PRX - Pieces for Tagging: science

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

215 results


Putting the "Eco" Back into Economics with David Suzuki
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: David Suzuki
Author, radio host, and scientist David Suzuki has spent a lifetime working to protect the environment. But he says that work is failing, and a pa...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
207: 21st Century Working Waterfront
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Piece image
Civilization was built by the sea. The 20th century waterfront was an accumulation of functions that were best placed on or near the coast. As popu...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
206: Ocean Health Index Follow-Up
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Piece image
The Ocean Health Index defines a healthy ocean as one that sustainably delivers a range of benefits to people both now and in the future. World Oce...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 06:14
205: Who Advocates for the Ocean?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Manlay Bay Ocean Pool, Sydney, Australia, Credit: BRJ Inc Flickr
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss not only of the prominent conservation-based NGOs, governmental organizations a...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
  • Length: 06:34
Sound is...
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sound
Piece image
What is sound? We'll define it physically and through our experience. Interesting descriptions abound as we learn why a piano sound is different th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 14:39
  • Purchases: 2
198: Some Answers for Sandy
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Credit: AP/Mike Groll
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will suggest that Sandy may have generated a growing force among citizens and leaders that m...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 05:47
197: Fantastic Voyages
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Nemo, Nautilus and Squid. , Credit: Illustration by John Joyce © 2006
The sea has been a source of storytelling and real-time adventure tales since the beginning of narrative and most every culture has its archetypal ...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 06:18
Going Global
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Going Global, Credit: Seth Shostak
Writer David Quammen on what it takes for an animal disease to become a human pandemic. Also, was hurricane Sandy a man-made disaster?

Bought by KVSC, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Field Trip Podcast: Marine Mammal Rescue Center
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: Field Trip Podcast icon, Credit: Mike Smith
This week, Field Trip Correspondent Lo Benichou take us behind the scenes at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, where wounded seals...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 1
Sobremesa? -- Groks Science Show 2012-10-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Nataly Kelly joins us to discuss language translation.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 18, 2012
  • Length: 26:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Field Trip Podcast: Beach Rocks
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: Field Trip Podcast icon, Credit: MIke Smith
This week we go to to the beach with Field Trip Correspondent Laura Hautala and her Science Mom. Yes, we said Science Mom. And don’t worry, it’s no...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:25
  • Purchases: 1
187: Ocean Champions
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Piece image
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will herald Ocean Champions (oceanchampions.org), the only organization in the United States...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:51
Origins Research Motives
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
Piece image
Life is everywhere and we have a tough time killing it when sending our spacecraft off to Mars. However, in the lab, life is elusive. We look at th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
  • Length: 15:03
  • Purchases: 2
185: From Mitigation to Management
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Levees are made to prevent land from flooding and rivers from overflowing, but they are not built to resist strong hurricanes like Katrina. Settlements in areas that are liable to storms and flooding often lead to avoidable damage or death. , Credit: Reuters
In this episode of World Ocean Radio we'll assert that we must embrace best management practices now and use new management tools to renovate and b...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:02
The Size of Life
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
Piece image
How small and how large can life be? Hear scientists consider various answers to these questions and even attempt to convince you that life can be ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 10:49
  • Purchases: 2
180: Where Does Water Come From?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Piece image
Where does water come from? We know from science that water evaporates from the ocean reservoir, is captured in clouds, fog and rain, descends to s...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Mental Calisthenics for Teenagers
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
Piece image
Until recently, most researchers believed the brain stopped developing cognitive ability after a certain age. But a new study suggests otherwise.

Bought by WJCT and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Your Inner Macaque -- Groks Science Show 2012-05-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Dario Maestripieri joins us to discuss his new book, 'Games Primates Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human ...

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


  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 24:47
  • Purchases: 3
Religion, Faith and Belief Show Segment
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by murdelta, Flickr
Adriana Torres, a recent graduate of Monte Del Sol, and Max Kalyani of the Academy of Technology and the Classics (ATC), host this wonderfully inqu...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:57
  • Purchases: 1
161: The Necessary Renewal
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Middle school students learn about the ocean from Project Oceanology staff., Credit: Christine Sziabowski
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will assert that the time has come to gather teachers and administrators together to take th...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
156: The Sea Connects All Things II
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Piece image
We at the World Ocean Observatory use the belief "The Sea Connects All Things" as the basis for our work to inform citizens and unite to sustain th...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:09
152: Ocean Health Index
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Piece image
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will ask how it's possible to reduce the ocean's health to a single number, and will outline...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:52
The Psychology of Teen Gratitude
From: Youth Radio
Caption: Students and staff eat a Thanksgiving dinner at Youth Radio., Credit: Youth Radio
The study of gratitude is a burgeoning field within positive psychology. Across the board, results show that people who are more thankful are less ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KDNK, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2011
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 3
Consults Ants
From: Erin Cisewski
Caption: Adam and Ant, Credit: Jennifer R. Fogel
Danger, heartache, a plea for the survival of humanity, and hunting with croissants. A portrait of a myrmecologist named Adam Lazarus.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 1
Clever Apes: Godspeed, Tevatron
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Piece image
We remember the legacy of the Tevatron, the particle collider that was shut down in September of 2011.

Bought by KUT and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 08:24
  • Purchases: 2