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Becoming Dr. Q
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Dr. Q and Mark Bauerlein, this week on Prime Time Radio.

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Jan 03, 2012
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 1
"The Country Doctor Revisited" edited by Therese Zink
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Heidi Holtan talks with Therese Zink about this collection of writing in various forms penned by modern day rural health care professionals. Things...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 20:08
  • Purchases: 1
Advocacy -- Groks Science Show 2011-12-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. John Daly discussed the skills of advocacy.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 23:40
  • Purchases: 2
The Promise and Perils of Nanotechnology
From: A World of Possibilities
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Today, nano particles are in our food, cosmetics, and hundreds of other items. And this is just the beginning of what is projected to be a $1 trill...

Bought by WZEN.org, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WRPI, WDSE, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 56:38
  • Purchases: 5
Infinity Puzzle -- Groks Science Show 2011-12-14
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Frank Close discussed the infinity puzzle.

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


  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 26:28
  • Purchases: 3
Peacekeeping Economy -- Groks Science Show 2011-12-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Lloyd J. Dumas discussed the peacekeeping economy.

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


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 31:29
  • Purchases: 3
Mind Reading Ethics -- Groks Science Show 2011-11-30
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
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Paul Root Wolpe joins us to discuss why we need to develop legal and ethical guidelines for mind reading.

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


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 27:08
  • Purchases: 3
Global Arms -- Groks Science Show 2011-11-23
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Andrew Feinstein discussed the shadow world inside global arms trading.

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


  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 30:22
  • Purchases: 4
Vonnegut -- Groks Science Show 2011-11-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Charles J. Shields discussed the life and times of Kurt Vonnegut.

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


  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 30:18
  • Purchases: 4
Gamification -- Groks Science Show 2011-11-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Gabe Zichermann discussed gamification by design.

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


  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 25:37
  • Purchases: 4
The Mikie Show #43, Sarah
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Hurrah, it’s another show about stuff I don’t know! Yes, this episode we speak with Sarah Mattson, planetary photographic cartographer, you know, I...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Social Media, Global Change
From: GW Global Media Institute
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A wave of demonstrations and protests swept the globe this year as revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt went "viral" on the World Wide Web. Alberto Iba...

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 53:30
  • Purchases: 1
Technological Sport -- Groks Science Show 2011-10-26
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
John Greenburg discussed how technology is changing sport.

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


  • Added: Oct 26, 2011
  • Length: 27:53
  • Purchases: 4
Plastic Ocean -- Groks Science Show 2011-10-19
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Capt. Charles Moore discussed the pollution of the oceans by plastic.

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


  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 25:14
  • Purchases: 4
Better Together?  Chinese Innovators On Green Tech Partnerships
From: A World of Possibilities
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 Like “Made in Japan” a generation ago, the “Made in China” label has long been viewed by Americans as a low-cost, low quality knock-off of a costl...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 2
Heavenly Physics -- Groks Science Show 2011-10-12
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Lisa Randall discussed how discoveries in modern physics shape the world around us.

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


  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 23:57
  • Purchases: 4
TruthToTell June 13: ALL THAT WE SHARE: A Look at The Commons
From: Andy Driscoll
Series: TruthToTell
Caption: Walljasper
Perhaps Jay Walljasper’s recent book title is more definitive than some convoluted dissertation. It is, simply, All That We Share. And that is what...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 57:54
Holy War -- Groks Science Show 2011-10-05
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Nigel Cliff discussed how Vasco Da Gama turned the tide in a centuries-old clash of civilizations.

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


  • Added: Oct 05, 2011
  • Length: 24:24
  • Purchases: 4
Attention -- Groks Science Show 2011-09-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Cathy Davison discussed the brain science of attention.

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


  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 4
As Renewables Boom, California Struggles to Quit Coal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. , Credit: Matt Preusch
California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surpris...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 8
A Difficult Path for Clean Coal
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads
Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR
Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 9
Digital Division -- Groks Science Show 2011-09-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Mark Bauerlein discussed the digital divide.

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


  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 27:22
  • Purchases: 3
Even with new treatments, few PTSD vets seek help
From: KALW
Caption: Under CC License by The U.S. Army http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/2898270225/
Just as the state California needs to shift gears to address the needs of today’s veterans, so does the medical community. Veterans Association stu...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:21
DASH Diet -- Groks Science Show 2011-09-14
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Marla Heller discussed the DASH diet action plan.

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


  • Added: Sep 14, 2011
  • Length: 25:54
  • Purchases: 3
Infinite Beginnings -- Groks Science Show 2011-09-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. David Deutsch discussed the beginning of infinity.

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


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 27:03
  • Purchases: 5

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