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This episode is a reminiscence…something I seem to be doing a lot of lately…and also a plea for getting our children and grandchildren out of doors...
- Added: Jul 19, 2022
- Length: 04:02
Fresh off the research presses in early 2022, a new study on how honey bees navigate the world while they fly. Turns out still water and mirrors ar...
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- Added: Jul 13, 2022
- Length: 05:05
- Purchases: 1
Anything that scatters when you turn on the light...does it have a personality? Is the cockroach urge to run an indicator of a bold or timid world ...
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- Added: Mar 30, 2022
- Length: 05:33
- Purchases: 1
I’ve known barn owls since I was a kid in Kentucky and I always saw them in barns roosting or nesting up high in the rafters. I remember finding a ...
- Added: Mar 15, 2022
- Length: 04:43
One of the positive sides of isolating and staying very close to home during the pandemic is that we discovered new places and rediscovered old hau...
- Added: Mar 15, 2022
- Length: 05:07
You've heard of an ROV, a remotely operated vehicle. But did you ever think you'd see an FOV, a fish operated vehicle? Israeli scientists have atte...
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- Added: Mar 11, 2022
- Length: 04:56
- Purchases: 1
The loose rock fandango can get pretty elaborate with elements of modern dance, hokey pokey, ballet and of course some jazz hands thrown into the m...
- Added: Jan 13, 2022
- Length: 05:00
The US military uses more than boats to protect our Naval bases. This episode brings a whole new meaning to "Navy seals".
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- Added: Jan 10, 2022
- Length: 09:30
- Purchases: 1
Those of you with a thick beard, that hair does more than make you look suave or rugged. Turns out, a beard might be protecting your face. There's ...
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- Added: Jan 10, 2022
- Length: 05:03
- Purchases: 1
Imagine waking up from a nap to discover that you have the ability to compose music in your head. What a shock that would be! There are people who ...
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- Added: Oct 11, 2021
- Length: 04:51
- Purchases: 2
I’m so lucky to live in the land of the ornate box turtle (Terrepene ornata luteola). For me it has been a wonderful journey with turtles, from my ...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 04:52
If you're like Trace, the thought of math makes you want to run and hide; that anxiety, that tightness in your chest, the weird shooting pains (wai...
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- Added: Jun 14, 2021
- Length: 04:54
- Purchases: 1
The scientific name of the ringtail is Bassariscus astutus. It’s in the Procyonidae, the same family as our local borderlands’ critters the raccoon...
- Added: Jun 01, 2021
- Length: 04:56
Brian Haughton is an archeologist, researcher, and author on the subjects of supernatural folklore and ancient sacred places.
When I contacted Bria...
- Added: Apr 25, 2021
- Length: 57:21
There's a strange connection between King penguins, one of their favorite islands, and Nitrous Oxide gas.
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- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 2
Our best topics come from late night dinner table conversations with our kids. Amy attempts to answer the question: Are there herds of hamsters roa...
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- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 05:16
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Imagine if you could block out loud noises at a party by taking a really deep breath. That's how the female American Green Tree Frog manages to fil...
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- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:44
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Arachnophobes BEWARE! Imagine a spider that uses special silk to lift something that's 50 times bigger than itself. There is a video! You must wat...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:59
What is that weird smell? It's called trimethylamine (TMA) and for most of us it stinks like rotten fish. For a small percentage of people it smell...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 05:04
What if we burned calories the same way cars use gas for fuel? Amy fell down the comparison hole trying to figure out the "car calories" for humans...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:54
Who knew a tiny animal could contain such a multitude of cool facts? For our 150th episode we dive into the life of the shrew. It's a phenomenal cr...
- Added: Feb 21, 2021
- Length: 05:00
An accidental discovery by scientist Jonathan G. Martin lead to a surprise at his bird feeder. Turns out Flying Squirrels in the United States have...
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- Added: Nov 10, 2020
- Length: 04:53
- Purchases: 1
Is there a standard I may have missed?
Time to consult the engineers at NIST.
This is Episode 88 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show ...
- Added: Jul 19, 2020
- Length: 06:50
It's freezing but that flock of ducks is standing barefoot on an icy pond. Why don't they have frostbite? Turns out, ducks (any many other birds) h...
- Added: Mar 20, 2020
- Length: 04:37
What happens when you cross a intestinal invading fungus or bacteria with carbohydrates? You get very very drunk. Trace explores the weird world of...
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- Added: Feb 20, 2020
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 1
