
Health & Science
According to a report from the Institute of Medicine, Nearly one third of Americans struggle with chronic pain. That’s more than th ...
Air Date: February 24, 2014
ListenResearch tells us the brain is wired to learn quickly from bad experiences, while ignoring good ones. Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson says ...
Air Date: February 17, 2014
ListenWarm wishes from the red planet
Summer arrives this Saturday… on Mars! The season will be six months instead of three, thanks to the planet’ ...
Air Date: February 11, 2014
ListenWith the Winter Olympics here, we’ve all got sports in our minds. But it is the mental fitness of professional athletes that allow ...
Air Date: February 10, 2014
ListenAstronomers now ‘mapping’ brightness variations in stellar atmospheres. T-class “star” Luhman16 ...
Air Date: February 3, 2014
ListenLove through a scientific lens: Our true capacity to connect
Positive emotions expert, social psychologist Barbara Fredrickson has some advice for all of us. It’s time to upgrade our view of ...
Air Date: February 3, 2014
ListenSuper Bowl Sunday a good time for addicted gamblers to consider future
With New Jersey hosting its first Super Bowl ever, excitement has been growing across the state. Even more importantly, betting is alread ...
11 years ago
The science of grunting while weightlifting
Is there any benefit to making noises when you lift weights or hit a tennis ball? Or are you just being annoying? My gym is the Pl ...
11 years ago
Listen 5:16This Superbowl Sunday is also Groundhog Day, cross-quarter day and Candlemas. A newly discovered Supernova 11.4 million light year ...
Air Date: January 27, 2014
ListenAny parent with a teenager can tell you that their child’s adolescent years can be confusing, anxiety-ridden, tumultuous. Even the ...
Air Date: January 27, 2014
ListenAstronomers have discovered a star with almost no impurities – just hydrogen and helium (and faint traces of calc ...
Air Date: January 21, 2014
ListenJulian Calendar year 2767 begins tomorrow. 13 days out of step with Gregorian Calendar which started in 1582. ChinaR ...
Air Date: January 13, 2014
ListenWe’re tethered to our smartphones, tablets and computers. We leave our phones in plain sight during bedtime stories, holiday gatherings ...
Air Date: January 13, 2014
ListenLet’s mark our 2014 calendars with these out-of-this-world reminders: Only 2 solar (April 29th- Annular, extreme ...
Air Date: January 6, 2014
ListenThe changing nature of what we remember
Did you ever notice that your memory of an event changes depending on whom you’re with? Do you find yourself negotiating the detai ...
Air Date: January 6, 2014
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