
Health & Science
Innovation in behavioral health
The field of behavioral health is changing rapidly. From innovative new web applications that help people take charge of their treatment ...
Air Date: October 14, 2013
Listen97% of NASA employees have been furloughed as a result of the partial federal government shutdown. A prolonged shutdown ...
Air Date: October 7, 2013
ListenAll sorts of families face legal issues around divorce, custody, reproductive technology, same-sex marriage and unions. In her new book ...
Air Date: October 7, 2013
ListenFollow your nose to find life on Mars
Methane on Mars? Earlier methane indication suggested existing life or recent life underground, but newer data from the ...
Air Date: October 1, 2013
Children exposed to domestic violence
In the United States, an estimated five million children experience domestic violence. These children are three times more likely to rep ...
Air Date: September 30, 2013
ListenThe creative process. It comes easily for some and is complicated for others. Dr. Dan Gottlieb and his guests discuss what’s p ...
Air Date: September 23, 2013
ListenGlobular clusters offer delicious evidence of dark matter
Hubble discovers a globular cluster cluster – 2.25 billion light years from earth in a cluster of galaxies called ...
Air Date: September 23, 2013
ListenHarvest Moon provides visual feast
Thursday’s full moon is the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox, which arrives S ...
Air Date: September 16, 2013
ListenBe very afraid: this Friday marks the first of two Friday the 13ths this year. The Epsilon Perseid Meteors are a real s ...
Air Date: September 9, 2013
ListenA dazzling celestial sight just after sunset today: Venus and the moon
Did you happen to notice that little dot near the crescent moon just after sunset today? Emerging out of the Lincoln Tunnel at tha ...
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Life as a university of adversity
In his new book The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of ...
Air Date: September 9, 2013
ListenBacteria found in Wilmington’s drinking water
Tests performed on Wilmington’s drinking water back in July showed coliform bacteria in en ...
12 years ago
Catch a closer-to-home rocket launch
This Friday night, NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere And Dust Environment Explorer is scheduled to launch from the Mid-Atla ...
Air Date: September 3, 2013
ListenThere’s been a lot of discussion about the new book Lean In by Facebook COO Sherly Sandberg. It’s part memoir and pa ...
Air Date: September 2, 2013
ListenSilver Splitters: The “Other Shade of Gray”
A growing number of people are divorcing as they near retirement age. In the last 20 years, the divorce rate has more than doubled for m ...
Air Date: August 26, 2013
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