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Music Never Dies
From: Jessica Ripka
Caption: Brianna LePage (center) with clients Ruth Johnston (left) and Suzanne Carlson (right), Credit: Brianna LePage
A Music Therapist working on Cape Cod is making a difference in the rapidly growing Alzheimer's and Dementia population - one song at a time.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 19, 2016
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 2
Thought + Action
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sport
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Thought and Action are much more connected than we typically think: Simply imagining or watching actions can influence how you perform similar acti...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 05:56
They Know Who You Are
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: They Know Who You Are, Credit: Seth Shostak
You’re a private person. But as long as you’re on-line and have skin and hair, you’re shedding little bits of data and DNA everywhere you go. Fin...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KTSW 89.9, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Skeptic Check: After the Hereafter
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: After the Hereafter, Credit: Seth Shostak
There are few enduring truths, but one is that no one gets out of life alive. What’s less certain is what comes next. Does everything stop with d...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KREV-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, and WRGY


  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Dr. Gene Cohen, author of “The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.” His book describes h...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
Science Fiction True
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Science Fiction True, Credit: Seth Shostak
Don’t believe everything you see on the screen. Science fiction film is just a guess as to how our future might unfold. But sometimes fantasy be...

Bought by WUFT, RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY and more


  • Added: Jul 04, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Shocking Ideas
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Shocking Ideas, Credit: Seth Shostak
Innovation in the use of electricity continues long after the days of Edison and Tesla. Find out why the invention of the blue LED was worthy of a...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, WRIR, and WRGY


  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Neuroscience of Peacemaking
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Emile Bruneau
We talk with two experts about how advances in the field of neuroscience may transform conflict resolution on an individual and global scale.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Neuroscience of Peacemaking
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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We talk with two experts about how advances in the field of neuroscience may transform conflict resolution on an individual and global scale.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KRZA, and KUNM


  • Added: Feb 23, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Replace What Ails You
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Replace What Ails You, Credit: Seth Shostak
Germs can make us sick, but we didn’t know about these puny pathogens prior to the end of the 19th century. Germ theory and antibiotics created a...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRGY, RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Cocktail Effect Remix
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sound
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In this remix, you’ll hear updated information, restructured content, and a new mix to explain how we parse voices and music in a noisy scene. Mu...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2016
  • Length: 15:19
  • Purchases: 1
A Tribute To Natalie Cole
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Half Hour
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We dedicate this show to the great Natalie Cole and hope you will get to know her just a little bit more in the hopes that she will remain "unforge...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Tribute To Natalie Cole
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour
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We dedicate this show to the great Natalie Cole and hope you will get to know her just a little bit more in the hopes that she will remain "unforge...

Bought by KRDP, WQCS, WLRN, and WETD


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Happily Confused
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Happily Confused, Credit: Seth Shostak
Do you feel happy today? How about happily disgusted? Maybe sadly surprised, or sadly disgusted? Human emotions are complex. But at least they’...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Traumatic Brain Injury -- Groks Science Show 2015-11-25
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi discussed psychiatric problems associated with traumatic brain injury.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 22:05
  • Purchases: 1
The Sentimental Sense -- Groks Science Show 2015-11-18
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Virginia Barry discusses the neuroscience behind memory and scent.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 32:36
  • Purchases: 2
Brain History -- Groks Science Show 2015-10-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tom Jackson discusses an illustrated history of the brain.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 18:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Open Door
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Sick
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When Brandy Gibson was pregnant the first time, she noticed that opening her freezer gave her an odd, pleasant feeling. But when she got pregnant a...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 27, 2015
  • Length: 15:59
  • Purchases: 2
Commencing Transmission -- Groks Science Show 2015-08-12
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Alex Brunger discusses how specific proteins trigger communication between brain cells.

Bought by KPVL and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 20, 2015
  • Length: 23:49
  • Purchases: 2
Why We Pay Attention
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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Hear neuroscientist, Jacqueline Gottlieb, discuss some of the cutting-edge questions in neuroscience: What is attention on a neuronal level? How do...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
A Neuron Channel Makes You Dumb
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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New research reveals a strange fact – a special type of neuron channel (HCN) makes us dumb. Hear about basic neuron mechanics and the supposed func...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 2
Forget to Remember
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Forget to Remember, Credit: Seth Shostak
You must not remember this. Indeed, forgetting may be key to having a healthy brain. Our gray matter evolved to forget things, yet we’re building...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, KSFR, WRGY, WPSU and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
How We Hurt Learning
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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A short episode about the things that hurt the learning process: why distractions are distracting and the conflict your brain encounters when given...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 2
Parrot Mimicry Circuit
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Disco the talking parakeet., Credit: Courtesy of Judy Bolton
A newly discovered brain structure in parrots hints at new mechanisms in brain evolution.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Old Brains, New Brains: The Human Mind, Past and Present
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Brain illustration , Credit: The Popular Science Monthly, 1894
The early days of neuroscience relied on tragedy to strike before doctors could peek inside the brains of humans. Today advanced technology helps s...

  • Added: May 28, 2015
  • Length: 43:39