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The oldest planets ever discovered in our Milky Way have been around 11.2 billion years! Kepler 444 has identified five ...

Air Date: February 2, 2015

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Only the shadow knows

Next Monday (2/2) is Groundhog Day! Halfway through Winter. SpaceX gets another one billion dollars in investments for ...

Air Date: January 26, 2015

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The body keeps the score

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a pioneer in trauma research and treatment, discusses his latest book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind ...

Air Date: January 26, 2015

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What are teens learning about Civil Rights in school?

For Martin Luther King Day, we offer this rebroadcast: According to a ...

Air Date: January 19, 2015

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Beware of the belching black hole

Chandra X-Ray satellite observes enormous eruption from our Milky Way Galaxy’s black hole . This extreme outburst ...

Air Date: January 19, 2015

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Planets aplenty

With 8 exoplanet confirmations this week NASA’s Kepler Space Observatory has identified over 1,000 exoplanets pla ...

Air Date: January 13, 2015

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Is depression contagious? A fresh look at a debilitating condition

The incidence of depression is escalating throughout the world. So can depression be contagious? Is it part of our social make-up or a bi ...

Air Date: January 12, 2015

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2015 astronomy & space exploration highlights

SpaceX ISS resupply launch could come as early as tomorrow or Wednesday. Dawn at Ceres – March 6th: orbited Vesta ...

Air Date: January 6, 2015

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When the mirror lies: The transgender journey

The tragic death of a transgender teen in Ohio brings to our attention the alienation and pain transgender individuals face. Lee Ann Ets ...

Air Date: January 5, 2015

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2014’s out-of-this-world greatest hits

2014 was a spectacular year in space exploration/astronomy – headed by accomplishments of NASA’s Curiosity ...

Air Date: December 29, 2014

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How and why we laugh

Humor unites us – we connect with other people through laughter, and share collective struggles and confusions. It offers uncensore ...

Air Date: December 29, 2014

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Winter Solstice
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Welcome to Winter

Image by Matt Gibson on flickr – Yesterday Earth arrived at a point in ...

Air Date: December 22, 2014

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Winter Solstice at Newgrange
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Bid Adieu to Fall

– Winter Solstice arrives Sunday at 6:03 pm – The Mars Rover Curiosity discovers evidence of lacustrine deposits in Gal ...

Air Date: December 15, 2014

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When the words won’t come — recovering from a series of strokes in my 30s

I wanted to read the lines so desperately, to force the words from the pages into my mind and out of my mouth. But they were ceasing to b ...

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NASA Halts New Horizens’ Hibernation

-Geminid Meteor Shower peaks Friday -Earliest sunsets of 2014 will occur over the next few days -NASA Orion launch completely ...

Air Date: December 8, 2014

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