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Time is Brain (Half Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

Stroke doctors all know the phrase, “Time is brain.” There's a game changer in stroke treatment that's helping some patients achieve a dramatic rec...

Bought by WJCT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WKCC, WEZU, KVSC and more

Added: Aug 28, 2015
Length: 28:59
Purchases: 9

Humans Orbiting Mars: Can It Be Done?

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: NASA's pathways to the Red Planet., Credit: NASA

A human mission to orbit Mars might be possible by 2033, and it might be accomplished at reasonable cost and with existing or nearly-ready technolo...

Bought by KWMR, KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KFCF FM

Added: Apr 07, 2015
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 5

The Meaning of Money

From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon

We're asking the $64,000 question: can we build a more crash-proof, less leveraged, more equitable financial system? Our guest Jeremy Allaire would...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KZYX

Added: Mar 31, 2015
Length: 58:37
Purchases: 2

Dual Legacy: The Effect of Business Thinking on the Social Sector

From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet

This month on "Impact," we're taking a close look at a huge issue--legacy. In this case, we're examining how it relates to contemporary philanthrop...

Added: Mar 05, 2015
Length: 27:55

Year of the Icy Worlds

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Cassini Saturn mission Project Scientist and host Mat Kaplan touch the plumes of Enceladus at JPL., Credit: Merc Boyan, The Planetary Society

Emily Lakdawalla coined the phrase, and it is exquisitely appropriate. We’ll visit the Jet Propulsion Lab on its Icy Worlds Day to learn more about...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KFCF FM, and KWMR

Added: Feb 10, 2015
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 3

The Bright Side to Big Data: Good Intentions and Ethical Questions

From: Carnegie Council
Series: Impact: Where Business and Ethics Meet

We wrap up our three-part series on data and privacy with a look at some ways big data can improve our communities. Technology and big data are del...

Bought by KVSC

Added: Oct 28, 2014
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 1

Congressman Lamar Smith on Planetary Science

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

The Chairman of the powerful Science, Space and Technology Committee in the US House of Representatives joins us for a talk about planetary science...

Added: Sep 29, 2014
Length: 28:50

Pathways to Exploration: Space Analyst John Logsdon on the National Research Council Human Spaceflight Report

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Gemini Spacewalker, Credit: NASA

The National Research Council released its long-awaited report June 4th. Distinguished space policy analyst John Logsdon returns to Planetary Radi...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM

Added: Jun 17, 2014
Length: 28:51
Purchases: 2

A Conversation with Janet Kagan--Director of Art Force

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read

Caption: Art Force: Cross Currents Civic Exhibition, Credit: Courtesy of Art Force

Art-Force: Artists revitalizing rural manufacturing.

Bought by KPIP-LP and KRZA

Added: Jun 12, 2014
Length: 28:30
Purchases: 2

Global Ethics Corner: Weighing Privacy Against National Security

From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner

The recent revelations that the NSA is collecting cell phone and Internet data from millions of Americans has left many asking questions. Is this a...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Jun 19, 2013
Length: 02:08
Purchases: 1

Global Ethics Corner: The Private Sector and Cyber Security

From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner

With U.S. companies losing billions of dollars to intellectual property theft, mostly to China, some are suggesting that corporations fight back. C...

Added: Jun 03, 2013
Length: 02:17

Global Ethics Corner: Who Benefits Most From Wearable Computers?

From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner

Apple and Google will, reportedly, both soon be selling computers that you can wear. But will the trove of details that these devices will be able ...

Added: Mar 27, 2013
Length: 01:56

Global Ethics Corner: Should Scholarly Research Be Free For All?

From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner

Facing prosecution for illegally downloading millions of academic articles, Internet activist Aaron Swartz recently committed suicide. Should Swart...

Added: Feb 15, 2013
Length: 02:13

Thought Leader: Victor Cha

From: Carnegie Council
Series: Point B

"Technology creates all this open space that needs to be filled. And if you leave space to be filled, people fill it by saying things that don't ma...

Added: Dec 07, 2012
Length: 03:38

The Future of Stem Cell Research: Has Science Gone Too Far?

From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner

Now that scientists are able to create fertile mammal eggs using stem cells, many people are asking some tough ethical questions. Has science gone ...

Added: Oct 16, 2012
Length: 02:06

Connecting the Dots

From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial

Caption: Sherry Turkle, Credit: Andrea Ventura

Host Phalana Tiller talks with professor and author Sherry Turkle about her book, Alone Together. She also interviews Lisa Gansky, entrepreneur and...

Added: Apr 13, 2012
Length: 58:59

Building Green

From: Bill Baue