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581-Planet Hunting
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The hunt is on for Earth like planets which are close enough for us to study in detail. The NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS for...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Poison Squad and the Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: A chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety. Topic 2: The neuroscientist who lost her mind.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2020
  • Length: 49:05
The Emotion Roadmap and a Scottish Woman Who Learned to Control Her Anger
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: What can you do with anger?
This show explains the science behind the Emotion Roadmap and the steps in making it work. I use an example of an interview with a Scottish woman w...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 54:40
295-Close Passes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Small close approaching space rocks are part of our environment.

Bought by Radio Newark, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
256-Pale Blue Dot
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The light reflected by a distant planet can tell us if we could live there.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KENW and more


  • Added: May 26, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
237-Lost
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The asteroid named for Mildred Shapley Matthews was lost in the solar system for 75 years.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
227-Planet 9
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The search for the theoretical "Planet 9" has begun.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
219-Zero
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small asteroid's path around the Sun very nearly crosses that of Earth.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
A Conversation about Chinese Medicine with Acupuncturist and Herbalist, Greg Golden
From: Alix Litwack
Series: Another Day Of Living; Join the Conversation!
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"Change your beliefs, change your health," Litwack comments during her interview with Greg Golden. Join in the conversation about Chinese medicine,...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 28:44
Hardwiring Happiness
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Rick Hanson
Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson has a different way of looking at the functions of the brain. What he’s realized is that simply using positive th...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
In Preparation for Sleep
From: Sarah Lawrence College Radio
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Daily routines can become monotonous, but when dealing with mental illness these tasks can feel insurmountable. Student producer Alanna Duncan take...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:19
Almost Awake
From: Sanjena Sathian
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Peter Morgan can decide what he wants to do in his dreams. A research psychiatrist at Yale University, Dr. Morgan studies and practices lucid dream...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 11:56
The Twin Paradox
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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Step into the weird world of relativity as we walk through the Twin Paradox with help from some great physics teachers.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 09:03
  • Purchases: 2
What is meditation, really?
From: The Tibet Connection
Series: Open Mind
Caption: James Neal, former Buddhist monk, Credit: fpmt.org
A former Buddhist monk debunks some meditation myths.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 06:58
Quantum Mechanics and Fat Free Milk
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Minus 15 Percent Fat Free Milk Is Theoretically Possible

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:37
  • Purchases: 1
How Do They Live to Be 130?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The Day The Earth Stood Still

  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: :50
The Weight Loss Program
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Don't look for this in medical journals.

  • Added: May 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
A Scientific Experiment
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Do people who live together gradually acquire the same habits?

  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 01:41
An Inevitable Human Weakness
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
When a scientist makes a mistake, it makes the news

  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: :40
Change Your Gender With a Click
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
On many websites you can change your gender with a click

  • Added: Mar 15, 2010
  • Length: :47
Gazing At Breasts Can Cut The Risk of Stroke
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
One gets news of medical breakthroughs by email

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:16
It Works
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
25 rats trained for a pilot medical project in Africa have identified 300 cases of early-stage TB - infections missed by lab technicians with their...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:12
Why Do Smart People Do Stupid Things?
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Why do smart people do stupid things? This is the question asked by Laurence Gonzales, author of “Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why” and ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2009
  • Length: 29:21
To Err Is Human
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You heard about the woman who had the wrong embryo implanted. Because a scientist made a mistake it warranted a spot on the national news.

  • Added: Sep 21, 2009
  • Length: :39
A Pill That Combats Obesity
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Corporate America has produced a pill that combats obesity

  • Added: Mar 26, 2009
  • Length: 02:32