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Caption: Tanya Dimitrova, founder of Science Journal for Kids, Credit: Courtesy of Tanya Dimitrova
Do scientific research articles sometimes sound like another language? To K-12 students, very often it’s yes. Tanya Dimitrova tried to help solve...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 48:59
Caption: Rosemary Kamei of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation., Credit: Silicon Valley Education Foundation
The Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) is a nonprofit running several programs in K-12 STEM education, including its Computer Science Insti...

  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 35:39
Caption: Spaghetti code is an example of an anti-pattern., Credit: Pios Labs
My code is as long as here to Saturn but condensed and confused in an anti-pattern. This is Episode 104 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informa...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2021
  • Length: 07:44
Caption: Dr. Russell Dupuis, Credit: Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, have changed the world – and continue to do so. This energy-efficient electronics technology came from decades of ...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 53:11
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Mechanical engineers must work to eliminate excessive jerk. This is Episode 100 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fasc...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:51
Caption: Clockwise from top-left: Steve Dembo, Victoria Thompson, Pius Wong, and Rachel Fahrig
These teachers know tech. Steve Dembo and Victoria Thompson teach in K-12 and are also educational technology consultants. Steve is a middle scho...

  • Added: May 11, 2020
  • Length: 01:11:32
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This is an intriguing conversation about research breakthroughs and the many unexpected but essential discoveries that flow from them.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 25:02
  • Purchases: 1
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This is an intriguing conversation about research breakthroughs and the many unexpected but essential discoveries that flow from them.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 26:21
  • Purchases: 1
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This is an intriguing conversation about research breakthroughs and the many unexpected but essential discoveries that flow from them.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 22:30
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s news to very few of us that artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer only in the realm of science fiction—it’s all around us. But what is it...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 26:32
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It’s news to very few of us that artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer only in the realm of science fiction—it’s all around us. But what is it...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 26:15
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One is fun, and zero is a hero, in our engineering programming languages. This is Episode 73 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on fa...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 03:42
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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
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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
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What if you could change not just how much you know, but your actual intelligence?

Bought by WJCT and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 17, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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What if you could change not just how much you know, but your actual intelligence?

Bought by WCNY and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 17, 2014
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 2
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An exploration of the many ways in which genetics and new technologies are changing the world we live in and challenging long-held assumptions.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:37
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NASA psychologist Al Holland describes the mental challenges astronauts might face during a 3-year mission to Mars.

Bought by 91.7 WHUS Storrs, WEZU, WXDU, Radio Newark, KRUA and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 6
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We learn about ways scientists have attempted to educate the masses, via a 1960s radio show, 17th-century public demonstrations, and contemporary s...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Oct 14, 2009
  • Length: 11:51
  • Purchases: 1
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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The chemistry of fireworks

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 2
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the most abundant element in the universe

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
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Ruthenium, a transition metal.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
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3 Generations discussing the importance of Astronomy to their cohert group and the world.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 1