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 You Envision Others Says A Lot About You In Real Life | Perhaps imagining someone else with the qualities you admire is one way to develop them in yourself. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Plant Self-defense | Plants may appear to be helpless in the face of hungry, but many plants have evolved interesting systems of self-defense. Learn more on this Moment of Science. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Cool Sunburn | When you get sunburned you often feel chilled... why? | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Red Tides | You may know that red tides have something to do with the ocean turning red near beaches, but you probably don't know what this means or why it's important. Learn more on this Moment of Science. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Overweight Doctors Less Likely To Help Patients Lose Weight | Would you be able to take seriously an overweight or obese doctor who advised you to lose weight? | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Two Climbers Climbed Everest Without Supplemental Oxygen. How? | Although Everest had first been climbed in 1953, this was the first successful ascent to be made without supplemental oxygen. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chattering Chimps | In the 1960's, psychologists Beatrice and Robert Gardner wanted to see if chimpanzees had the mental capacity for language. Since chimps can't make the verbal sounds that humans can, the Gardners tried teaching chimpanzees sign language. The results surprise almost everyone who hears about these studies. Learn more on this Moment of Science. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reindeer Have Ultraviolent Vision | Scientists tested eighteen reindeer with light, and found that their eyes responded to both visible light and ultraviolet. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Remote Controlled Pill Is Here! | Harvard researchers have been testing a remote controlled capsule that can swim through the human body, take digital pictures, and send them back in real time. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Are Bog Bodies? | Bog bodies date back to the Iron Age, over twenty five hundred years ago. They remained in such good condition because they were pickled. | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
