WFIU-FM: A Moment of Science: Audio Podcast
by A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org)
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Description
You have questions and A Moment of Science has answers. These two-minute audio podcasts provide the scientific story behind some of life's most perplexing mysteries. There's no need to be blinded by science. Explore it, have fun with it, but most of all learn from it. A Moment of Science is a production of WFIU Public Media from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
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How Humphrey Davey Discovered Nitrous Oxide | In centuries past, it was not so uncommon to see scientists treating themselves like guinea pigs. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Octopuses Are Smart! | Stop saying octopuses are stupid... they aren't! | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? | For many animals, camouflage is an important part of survival. But a zebra's bold stripes can't help to disguise it in its natural habitat, the open plains. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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When Continents Collide: The History Of Our Planet | It was one of the Earth's momentous times. Continents collided. Volcanoes erupted. Ocean currents shifted. Species ran amok. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5 |
The Mathematics Of Middle-Age Spread | Let's say you're an 18 year old male who runs every other day, logging 12 miles a week. Now fast-forward to your late 40's. Your eating habits are the same. To maintain your high school weight, how many miles a week would you need to run? Learn more on this Moment of Science. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Survival Of The Sluggish | Silkworms have been bred over thousands of years to behave quite unlike their caterpillar cousins in the wild. Learn more on this Moment of Science. | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Secrets Of Silk Production | Then in 552 AD, two monks smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople, and silk production spread worldwide. Now that the secret's out, we can safely talk about how silkworms and humans make luxurious silk cloth. Learn more on this Moment of Science. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Refrigerators Hum | Why do refrigerators hum? Well, fluorocarbon coolant cools your food by coming to a boil in coils hidden in your fridge. How is this possible? Learn more on this Moment of Science. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Rolling Boil That Cools Your Food | When you think of something boiling, you probably picture a pot on the stove, but there's another kitchen appliance that brings liquid to a boil, not to heat food, but cool it. It sounds crazy, but household refrigerators keep food cold by bringing liquid fluorocarbon to a boil. Learn more on this Moment of Science. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Blurry World Underwater | When you open your eyes underwater, things look blurry, but with goggles, everything looks perfectly clear. Why can't we landlubbers focus underwater without goggles? Learn more on this Moment of Science. | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
