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Mapping the Brain
From: Hold That Thought
Series: The Human Brain
Caption: White Matter Fiber Architecture, Credit: The Human Connectome Project
Pull our your compass, because researcher Deanna Barch is about to guide us through the Human Connectome Project.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 12:51
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass: Research to Real Life (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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What does it mean to be a ‘research university?’ WorldCanvass guests answer that question from multiple perspectives on this program called “Resea...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 31:17
WorldCanvass: Research to Real Life (Part 1)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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What does it mean to be a ‘research university?’ WorldCanvass guests answer that question from multiple perspectives on this program called “Resea...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 29:35
The Master Algorithm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Pedro Domingos
Data is the new science. Big data holds the answers. It’s a simple thought that acknowledges the power of data in our lives.

Bought by KVSC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Pleasures and Pitfalls of Synthetic Love
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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In this episode we discuss the benefits and consequences of relationships and sex with synthetic beings.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2015
  • Length: 17:47
Nuts and Bolts: Our Brains on STEM (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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What if you could change not just how much you know, but your actual intelligence? (And more...)

Bought by WJCT, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WKCC, KVSC, WLIW and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Having the World in Mind
From: Victoria Davis
Series: Humanities Minutes
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This episode will have you questioning where your mind ends and your smart phone begins.

Bought by KFOI Radio, PRX Remix, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2015
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 3
Breaking the Rulers: The Neoliberal University
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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In this episode we try to make clear what the term Neoliberal means and see how it can be applied to the world of the American University, and in ...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 55:53
3-D Talking Map
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Touching the miniature buildings on the map activates auditory information and directions. , Credit: University of Buffalo
3-D talking maps use a variety of sensory modalities to help the visually impaired find their way around college campuses and other institutions.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Future of Higher Education (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The decision by Harvard and MIT to begin providing free courses to anyone, anywhere sparked an intense debate about the future of a bricks and mort...

Bought by WCNY, KPVL, CHSR-FM 97.9, KKRN, and Accessible Media Inc.


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 5
Are you addicted to your cell phone? Consumer behavior expert Dr.James Roberts explains
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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A study just published in the Journal of Behavioral Addiction found that among college students, men spend nearly eight hours a day on their cell p...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 20:15
WorldCanvass: The Passion that Drives Innovation (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Host Joan Kjaer and WorldCanvass guests discuss how personal passion can turn a shapeless idea into a tangible reality. They also explore the role ...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2014
  • Length: 25:10
Origami Robots
From: Susanne Bard
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Using origami techniques to make real life Transformer robots.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Brain Chip
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Improving computers by making them think more like humans.

Bought by KMXT and WXDU


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Sebastian Thrun: MOOCs, Angry Birds, and Lifelong Learning (Excerpt)
From: Open Source
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We’re speaking with a hot name in disruptive innovation, Sebastian Thrun. He’s part of our conversation on hacking higher education. He’s the foun...

Bought by Radio Newark and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2
A Starlight Festival Cassini Mission Update
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cassini Mission Project Scientist Linda Spilker, Credit: Mat Kaplan
Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker joins us at the first Starlight Festival in Big Bear Lake, California. The science leader of the ongoing Sa...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
Sebastian Thrun: MOOCs, Angry Birds, and Lifelong Learning
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We’re speaking with a hot name in disruptive innovation, Sebastian Thrun. He’s part of our conversation on hacking higher education. He’s the foun...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 26, 2014
  • Length: 11:54
  • Purchases: 1
Hacking Higher Ed
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Continuing our series on higher ed, we're hacking our way to a better model; call it New U. There won't be a football team or a building and ground...

  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 58:36
Chasing the Dream: Arts School
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Show biz is center stage next in our higher ed series: Two venerable private art schools in Boston’s Back Bay — Emerson College and the Berklee Col...

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 58:35
Britt Wray on Backyard Scientists - Episode 4
From: Brian Cauley
Series: Tiny Conversations
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A conversations about DIY science.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2014
  • Length: 10:53
Beautifully Bright Black Holes
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Out There: The Science of Exploring the Universe
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Physics professor Henric Krawczynski describes how an instrument called X-Calibur will study "beautifully bright" black holes. Krawczynski and his ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 09:00
Lunar Mysteries
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Out There: The Science of Exploring the Universe
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Dr. Bradley Jolliff describes how lunar samples and orbiters provide insights into the history of Earth's closest neighbor.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 13:12
  • Purchases: 1
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for January 24th-31st, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 25, 2014. Benjamin Rockwell, our host and nerd, starts off with the weeks ...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for January 24th-31st, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 25, 2014. Benjamin Rockwell, our host and nerd, starts off with the weeks ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 1