Medicine
Our sense of hearing and how it shaped the mind
Sound is everywhere in this world – you can’t escape it. Our ears process millions of noises all day long –laughter, car horns, m ...
Air Date: November 21, 2012
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A look at today’s changing drug laws
Last week Colorado and Washington voters passed ballot initiatives in support of the use of legal recreational marijuana. This is in addi ...
Air Date: November 16, 2012
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Dreamland: David Randall on the science of sleep
Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] When journalist DAVID ...
Air Date: November 2, 2012
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Hour 2 Many patients with serious illness and their families struggle with making end-of life decisions. Is there ...
Air Date: November 1, 2012
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David Quammen on ‘Spillover’ of animal diseases into humans
Hour 1 Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have mi ...
Air Date: October 16, 2012
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Hour 2 Our hair says a lot about who we are. That’s why losing it can be so traumatic. But for balding men, ...
Air Date: October 8, 2012
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Opening our eyes to intellectual disabilities
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Air Date: September 10, 2012
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The misery of the greenhead fly
On Tuesday, a greenhead fly bit my shin. This is a common hazard of spending time on the beach. The Tabanus nigrovittatus lives ...
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