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The Loh Down on Science - May 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like … how healthy is yogurt really… Do school uniforms improve grades… and can we get e...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KVSC

The Loh Down on Science - April, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like … how healthy is yogurt really… Do school uniforms improve grades… and can we get e...

Bought by KKRN, KPOV, Tri States Public Radio, and KVSC

The Loh Down on Science - March, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… do animals “break up”... is there a way to stop gaining weight when you quit smoki...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Tri States Public Radio, KKRN, KPOV, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

016: Stuttering out loud: embracing speech diversity and fighting shame around stuttering, 12/29/2023

From: Embodied
Series: Embodied

Stuttering has long been the butt of many jokes. People who stutter are working to change that.

S5 EP8: The Resident and the Rogue

From: The Nocturnists
Series: Stories from the World of Medicine

Medical student Katie van Kampen brings us into the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. The deeper they get into the forest, the more parallels th...

Yehud, We Have a Problem

From: Israel Story

Hear the story of Space IL and their attempted journey to the moon.

The Number of Squirrels in NYC Parks in a Nutshell

From: Rebekah Robinson

Caption: Curious squirrel, Central Park, New York, Credit: basair is marked with CC BY-NC 2.0

How many squirrels are there in Central Park? It’s not just a trivia question for a dinner party. The answer tells us a lot about the urban environ...

212: Peanut Butter Diamonds

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

With enough pressure and heat, just about anything with enough carbon in it could become a diamond. And thankfully for us, when a scientist was ask...

Bought by WRFA-LP

209: Detachable Tails

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

In cases of emergency, lizards pop off their tails to get away. Evolution made it possible for that tail to stay on when tugged but not twisted. It...

Bought by WRFA-LP

206 part two: Skeet Shooting Fish

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Sure, Archerfish can use a squirt of water to knock prey into the water to be eaten. But researchers wanted to know, could they count?

Bought by WRFA-LP

202: Honeypot Ants

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Imagine you're an ant living in an arid climate. There's no grocery stores! How do you keep enough food on hand for when things are scarce? You won...

Bought by WRFA-LP

197: Singing Gorillas

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Give a captive gorilla tasty food, they often vocalize in ways that sound a lot like singing. It's so charming! But scientists thought this "singin...

Bought by WRFA-LP

194: Iris Sphincters

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

You might think you're special because you can flex your nostrils or flap your ears--but it turns out that there's a person out there who can volun...

Bought by WRFA-LP

631: Solace Of Nature / 632: Going Underground, 10/23/2021

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Solace Of Nature" - Wherever you live — city or country, East coast, West coast, or in between — we share common, contemplative experien...

187: Animal Buddy Cops

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

In an unexpected turn of events, two predators with very different hunting styles work cooperatively. During the summer months, badgers and coyotes...

Bought by WRFA-LP

A Pigeon and a Pine

From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

The scientific name of the band-tailed pigeon is no longer Columba fasciata, but is Patagioenas fasciata. That’s too bad because I was hoping to st...

Solidago Missourinsis- Goldenrod

From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

I grew up in Kentucky where the state flower is goldenrod. The particular species that has that honor is Solidago gigantea. I wonder how it was cho...

Flora and Fauna Report

From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

Here are some morning glory photos. Above is Ipomoea ternifolia var. leptotoma and the photo below is of some floral chaos featuring the red flower...

615: Our Virtual Reality / 616: Getting Jazzed, 8/28/2021

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: 'Our Virtual Reality' - Not everyone has a big yard to stretch out in while sheltering in place. But maybe all you need is a virtual spac...

613: Plants As People / 614: Guilt Tripping, 8/21/2021

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Plants As People" - If plants are intelligent beings, how should we relate to them? Do they have a place in our moral universe? Should t...

609: Living In Skin / 610: The Sound Of Silence, 8/7/2021

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Living In Skin" - All over America, people have stopped touching faces and hugging friends. This hour, explore the inner life of your sk...

Leave No Waste

From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab

The sheer number of recreationists in southern Utah has brought the subject of human waste in the backcountry to a head. The Southeast Utah Health...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KRZA

173: Mushroom Lightning

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

There's a long tradition of Japanese folklore around the possible relationship between large mushroom harvests and lightning. Researchers decided t...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WRFA-LP

Fallugia paradoxa

From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

I do love wandering around little towns and Willcox is fun. And by the way, it was my friend and Willcox resident Steve Marlatt who reminded me of ...

167: Wormnado

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

When out on a walk, Tiffanie Fisher spotted a giant ring of worms and snapped a picture. She posted the photo in the hopes that someone could expla...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio

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