
Health & Science
Geologists have identified Zircon in ancient sandstones in Australia; Zircons are very hard to destroy or alter and whe ...
Air Date: March 12, 2014
ListenLife as a university of adversity
In his new book The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of ...
Air Date: March 10, 2014
ListenCan you BELIEVE it! – Switch to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday at 2:00 a.m. Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras ...
Air Date: March 3, 2014
ListenHow others’ stories change our own
Whether we know it or not, hearing someone else’s story changes us. And telling our own story does even more. But the two together ...
Air Date: March 3, 2014
ListenChina Space Agency says reports of Yutu’s Death were premature. There is some kind of mechanical problem, but com ...
Air Date: February 25, 2014
ListenAccording 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 ...
9 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 ...
9 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
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