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My guest today, Dr. Noah Whiteman, tells us to scratch beneath the surface of a coffee bean, a red pepper flake, a poppy seed, a mold spore, a foxg...
- Added: Oct 11, 2023
- Length: 35:16
It is rare for life to change Earth, yet three organisms have profoundly transformed our planet over the long course of its history. Elemental reve...
- Added: Sep 25, 2023
- Length: 41:55
Today we talk with neuroscientist and Smithsonian Associate Kevin Mitchell about how research into the brain’s inner workings has complicated the w...
- Added: Sep 23, 2023
- Length: 30:17
Are Herpes Simplex 1 and other microbes contributing to, if not causing, the brain changes in Alzheimer's Disease? Prominent Alzheimer's researche...
- Added: Feb 28, 2020
- Length: 28:19
Pat and Ted Davis have been married for more than fifty years. But since Ted started showing signs of depression and dementia, he has become so qui...
- Added: Nov 27, 2018
- Length: 10:52
As we approach the shortest days of the year, we take a longing look at the therapeutic aspects of daylight. One researcher found that light therap...
Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Nov 23, 2016
- Length: 03:20
- Purchases: 3
An audio essay that combines science, personal moments, and the wit and wisdom of four 100-year-old (and up) women.
- Added: Nov 13, 2015
- Length: 10:26
Nearly everyone has strong emotional connections to music, and one man realized that our relationship to music might improve the quality of life fo...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW
- Added: Apr 22, 2014
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 2
This journey begins in the deepest recesses of the human brain--the hippocampus, and ends in the memory support unit of a retirement community. It'...
- Added: Aug 05, 2013
- Length: 27:22
Nearly everyone has strong emotional connections to music, and one man realized that our relationship to music might improve the quality of life fo...
- Added: Feb 14, 2013
- Length: 15:46
Two stories about that key life moment many of us spend a lifetime dreading. It's a key life event that none of us live to tell about. The moment. ...
Bought by Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 27, 2012
- Length: 28:31
- Purchases: 3
