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Sugar Sugar -- Groks Science Show 2024-02-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Maria Dello discusses health issues arising from excessive sugar consumption.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
738-Tiny Visitor(526)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroid Near Earth, Credit: ESA
A tiny space rock passes through the cloud of communications satellites surrounding the Earth.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KGLP, Raven Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Nose Dive -- Groks Science Show 2020-11-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Harold McGee discussed his new book, Nose Dive.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 04, 2020
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lost World -- Groks Science Show 2019-05-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Craig Childs discussed the Atlas of a Lost World.

  • Added: May 02, 2019
  • Length: 16:07
Dog Cognition -- Groks Science Show 2017-09-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Gregory Berns discussed what it is like to be a dog.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Sep 07, 2017
  • Length: 20:29
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 11: So... What's On Your Mind?
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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With all the digital text trails we're creating these days, what can we learn about our inner psychology, mental health, and well-being?

Bought by WXDU and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 10: Love
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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LOVE!! Why is it so hard to find?! The seemingly endless options of online dating should make it easy, right? Is there data that can predict lastin...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 32:11
Episode 8: All the News That's Fit to Feed
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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How do you get your news – and how do you think your news gets to you? The pathway of information flow involves layers of decisions that in many wa...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 35:48
Episode 7: The Big Data of Nature
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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Environmental issues are mounting, and the stakes are huge. So how might big data be used to tackle the issues of sustainability, climate change, h...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 34:51
Episode 6: Under the Influence
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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Are we addicted to the Internet? Is it even appropriate to use the language of addiction about smartphones and other digital devices?

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 24:30
Episode 4: New Money
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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Cryptocurrencies could revolutionize money and finance. But even more than that, they symbolize how trust is changing as we increasingly rely on te...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 25:24
Episode 3: The Hippocratic Algorithm
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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Big data is revolutionizing health and medicine, from genomics to wearable technologies to precision health. But is our medical care system prepare...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 26:51
Episode 2: Work in the Crowd
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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What is the future of work? Today, all of our careers are being transformed by big data, from how we find it, to how we collaborate with others, to...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 22:15
Episode 1: Uploaded
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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Your normal, everyday digital footprints can reveal surprisingly intimate facts – like whether your parents are divorced, and whether you own a gun.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 22:03
LightSail Triumphant! A Mission Press Conference
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: LightSail stretches its sails in low Earth orbit., Credit: The Planetary Society
After a roller coaster ride that included a maddening eight-day silence, the LightSail test mission finally achieved all of its major goals. Leader...

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


  • Added: Jun 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
The Launch of LightSail
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of a LightSail in Earth orbit., Credit: The Planetary Society
This special edition takes you behind the scenes on May 20, 2015 as LightSail is lifted into orbit. You’ll hear the thrilling launch, meet key tea...

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


  • Added: May 25, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
Monkey's Voyage -- Groks Science Show 2014-01-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Alan De Queiroz discusses ocean crossings and speciation.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, KTXK, and KPVL


  • Added: Jan 30, 2014
  • Length: 20:42
  • Purchases: 4
Two Guys on Your Head: Relationships and Technology
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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If you live in the modern world, as I’m sure you do, you’re probably very familiar with the common occurrence of witnessing two people standing ne...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Rational Animal -- Groks Science 2013-09-25
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Douglas T. Kenrick discussed the evolutionary basis of human thinking.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KPVL


  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 2
Fracking -- Groks Science Show 2013-08-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Richard Heinberg discusses the false promises of hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, KPVL, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Aug 28, 2013
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 5
Critical Thinking -- Groks Science Show 2013-07-31
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Linda Elder discussed how to think critically.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KFOK-LPFM, KPVL, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Jul 31, 2013
  • Length: 28:38
  • Purchases: 4
Sudden Wealth Syndrome -- Groks Science Show 2013-07-24
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Mr. Irvin Schorsch discussed sudden wealth syndrome.

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


  • Added: Jul 25, 2013
  • Length: 18:41
  • Purchases: 3
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for June 15th-21st, 2013
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 June 15th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our guy behind the computer keyboard, starts o...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for June 15th-21st, 2013
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 June 15th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our guy behind the computer keyboard, starts o...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for June 8th-14th, 2013
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 June 8th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, the computer nerd and show host, starts off the ...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2013
  • Length: 53:57