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Performance anxiety

Whether it’s a professional athlete or a school report — or maybe even a talk show host preparing for a Ted Talk — we all r ...

Air Date: November 17, 2014

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This shower is a mere trickle

Leonid Meteors are visable late tonight into dawn tomorrow, although Leonids are a weak shower. Other night sky treats ...

Air Date: November 17, 2014

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Enjoy water from the source

Earth watery from birth – A geological study of meteorites and asteroids indicates that surface water was here at ...

Air Date: November 11, 2014

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Hope and acceptance

Every day we hear about advances in medicine… successful trials to cure diseases, technology to restore sight, hearing or regenerat ...

Air Date: November 10, 2014

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Every pictor tells a story

Chinese spacecraft Change’e 5T1 launched last Wednesday, did a swing around the moon and is now on its way back t ...

Air Date: November 3, 2014

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Voices in the Family
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“The Boom Boom Retreat” – Growing up with borderline personality disorder

Angry. Strange. Lonely – these are all words that describe Talya Lewis as a little girl and teen. Today, she knows she has borderline p ...

Air Date: November 3, 2014

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Preparing for the next hurricane requires making tough decisions

Two years after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, many of New Jersey’s coastal communities continue to struggle with reco ...

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Tricks on terra-firma, treats overhead

Halloween and cross-quarter day comes this Friday with a first quarter moon, followed by All Saints Day November ...

Air Date: October 28, 2014

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Consult your travel agent for 8/21/17 hotel special rates!

A partial solar eclipse will begin just as the sun is setting Thursday afternoon. Derrick offers tips for safe viewing. ...

Air Date: October 20, 2014

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Voices in the Family
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When we do and don’t like to be scared

With Halloween around the corner, scary decorations are everywhere. It’s a thrilling celebration to most, but not everyone enjoys fear. ...

Air Date: October 20, 2014

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Blinking red light means: Stop and look aloft

Mars and its red twin Antares cozy up to each other in the night sky. A small nearby galaxy intrigues astronomers focus ...

Air Date: October 14, 2014

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Voices in the Family
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Organization of the mind and mindful organization

Why do I always lose my house keys? My cluttered environment is stifling my creativity and sense of calm. Why is this, and how can I chan ...

Air Date: October 10, 2014

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“Hey Joe – Where You Goin’ . . .” To Outer Space

ISSpresso anyone? Espresso supplier Lavazza has teamed up with an Italian engineering company to produce a zero-gravity ...

Air Date: October 6, 2014

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Voices in the Family
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Integrating mental and physical health care services

Mental and physical health have traditionally been treated in two completely separate systems – which has led to many problems… L ...

Air Date: October 3, 2014

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At 30,000 feet, tomato juice simply tastes different than at sea level. (Claus Ableiter/Creative Commons)
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Why do we drink tomato juice on planes?

Ever get the urge to drink a glass of tomato juice on a flight? You aren’t alone, and there’s a scientific explanation why. ...

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