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Oh, Rats!
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Oh, Rats!, Credit: Seth Shostak
Before you chase it with a broom, consider this: Without the rat, we might miss critical insights into the nature of stress, cancer … and even love...

Bought by KVSC and KREV-LP


  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 54:32
  • Purchases: 2
Skeptic Check: Monsters, Magic, and Music
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Monster, Magic, and Music, Credit: Seth Shostak
A combo of critical thinking; from tracking Bigfoot and magic’s ability to fool the brain to whether a study about music supports the “Mozart Effec...

Bought by KSKQ, KREV-LP, and KVSC


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
Olympics for the Rest of Us
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Olympics for the Rest of Us, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s easy to praise the extraordinary abilities of the athletes. Let’s celebrate the extreme averageness of the rest of us. From beer bellies to...

Bought by KSKQ, WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KHEN-LP, KVSC and more


  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 6
Infectious Behavior -- Groks Science Show 2012-06-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Paul H. Patterson discused Infectious Behavior.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 20:05
  • Purchases: 2
Seth's Storm Shelter
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Seth's Storm Shelter, Credit: Seth Shostak
A mélange of surprising subjects from why humans are more like ants than are chimpanzees … to Jonah Lehrer on the creative brain.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KREV-LP, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
That's So Random!
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: That's So Random!, Credit: Seth Shostak
We crave order in things, but we can’t iron out every chaotic crease, nor would we want to: from brain cell activity to the evolution of species, ...

Bought by WVTF, KSKQ, KREV-LP, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 4
Second that Emotion
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Second that Emotion, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why flies in milk gross you out and other voyages through human emotion.

Bought by KSKQ and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Piece image
The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine is a neurological disorder with a pretty bizarre name.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 4
Wired for Thought
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Wired for Thought, Credit: Seth Shostak
A cup of coffee can leave you wired for the day, but a chip in your brain could wire you to a machine forever; the future of brain-machine interfaces.

Bought by KREV-LP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Attention -- Groks Science Show 2011-09-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Cathy Davison discussed the brain science of attention.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRFA-LP, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 4
Anosmia -- Groks Science Show 2011-08-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Molly Birnbaum discussed the role of smell in our daily lives.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KREV-LP, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 23:38
  • Purchases: 4
Neural Populations -- Groks Science Show 2011-05-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Konrad Kording discussed recording from multiple neurons in the brain.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KPVL, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 26:34
  • Purchases: 4
Belief Instinct -- Groks Science Show 2011-03-09
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Jesse Bering discussed the belief instinct.

Bought by KSFR, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 09, 2011
  • Length: 25:20
  • Purchases: 3
Mind and Self -- Groks Science Show 2010-12-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Antonio Damasio discussed how self comes to mind.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 24:26
  • Purchases: 3
Alzheimer Research -- Groks Science Show 2009-09-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Mark Underwood discussed Alzheimer research and prevention

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2009
  • Length: 27:52
  • Purchases: 1
Baby Brains -- Groks Science Show 2009-07-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Charles Fernyhough discussed what it is like inside a baby's mind.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 30, 2009
  • Length: 26:40
  • Purchases: 2