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Thought Leader -- Groks Science Show 2024-06-12
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Rhea Wessel discussed her book, Write Like a Thought Leader.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 12, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Could Hydrogen Be Our Energy Future?
From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch
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Dr. Julio Friedmann, a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and Dr. Steve Hamburg, the Chief Scien...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 26:02
  • Purchases: 1
Great River -- Groks Science Show 2024-06-05
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Boyce Upholt discussed his book, The Great River.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 05, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Post Social Media
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Post Social Media, Credit: Seth Shostak
Before you check your social media feeds today. And post. And post again. And get into an argument on Twitter, lose track of time and wonder where ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KZUM, WRGY, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Will Solar & Wind Power Our Future? Part 2
From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch
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Leia Guccione and Robert Bryce continue the conversation about whether or not solar and wind could one day power the world.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jun 03, 2024
  • Length: 26:02
  • Purchases: 1
Trauma Valley -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Banning Lyon discussed his book, The Chair and the Valley.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 29, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Skeptic Check: Feeling Risky
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Feeling Risky, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s not just facts that inform our decisions. They’re also guided by how those facts feel. From deciding whether to buckle our seat belts to addre...

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, KZUM, WRGY, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Will Solar & Wind Power Our Future? Part 1
From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch
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Robert Bryce, a best-selling author, and Leia Guccione, Managing Director of Carbon Free Electricity at RMI, discuss solar and wind energy.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 26:02
  • Purchases: 2
Educability -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Leslie Valiant discussed his book, The Importance of Being Educable.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Beyond the Standard Model
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Beyond the Standard Model, Credit: Seth Shostak
Ever heard of a beauty quark? How about a glueball? Physics is full of weird particles that leave many of us scratching our heads. But these tiny p...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
The New Theory of Being Human-Dr. Joseph LeDoux, Emotional Brain Institute
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
Full of provocative ideas and startling insights, this interview withi Smithsonian Associate Joseph LeDoux, is essential listening for anyone inter...

  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 25:32
Got Milk -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
This week's science roundup looks at milk, water, and anger.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 19, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
What’s the Future of Natural Gas?
From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch
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Dr. Naomi Boness, Managing Director of the Natural Gas Initiative at Stanford University and Rachel Fakhry, Analyst for the Climate & Clean Air pro...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: May 18, 2024
  • Length: 26:02
  • Purchases: 1
01-17: Shamans and Scientists: Changing the Landscape of Power, 5/22/2024
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Mark Plotkin, Credit: Courtesy Richie / Amazon Conservation Team
As we hurtle into the Sixth Age of Extinctions, we face the cataclysmic loss of half the world’s biological diversity. 80% of the remaining biodive...

  • Added: May 15, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
Season 2 Is Coming!
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
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Thank you to all of our listeners for a fantastic first season of This Is Science with Jess Phoenix! We are grateful for your support, and stay tun...

  • Added: May 14, 2024
  • Length: :32
The Play's the Thing
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Play's the Thing, Credit: Seth Shostak
Has children’s play become too safe? Research suggests that efforts to prioritize safety harms children’s mental and physical development during pl...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, KZUM, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
2024-05-10 Big Plastic: The New Big Oil
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Plastics are everywhere. And while we’ve known for a long time that plastics and our environment aren’t a good mix, it's becoming apparent that the...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 10
240510: Big Plastic: The New Big Oil, 5/10/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Plastics are everywhere. And while we’ve known for a long time that plastics and our environment aren’t a good mix, it's becoming apparent that the...

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:56
Medical Cannabis -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Benjamin Caplan discussed his book, The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Nuts and Bolts
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Nuts and Bolts, Credit: Seth Shostak
How frequently do you think about fasteners like screws and bolts? Probably not very often. But some of them a storied history, dating back to Egyp...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KZUM, WRGY, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Regenerative Medicine -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Jeffrey Gross discussed regenerative medicine.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KDX Worldround Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Phreaky Physics
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Phreaky Physics, Credit: Seth Shostak
It was a radical idea a century ago, when Einstein said space and time can be bent, and gravity was really geometry. We hear how his theories inspi...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, WMUU-LP, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Disciplined Listening -- Groks Science Show 2024-04-24
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Michael Reddington discussed his book, The Disciplined Listening Method.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
De-Permafrosting
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: De-Permafrosting, Credit: Seth Shostak
Above the Arctic Circle, much of the land is underlaid by permafrost. But climate change is causing it to thaw. This is not good news for the plane...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KZUM, WRGY, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Quakes Clouds Cardio -- Groks Science Show 2024-04-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
We discussed the recent Taiwan quake, cloud seeding, and healthy science.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDX Worldround Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4

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