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Health & Science
We know that children of alcoholics are four times as likely to develop substance abuse problems than other children, and they’re at ri ...
Air Date: December 9, 2013
ListenVenus is VERY bright after sunset; at its brightest for the year tomorrow. Don’t miss it. Nothing is ever this br ...
Air Date: December 9, 2013
ListenEarliest sunset arrives this Saturday, latest sunrise arrives early next month. Summer constellations can still be seen ...
Air Date: December 2, 2013
ListenPeace psychology: Conversations
The journal American Psychologist has published a special issue on peace ...
Air Date: December 2, 2013
ListenThe Thanksgiving comet beckons
Comet ISON arrives at the sun on Thanksgiving Day. Observers hope the close approach will dramatically increase dust pr ...
Air Date: November 25, 2013
ListenStepfamilies: What works, what doesn’t
Blended families with children have a lot on their plates. There are roles to define, needs to pay attention to, and loyalties to underst ...
Air Date: November 25, 2013
ListenComet ISON 10 days out from one and only rendezvous with the sun
As Comet ISON heads towards the sun, its icy CO2 nucleus is beginning to sublimate, releasing the dust trapped since th ...
Air Date: November 18, 2013
ListenThe crisis of postpartum depression
No woman expects to suffer the physical and emotional devastation of postpartum depression or PPD. Expectant mothers are more inclined t ...
Air Date: November 15, 2013
ListenRomancing the stone: A tale of unbearable pain, a stern wife and Coca Cola
In this week’s edition of Patient Files, we take a look at pain, recovery, remorse and a heavy dose of “I told you so.” ...
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ListenAre any of the potentially 25 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy like Earth?
Earth-like is a very relative term; mass, size, distance from star, atmosphere, temperature, orbiting period are all fa ...
Air Date: November 11, 2013
ListenUnderstanding concussion, the invisible injury
We’re learning more and more about concussions, their immediate and long-term physical and mental health implications, with an eye on w ...
Air Date: November 11, 2013
ListenNo swimming in this Great Lake
Question: What other solar system body has lakes? Answer: Titan, the largest moon of Saturn (slightly bigger than our m ...
Air Date: November 4, 2013
Thousands of people with mental illness today are homeless or languish in prisons. And thousands more live in thinly funded “quasi- ...
Air Date: November 4, 2013
ListenResearch tells us the brain is wired to learn quickly from bad experiences, while ignoring good ones. Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson says ...
Air Date: October 28, 2013
ListenOur sun’s celebrity pales compared to some stars
Largest known star (16,000 light years away) shows signs of imminent destruction. W26 is 3,000 times the diameter of o ...
Air Date: October 28, 2013
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