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Benetech's Humanitarian Technology
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Non-profit tech start-up looks out for the rest of us

  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 08:39
Are Your Favorite Medicinal Herbs Endangered?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A lot of medicines are derived from plants. And today, the growing popularity of traditional medicine has many of us using herbs to prevent and tre...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
"Living Machine" Eats Wastes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There's an alternative way to treat wastewater: filtering it with live plants and even snails!

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Penguin Commandos
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A team of expert veterinarians is always on alert to help save animals from the devastating consequences of marine oil spills.

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Is Your Home "Green"?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
"Green" buildings incorporate the latest technology to squeeze the most out of the energy that's used for heating, cooling, and lighting. They're a...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Here's a New Chestnut
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
American chestnut trees once made up 25 percent of the eastern forest. People could pick chestnuts and roast them on an open fire. Their wood was ...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Canal Restoration Protects Crocodiles
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The endangered American Crocodile may owe its future to conservation measures taken near a nuclear power plant. The Turkey Point plant in south Flo...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
We Really Don't Know Clouds At All
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We've all marveled at the shifting patterns that clouds form in the sky. Beyond capturing our imagination, though, clouds play a vital role in Eart...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 3
Can ZERI Get to Zero?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Gunter Pauli is the director of "ZERI," which is short for Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives. He started out making biodegradable detergents...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 3
A Miracle in New Jersey
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
About 20 years ago, New Jersey's filthy beaches were the butt of jokes. The medical wastes and other garbage that washed up onshore were forcing lo...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 3
02 Medical Mysteries from the Deep
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Piece image
Plants and animals in the ocean that might yield treatments for diseases

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
07 Keeping Plastic Out of the Ocean
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Piece image
Many kinds of plastic are forever, or nearly so.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Roald Hoffmann
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann believes the middle is a good place to be, both in life and in science.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 4
Dark Skies
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Professional Lighting Designer creates enviro-friendly light systems

  • Added: Sep 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:18
This I Believe - Herbert Hoover
From: This I Believe
Series: Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
President Herbert Hoover speaks on faith and science.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KMUZ, WKYU, and KBYI


  • Added: Jun 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Kathy Dahlen
From: This I Believe
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A college anatomy class taught Kathy Dahlen that the human experience is more than blood and bone.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:51
Is Intelligent Design Smart?
From: Richard Beattie
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Evolution versus Intelligent Design or Creationism

  • Added: Nov 14, 2005
  • Length: 07:28
THEY MADE AMERICA: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators, with Sir Harold Evans
From: Sarah Montague
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Sir Harold Evans looks at the lives, times and ideas of the innovators that shaped America.

Bought by WNIJ, WFDD, WFIU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPBS and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2005
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 11
Deep Brain Stimulation
From: jessica lockhart
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Going inside the operating room with a man having brain surgery for Parkinson's disease.

  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 24:40
Dr. Masaru Emoto - Hidden Messages in Water
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Dr. Masuru Emoto's work with water crystals show that our thoughts and words affect the physical world.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2005
  • Length: 29:14
Chilling Inspiration: How Clarence Birdseye Launched Frozen Foods
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
Piece image
Traveling to the Territory of Alaska as a biologist, Clarence Birdseye observes how the Natives preserved food, inspiring a revolution in the food...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Gut Reaction
From: Richard Paul
Piece image
Documentary about Celiac Disease

Bought by PRX to iTunes, WCPN, WLRN, KXOT Public Radio, WMRA and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2004
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 13
Ask the Librarian: Will green tea treat my high blood pressure?
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Ask the Librarian
Piece image
Does green tea help with high blood pressure?

Bought by Raven Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Aug 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: Musica Humana
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
Piece image
Musicians and doctors in Denmark compose and use music in hospitals.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KTNA, WHQR, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 29, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
Listening by Design
From: Stasia DeMarco
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Feature on Hearing Technology for the Deaf

Bought by WGCU


  • Added: May 14, 2004
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1

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