, 10/4/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Meditating on Loneliness

  • Added: Aug 08, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.188: Imagining Yourself in Others, 9/19/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Imagining Yourself in Others

  • Added: Aug 08, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.162: Why Does It Seem Like Others Look Angry with You?, 8/14/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Does It Seem Like Others Look Angry with You?

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.126: Why We Choose to Listen to Sad Music, 6/25/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why We Choose to Listen to Sad Music

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.112: Defensive Pessimism, 6/5/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Defensive Pessimism

  • Added: May 14, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Skeptic Check: Your Inner Lab Coat
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Your Inner Lab Coat, Credit: Seth Shostak
Sherlock Holmes doesn’t have a science degree, yet he thinks rationally like a scientist. You can too! Learn the secrets of being irritatingly lo...

Bought by WVTF, WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
AMOS 18.067: Intuition, Analysis, and Faith, 4/3/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Intuition, Analysis, and Faith

  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.046: Eye Contact, 3/5/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Eye Contact

  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.206: The Baby Schema and How We Process Cuteness, 10/16/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Baby Schema and How We Process Cuteness

  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.096: Money and Marriage, 5/15/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Money and Marriage

  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.073: The Profound Power of Loneliness, 4/12/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Profound Power of Loneliness

  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Skeptic Check: Fear Itself
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Fear Itself, Credit: Seth Shostak
Shhh. We have to make this quick. There are a lot of scary events going on in the world. You may also worry about the stuff they might not be tel...

Bought by 91.7 WHUS Storrs, XRAY.fm, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WRST-FM Oshkosh, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Moral's Law
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Moral's Law, Credit: Seth Shostak
“If it bleeds, it leads” they say in the news biz. Indeed, headlines are often no more than a long list of moral atrocities. Yet one man argues t...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KTSW 89.9, WRIR and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Raising the Minimum Age
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Raising the Minimum Age, Credit: Seth Shostak
We all try to fight it: the inexorable march of time. The fountain of youth doesn’t exist, and all those wrinkle creams can’t help. But modern sc...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7