
Health & Science
Comet 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.” ...
12 years ago
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
ListenOrionid meteor shower tonight — Let’s talk meteor showers for a minute. Majors, minors, what to expect, whe ...
Air Date: October 21, 2013
“If only I had one more week to get this done,” we often say to ourselves in utter despair when working under a crushing deadline. Bu ...
Air Date: October 18, 2013
ListenInnovation in behavioral health
The field of behavioral health is changing rapidly. From innovative new web applications that help people take charge of their treatment ...
Air Date: October 14, 2013
Listen97% of NASA employees have been furloughed as a result of the partial federal government shutdown. A prolonged shutdown ...
Air Date: October 7, 2013
ListenAll sorts of families face legal issues around divorce, custody, reproductive technology, same-sex marriage and unions. In her new book ...
Air Date: October 7, 2013
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