Health & Science
Faster than a speeding bullet . . . WAY faster than a speeding bullet
Astronomers catch sight of the fastest orbiting body yet – a small star circling a black hole every two-and-a-half hours! Remarkabl ...
Air Date: March 25, 2013
ListenCuriosity generates ‘thirst’ for more information about the Red Planet
The Mars Rover hits paydirt, or more appropriately pay-clay pointing to water, water everywhere; including possibly drops to drink. It ...
Air Date: March 18, 2013
ListenLooking deeply at the ID rights movement, a work in progress
Like all civil rights movements, the intellectual disabilities rights movement is a work in progress. The emotional struggle that began ...
Air Date: March 15, 2013
ListenSpring is the season for comets
Scientists are studying other moons in the solar system and it turns out our moon is much less dynamic than others. Europa, a moon of Jup ...
Air Date: March 11, 2013
ListenIt’s tax season, a time for close examination of how we handle our money. Seems simple enough: we earn it, save it, and spend it. But ...
Air Date: March 8, 2013
ListenClocking the speed of a Supermassive black hole
Astronomers, who have been trying to accurately clock the speed of a Supermassive black hole for some time, finally got their chance. Ke ...
Air Date: March 4, 2013
ListenStrings or no strings? Sexual hook-up culture
Outside of marriage, a “hook-up” is described as a fleeting, uncommitted sexual encounter with no strings attached. Surveys imply mor ...
Air Date: March 1, 2013
ListenAsteroids falling towards Earth
The asteroid that hit Russia seemed like quite a surprise, but over the last decade scientists have been trying to ...
Air Date: February 25, 2013
ListenBullying. From the playground to cyberspace, for victims it can be a minefield of teasing, taunting, threatening, shunning, and sometime ...
Air Date: February 22, 2013
ListenCuriosity Rover is digging deep into Martian rock, well, maybe not that deep. A drill will go just 2.5 inches into a fine grain piece of ...
Air Date: February 18, 2013
ListenGrit: Children succeeding with character
How do we measure a child’s success in school or socially? Plenty of attention is given to test scores and IQ. But there’s somethin ...
Air Date: February 15, 2013
ListenWhen we’re afraid and overwhelmed, it’s easy to turn away from ourselves for comfort. In her new book True Refuge: Finding Peace ...
Air Date: February 11, 2013
ListenWill an asteroid pass too close for comfort?
The 449th anniversary of Galileo’s birth back in 1564 comes up this Friday, February 15th and he is celebrating with an asteroid pa ...
Air Date: February 11, 2013
ListenWe all love a good story, and some of the most fascinating ones are conspiracy theories – often full of intrigue and difficult to debun ...
Air Date: February 4, 2013
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