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As human beings, we are, in fact, creatures. Like any other living organism, energy conservation is of highest priority to our vibrant being, whet...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
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So how do we define delusion? Well, actually, like most other things, that definition can be left up to the person who is doing the defining. Mer...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
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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
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So how do we define our Locus of Control? Essentially, it is our positioning of ourselves within our perception of the world and the way that we p...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Bottle Nosed Dolphin
Dolphin sexual habits are terrifying - 14 cases of human death by dolphin rape each year in the US!

  • Added: Sep 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:13
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Before the launch of the Voyager probes, Carl Sagan was given the daunting task of assembling a guide to all things human. Something that would fit...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 01:44
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In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head the doctors Art Markman and Robert Duke discuss “distance” with KUT’s Rebecca McInroy.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 07:29
Caption: Warren Krane
Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 21:58
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When Anne, a young Canadian woman in the 1950’s, is told it’s not possible to study giraffe in the wilds of Africa because she’s a woman, she sets...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2013
  • Length: 01:05:24
Caption: Vintage Tomorrow's jacket cover, Credit: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
The late 19th century was an age of rapid technological change. It’s happening again today. Through interviews with experts such as Willaim Gibson,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Juana Acrivos
Juana Acrivos, professor emeritus of chemistry at San Jose State University, reminds us that sometimes we must leave our expectations at the door—w...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 02:37
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This week on Into It, Andrew Bales explores space dives, an extreme jump that tests the limits of technology and the wills of dare devils.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
Ever wonder why some leaders appear unwilling to pay attention to others' feelings? Ever wonder why a particular person really upsets you and you c...

  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
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Bestselling author Joel Garreau shows in his book, Radical Evolution, that we are at a turning point in history. At this moment we are engineering...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
Caption: Cenizo puts on a show during the desert's rainy season., Credit: Cathryn Hoyt
In the Chihuahuan Desert, we spend fall, winter, spring and summer talking about our fifth season—the rainy season. What does its arrival mean for ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Nancy O'Dell and Patricia Cook discussed stopping ADHD.

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


  • Added: Dec 30, 2010
  • Length: 30:08
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Alexander Karczmar, at 93, is an authority on the brain and a student of the self.
How our brains age, and why some people manage to cheat death and stay sharp.

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sam Harris discussed the Moral Landscape

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 20, 2010
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 2
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A playwright's personal journey backward and forward in time captured in a series of poignant and humorous essays on the nature of time, mind, exis...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2010
  • Length: 50:17
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Brad Matsen discussed the life and work of the famed Sea King.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 26:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Since the early 1990s, wildlife researchers with Operation Migration have been using ultralight aircraft to literally teach endangered birds a new ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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

  • Added: Mar 30, 2007
  • Length: 22:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Evolution versus Intelligent Design or Creationism

  • Added: Nov 14, 2005
  • Length: 07:28