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Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Michael Reddington discussed his book, The Disciplined Listening Method.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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We’ve celebrated Earth Day in the United States for more than 50 years. Today, we’re taking a look at what made the first Earth Day in 1970 such a ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
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Last week we learned that individuals’ home water consumption doesn’t really make a dent in the water supply, and the benefit of personal water con...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:37
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Saving water might not seem all that important in a humid climate like Rhode Island. But actually, there are plenty of reasons why water conservati...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:26
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"What gives me hope is watching the sparkle in the eye of a child, a young mother, a middle-aged business person, or an elderly person when they im...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:02
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Today, we’re taking a look at how we dispose of our food. Next time you’re scraping a plate, should that food go into compost, your sink disposal, ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: De-Permafrosting, Credit: Seth Shostak
Above the Arctic Circle, much of the land is underlaid by permafrost. But climate change is causing it to thaw. This is not good news for the plane...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Dr. Nedal Nassar, Chief of the Materials Intelligence Research at the US Geological Survey, and Dr. Adam Simon, Professor of Earth and Environmenta...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 25:00
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Get out of this world this week with The Children's Hour! We're going to The Moon with Commander Reid Wiseman from NASA’s Artemis 2 mission. The Ba...

Bought by KSTK, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KECG, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KDLG and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Nucleus of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Credit: Jan Erik Vallestad
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks comes near the Sun once every 71 years. It was discovered in 1812 by Jean Louis Pons at Marseilles, France and then rediscov...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRWG, KICI Iowa City, and KKRN


  • Added: Apr 21, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
We discussed the recent Taiwan quake, cloud seeding, and healthy science.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Brian Dunning takes on a bevy of student questions with topics ranging from nuclear waste to fad diets to drinking one's own urine.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cool...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
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Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cool...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KOWS, WGCU and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
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We're assuming at one point or another that you have heard (probably from an older relative?) that music is in decline. Songs these days just aren'...

Bought by WMFE and WFHB


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Get out of this world this week with The Children's Hour! We're going to The Moon with Commander Reid Wiseman from NASA’s Artemis 2 mission. The Ba...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: A Moment of Science
Extremophiles Go to The End of the Earth—and Thrive There

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:00

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  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: A Moment of Science
Temperature: A Key Variable in Making the Best Coffee

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:00