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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 KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Water conservationists might learn a thing or two from the oil industry. That’s right!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Terrascope Youth Radio's Alexandros Zervos tests Eitan Stern-Robbins' knowledge of Super Volcanos.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 05:53
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A deeper look into the recent news of the Goldwater Scholarship Award being given to Prashant Rajan, and using that as a vehicle to further explore...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:05
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Jonathan Alpert discussed being fearless.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Length: 22:02
  • Purchases: 3
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A recent audit of Monroe County’s energy use turned up a variety of ways the County could save money and energy - from replacing lights to institut...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 10:07
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We tell you how to get to explore the Mariana Trench.

Bought by North Country Public Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Austin Vickers, San Francisco, CA 4/13/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Austin Vickers talks attitude, imagination, and particle physics.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 19:11
Caption: Early Adapters, Credit: Seth Shostak
How Homo sapiens can wield technology to adapt to the onslaught of climate change, a growing population, and the blitz of hi-tech.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The view from the Sloat Boulevard Parking Lot after a large storm. Photo taken March 17th, 2012, Credit: Bill McLaughlin / Surfrider Foundation
The only thing more powerful than human will is Mother Nature. At San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, the two forces have done battle for years over wave ...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 1
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Environmental headlines plus Indiana University biologist Irene L.G. Newton, co-author of a study on honey bee genetic diversity, speaks with EcoRe...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:12
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Conversations with people who take a DIY approach to science and to life: DIY biologists working to democratize the lab, a single mom who says some...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KUT, KUOW, WYSO, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
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Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Brian Dolan, Co-Founder and Managing Editor of MobiHealthNews which analyzes the growing mobile...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 24:59
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Liesje Spaepen joins us to discuss how language shapes mathematical thought.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 30:24
  • Purchases: 3
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Finally, McDonald's and Pfizer have announced a plan to merge operations. The Final Edition investigates...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 03:47
Caption: Pittsburgh's Schenley High School in its glory days., Credit: Wikimedia.
Asbestos, once a miracle product, is now a plague on the aging infrastructure to which it's bound. In this episode we explore a Pennsylvania town w...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 14:03
Caption: Michael E. Mann
In its 2001 report on global climate, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations prominently featured the “Hockey Stick,” ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
Caption: Humans Need Not Apply, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s silicon vs. carbon as intelligent, interactive machines out-perform humans in tasks beyond data-crunching – find out what jobs are left for hu...

Bought by WBWC and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 2
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Environmental headlines plus correspondent Dan Young speaks with Biologist Marti Crouch about the dangers of the new generation of genetically modi...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 29:27
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Ian Stewart discussed the equations that changed the world.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMXT, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: A volunteer at HCMC's Medical History Center.
The basement of Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) houses the Hennepin Medical History Center--a tiny, two-gallery museum filled to the rafters ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:55
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David Cutler, Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government speaks about the economics of the Affordable Care Act, healt...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 24:57
Caption: Bill McKibben
Into the national conversation about climate change and our planet's natural resources comes The Global Warming Reader: A Century of Writing About ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2012
  • Length: 28:40
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When you think of climate change, you might think of melting ice shelves. Heat waves. Shrinking habitat for animals and plants. You might not think...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 3
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss outcomes and solutions from the World Water Forum which took place in Marseille...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2012
  • Length: 06:16