
Health & Science
Russian cowboys learn to wrangle a brand new beef industry
On a beef ranch called Ledenevo, in the Bryansk region of Russia, about 300 miles southwest of Moscow, everything is brand new. The farm ...
8 years ago
Listen 15:35Meteor shower? Or meteor drizzle?
With clear skies, the Leonid Meteors are available to be viewed from November 15 – 20, peaking on the 18th. The Leonids are typical ...
Air Date: November 14, 2016
Listen 00:05:28We can’t protect ourselves from catastrophic events, but what we can do is understand how it may affect us both physically and emotiona ...
Air Date: November 11, 2016
Listen 00:50:32How should Pa. balance energy needs with environmental protection?
Pa. coal production has slowed since the Marcellus Shale boom began, and concerns linger about the environmental impact of both. StateImp ...
8 years ago
Kids tend to be overscheduled and stressed out these days, and a slew of new parenting articles and books tal ...
Air Date: November 7, 2016
Listen 00:03:21360 years ago Tuesday (in 1656) Edmund Halley was born. Not only is Halley celebrated because of his namesake comet, the first whos ...
Air Date: November 7, 2016
Listen 00:09:13Put down that hot dog! It’s World Vegan Day
I should be a vegan. So should you. It’s better for your health, and better for the planet. And its kinder to animals too. So what’s ...
8 years ago
Clocks change back one hour to Standard Time on Sunday. The moon is one day old on the 31st; not the best for Hallowe’en, but ...
Air Date: October 31, 2016
Listen 00:07:41This rebroadcast show is all about the human body – more specifically, what happens to us after weR ...
Air Date: October 27, 2016
Listen 50:33Mr. and Mrs. Claus have a brand-new bag
“Hi, kids,” said the 40-something desk clerk, grinning, as my 60-something husband and I scanned our ID fobs at our neighborh ...
8 years ago
It turns out that the universe is more crowded with stuff than we previously thought. A new estimate of the number of galaxies in the Uni ...
Air Date: October 24, 2016
Listen 00:05:24Where are we in the zodiac now, and why would it matter? This week on SkyTalk, Dave and Dr. Pitts discuss the difference between astronom ...
Air Date: October 17, 2016
Listen 00:05:34Now for our feature presentation: we’re going to explore the science of movie magic as seen on the big screen and behind the scenes ...
Air Date: October 14, 2016
Listen 51:39What to say to a parent whose child Is born with a disability
Last month, A & E’s reality show “Born This Way” took home an Emmy Award ...
8 years ago
Fact or cartoon fiction: Can the ‘double conk’ cure amnesia?
Mary Spiers runs the website neuropsyfi.com, which is devoted to how brain science is depicted i ...
8 years ago
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