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Health & Science
Look aloft July 4th … and 5th!
Cassini Celebrates its 10th year at Saturn – will continue to explore until 2017 when it’ll plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere. Frankl ...
Air Date: July 2, 2014
ListenWe tend to to think that grief after the death of a loved on means stage after stage of misery, that we slowly, if ever, climb out of. Co ...
Air Date: June 30, 2014
ListenScience explains changes in water temperature from beach to beach
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
11 years ago
Listen 6:28“And if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes . . .”
Penn State Astronomers figure out why near side and far side of the moon are so different – front side, maria: large smooth areas w ...
Air Date: June 24, 2014
Listen11 tips to avoid toenail fungus: Easy to catch, hard to kill
It’s sandal weather, the pool and beach beckon — and that means naked, exposed toes. That thought fills millions of Americans wit ...
11 years ago
ListenSet your sights on the 6:51 a.m. Saturday Summit
Summer Solstice. Sun at Solar Max – although it’s one of the most minimal maxes seen in decades. Cycles last 9- 14 years. Pro ...
Air Date: June 18, 2014
ListenPro and con: Is football too dangerous for kids?
When you think of football, do you think about the concussions, crippling diseases or even the Alezimer's disease that your child can develop just from playing?
11 years ago
Television has a negative influence on kids and should be limited
Do you want to ruin your child by putting them in front of the television? Recent studies from all over the world show how badly televisi ...
11 years ago
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines creativity as the ability to make new things or think of new ideas. But it’s so much more than t ...
Air Date: June 16, 2014
ListenThe Equasion of Time is coming (solar noon = clock noon) – Derrick explains. Cast your net; a design is already i ...
Air Date: June 10, 2014
ListenCan we predict or prevent mass shootings?
Too many times in the last few years we’ve heard the similar story of tragic, unnecessary violence: Someone who has been identified as ...
Air Date: June 9, 2014
ListenThe early June night sky offers plenty of treats for viewers. Derrick offers a simple time-tested way to test the passage of time. Camelo ...
Air Date: June 3, 2014
ListenContagious stress part 2: From adult to adult
We all talk about how stress is contagious, wondering if we can get it from that stressed-out co-worker. But did we ever guess we could g ...
Air Date: May 30, 2014
ListenDaring to be vulnerable with Brené Brown
Vulnerability is not a weakness, according to Brené Brown, author of “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the ...
Air Date: May 26, 2014
ListenThe answer is blowin’ in the wind
Following the failure of a position stabalizer, the Kepler Planet Hunter satellite has been successfully re-oriented – by using sol ...
Air Date: May 26, 2014
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