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Biohacking project a glowing controversy

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: A still from the BioCurious Kickstarter video

When we think of garage scientists, the eccentric, gray-haired Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future might come to mind. But these days, garages...

Bought by WTJU

Added: Oct 09, 2013
Length: 08:47
Purchases: 1

Fracking: a small town deals with big oil

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

$Caption: Pennsylvania farmer sees fracking's effects on farms., Credit: Credit Under CC license from Flickr user Public Herald$

Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking,” could be a revenue bonanza for California. The nation’s largest reserve of deep-rock oil is in ...

Added: Sep 02, 2013
Length: 08:33

The Elusive Digital Stradivarius

From: David Schulman

Caption: Data from 12 different locations let violinmaker Joseph Curtin digitize a violin's sonic fingerprint., Credit: David Schulman

The sound of a fine acoustic violin is deviously hard to mimic. But a leading maker now has a digital prototype designed to sound the equal of a St...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, Troy Public Radio, Hark! and more

Added: Jul 15, 2013
Length: 07:38
Purchases: 17

Sailing The High Seas 2.0

From: Jason Albert

Caption: Wing sails on San Francisco Bay, Credit: Jason Albert

90% of the world's goods are carried by cargo ships. And the oceans they sail on are streaming with wind: High tech wing sails used on America's Cu...

Bought by Hark!, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WTIP, and PRX Remix

Added: Jul 15, 2013
Length: 06:41
Purchases: 5

Remaking the Science Fair

From: Adam Hochberg

Caption: Eighth-graders Owen Alibozek and Kyle Gazzillo were among the 3rd place winners at the 2013 Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair.

Volcanoes fueled by baking soda and vinegar. Carnations dipped in colored water. Those are popular projects at school science fairs, but do they re...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Hark!, WABE, Troy Public Radio, WNIJ and more

Added: Jul 12, 2013
Length: 05:00
Purchases: 18

Senate Immigration Bill Calls For A Drone-Patrolled Border

From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform

To secure the border, the Senate committee says we need more drones. But it has been widely reported that drones on the border are ineffective.

Added: Jun 04, 2013
Length: 04:12

Knocked Out

From: American Student Radio

This award-winning story profiles one student athlete who suffered a sports-related concussion, and it follows the physical, emotional, & mental tr...

Added: May 09, 2013
Length: 19:21

Confusion at the gas pump: which grade is best?

From: KALW

Gas prices in California are always a big problem. And this year, the average price per gallon is set to hit four dollars – the highest average eve...

Added: Jan 14, 2013
Length: 05:10

Warming World Spells Trouble for Elderly

From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay

When you think of climate change, you might think of melting ice shelves. Heat waves. Shrinking habitat for animals and plants. You might not think...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Apr 10, 2012
Length: 03:36
Purchases: 3

Whitebark Pine, Grizzlies, and an Ecosystem on the Brink

From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay

Caption: Yellowstone flyover 2, Credit: K. Gourlay

Whitebark pine trees, once a feature of the mountainous west, are under attack. Nearly two-thirds have died from beetle attacks and other causes, h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Mar 17, 2012
Length: 05:56
Purchases: 1

Cave Conservation

From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay

Caption: Looking up and out of the mouth of Horse Cave, Kentucky, Credit: K. Gourlay

Caves may lie beneath our radar, but they play an important role in many Southeastern U.S. ecosystems. They filter water and shelter diverse wildli...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Mar 15, 2012
Length: 03:44
Purchases: 3

Santa Barbara County is writing its own rules on fracking

From: KALW

After a series of earthquakes near Youngstown, Ohio last week, some observers are pointing to an unusual culprit. Yesterday seismologist John Armbr...

Added: Jan 16, 2012
Length: 08:28

#1: Boom Times For The Recycling Industry

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Here's one silver lining to a slow economy: High recycling rates. Americans are wasting far less, and recycling far more. Nowhere is the trend as s...

Bought by KZYX, WRVO Public Media, WTIP, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Aug 04, 2011
Length: 04:54
Purchases: 4

Researchers Call Oil Spills and Climate Change a Devastating Combination

From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS

Caption: Torbjörn Törnqvist says sea-level rise will overtake natural subsidence as a cause of land loss., Credit: Barry Yeoman

Most of us shudder to imagine the impact of another large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for good reason. A spill in future decades could hav...

Added: Jul 05, 2011
Length: 04:36

Clever Apes: Seeking the grail

From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes

There are certain questions that get scientists really excited – discoveries that are big, tantalizing, and often, far out of reach. Even if they’r...

Bought by WDBM, WTJU, KUT, and WRST-FM Oshkosh

Added: May 18, 2011
Length: 08:40
Purchases: 4

AUTISM CAUSE

From: Joseph Carraro
Series: THE AVERAGE JOE

We need to move forward to find a cause for Autism without fear to question and innovate and just maybe get closer to understanding what we're deal...

Added: May 16, 2011
Length: 12:41

Microbes and Worms Turn Oil into Compost

From: Catherine Girardeau

Caption: Thomas Azwell with tea tank, Port Sonoma, CA, Credit: Catherine Girardeau

A UC Berkeley researcher is attacking toxic hydrocarbons left over from oil spills with microbes, earthworms, and a few acres of land. Catherine Gi...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Aug 11, 2010
Length: 04:45
Purchases: 1

Translating Good Intentions to Good Inventions

From: Grace Hood

Caption: A student presents the product JustMilk, a plastic nipple shield HIV positive moms could use to prevent the spread of HIV to their children

During the month of July, Colorado State University in Fort Collins is hosting 48 budding entrepreneurs, scientists and inventors from 17 countries...

Added: Jul 21, 2010
Length: 04:47

Cashing In on Fear

From: NPR Economic Training Project

A North Carolina businessman makes a living selling a pill that might save your life in a nuclear meltdown. In his line of work, fear is good for b...

Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast and KUOW

Added: Nov 30, 2009
Length: 03:23
Purchases: 2

Overtreatment: How health care makes us sick

From: Nathanael Johnson

The health-care debate is focused on quantity: how many people – and how much care they will get. But perhaps quality, rather than quantity of care...

Bought by KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WGBH Radio Boston, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KUOW

Added: Nov 12, 2009
Length: 08:58
Purchases: 5

Surviving Cancer

From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Older, middle and younger generation guests compare their thoughts on surviving cancer

Added: Jun 21, 2009
Length: 29:00

Developing an exhibit about asteroids

From: Mandy Walker

The Space Science Institute is launching a new $3 million project to develop a set of exhibits on asteroids and is using middle school students to ...

Added: Mar 07, 2009
Length: 05:24

Condor Rescue

From: KQED
Series: QUEST