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Kip Thorne and the Science of Interstellar
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Spoiler alert. Famed physicist Kip Thorne says you might be able to survive a plunge into a black hole after all! That’s just one molecule of the ...

Bought by KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Mother of Invention
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A mother and a nurse created a device to help other breast-feeding moms.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 22:32
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Eric Viire, Medical Director, XPrize Competition
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Eric Viire, Medical and Technical Director of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE Comp...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
Externalities
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: The Delray Beach, Florida ocean outfall discharges 13 million gallons per day of treated sewage, up-current of a coral reef. , Credit: Steve Spring | Marine Photobank
Externality refers to a disconnected or unconsidered consequence. Hydrofracking, mountaintop removal, filled wetlands, carbon emissions, and plasti...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:05
Long Live Longevity
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Long Live Longevity, Credit: Seth Shostak
The science of sticking around: The latest in aging studies, why there's a silver lining for the silver-haired set (older people are happier), and ...

Bought by KSKQ, KKWE Niijii Radio, CHSR-FM 97.9, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WRGY and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
This Week in Water for November 30, 2014
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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A weekly news report about water and water issues around the globe.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 06:19
Colorado Will Fund Marijuana Efficacy Research
From: Marijuana Public Media
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In Colorado the state’s Medical Marijuana Scientific Advisory Council chose 8 research grant proposals to fund with a total of 9 million dollars. ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2014
  • Length: 08:05
New Plastics From Old Paint
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Have you ever bathed in paint? Canary yellow or baby blue? Well of course you haven't! But almost three million Americans could have last year, sin...

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
XptA1: Nature’s Pesticide
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Mother Nature doesn't fly a crop-duster -- she doesn't need to. A research team at the University of Warwick, England, recently discovered a natura...

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Storage In Mangroves
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Mangrove trees are simply amazing, in a sci-fi kind of way. They live in perhaps the most hostile plant environment imaginable -- a coastal war zon...

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
RBI Highlights Conservation Needs
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Get in and get out! It works for the Navy Seals. So why not do the same with a crack team of scientists?

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Invasion Of Monster Toads
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Now playing in Australia: Invasion of the Monster Toads! Today's story began back in the 1930s when Australia's sugar-cane farmers had a problem.

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Electric Fans For Cars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Getting better gas mileage for the ride doesn't have to mean hydrogen fuel cells, or a fancy hybrid. One solution already exists right under the ho...

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Cave Habitats
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nature builds neighborhoods in the most interesting places. Caves, for example, are pretty spectacular neighborhoods.

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Saving Energy On Street Lights
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea. They decided to repl...

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Nature Provides Clues For Survival
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Believe it or not, sometimes, it's a good idea to be "as cold as ice." Take, for example, the arctic ground squirrel.

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Beetle Juice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The African Stenocara beetle has learned a thing or two about water conservation. Living in the Namib desert, it uses its wings to capture water va...

Bought by KMXT, KALH, and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Books Vs. E-Readers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Paper book or e-reader? Which is greener? Digital readers may save trees. But are they better environmentally overall than good ol' book books?

Bought by KMXT, KALH, and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Eat Your Green Food
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Looking for a five-star dinner tonight? Check out the greens. Not vegetable dishes, but supply chain color.

Bought by KMXT, KALH, and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Ocean Sinks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Our oceans have had their fill of carbon dioxide! So says a significant new study from Columbia University.

Bought by KMXT, KALH, and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Off-put By Offsets
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Carbon offsets are setting off controversy. Here's the gig: Airplane travelers, commuters or anyone generating carbon emissions, can pay a fee to b...

Bought by KALH and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Smarter Electric Cars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tomorrow's electric cars could get smarter, thanks to artificial intelligence and...well, military tanks.

Bought by KALH, WXDU, and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
That Sinking Feeling
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here's a curious problem. What should you do with old ships, trucks, subway cars, and even military tanks?

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, KALH, and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Turtles
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Marine scientists recently launched a pilot study to track the elusive loggerhead turtle. Even though loggerheads are the most common sea turtle in...

Bought by KMXT, KALH, and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Parking Lots
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There's a move to put the "park" back in parking lots! Several universities have explored the idea, testing pavements that absorbs water but keeps ...

Bought by KMXT, KALH, and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3

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