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Active Learning in Computer Science
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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We talk strategies for teaching computer science (CS), with Dr. Cynthia Taylor, a computer science professor at The University of Illinois at Chica...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2017
  • Length: 37:10
The Douglas Coleman Show w_ Phil DeLuca
From: Douglas Coleman
Series: The Douglas Coleman Show
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Interview with Therapists and couples counselor Phil Deluca

  • Added: Aug 22, 2017
  • Length: 59:33
Happiness affects health in many ways--researcher explains
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Most of us have heard the common wisdom that our happiness can affect our physical health--and now a team of researchers has confirmed it. Prof. Ed...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 16:33
U of MN Solar Vehicle Project unveils new car to compete across Australian outback
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: Eos II, Credit: courtesy umnsvp.org
The U of MN Solar Vehicle Project has a long and successful history. WTIP's Dave TerSteeg chatted with this year's co-leaders of the project, stude...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2017
  • Length: 18:28
100th Anniversary of AFRL
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: MilitaryHomeLife - Talk Radio
Caption: MHL Talk Radio
Host Sonya Dunn explores the Air Force Research Laboratory in commemoration of its 100th anniversary.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 53:41
The Great American Eclipse—Be Part of It!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Solar eclipse, Credit: NASA
It’s coming! Will you be in the path of totality? Astronomers Without Borders President Mike Simmons says be there if you can. He also tells us ...

Bought by WJSU, Kansas Public Radio, KISU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
High & Dry: Talking Groundwater
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rosemarie and William Alley
With drought-stricken California enjoying its wettest winter in decades, it can be easy to forget that water scarcity is among the globe's most dea...

Bought by WMUU-LP, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 3
Food Sleuth Radio, Robert Schooler Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that corporate partnerships with Universities influence the information students are taught about genetic engineering? Join Food Sleut...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • 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
Living the T1Dream
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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Olivia was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2010. Three years later, her best friend, Allison, was diagnosed with the same disease. They talk to e...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
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
Three Letters Met on Broom Bridge
From: Samuel Hansen
Caption: Broom Bridge Plaque, Credit: Francesco Perini
Every October 16th hundreds of people gather in Dublin for a walk from Dunsink Observatory to Broom Bridge that celebrates Ireland's greatest mathe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass: Communicating for Social and Behavioral Change (Part 1)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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WorldCanvass discusses issues in global public health with 2015 University of Iowa International Impact Award winner Rebecca Arnold and colleagues ...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2015
  • Length: 24:11
Yale President Peter Salovey Talks about Emotional Intelligence and the Emotion Roadmap
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
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Peter Salovey and his colleagues share their insights regarding the history of emotional intelligence and the practical applications contributed by...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 12:32
NeuroTribes the Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
From: Anne Barbano
Caption: NeuroTribes
Steve Silberman has written the first indepth book on the history of autism. Anne speaks with him about the discoveries he has made and the implica...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Studs Terkel in Conversation with Oliver Sacks
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Caption: Oliver Sacks
On December 4, 1985 Studs sat down with famed neurologist and author Oliver Sacks. Although the interview was supposed to center on his newest publ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KCMJ Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, KVNF and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 01:22:29
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps: Herman Heyn and John Heyn
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Herman (L) and John Heyn
Herman Heyn tells his nephew, John, about spending almost three decades as a street corner astronomer, giving passers-by the chance to look through...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WTJU, and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: Aug 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 3
What Would You Do? (Hour long version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In this hour we talk about ethics and we explore the world's oceans for zooplankton and follow a roving tick robot. (And more...)

Bought by WCNY, WFAE, KPVL, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 19, 2015
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 5
What Would You Do? (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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If you swipe a stranger’s car and nobody sees, what do you do? In this week's show we talk about ethics (and more...).

Bought by WJCT, WNMU-FM, KKRN, KVSC, WKCC and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
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
Nuts and Bolts: Our Brains on STEM
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly 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 WCNY, WYSO, KPVL, WABE, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 6
Food Sleuth Radio, Eliza Greenman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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You’d never know it from a trip to the grocery store, but Eliza Greenman estimates that there are at least ~7,000 different named varieties of app...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Kids and Character Building: What Works Best?
From: Francesca Rheannon
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Psychologist Walter Mischel talks about his new book The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control. It’s about his famed experiment testing delayed ...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
Dr. Helen Riess on Empathy, Healthcare and Life
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Emotionally Intelligent Approach to Healthcare
Changes in healthcare have led to pressures on providers to spend less time with patients resulting in less time for questions, empathy and compass...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 54:11