The Discovery Files
By National Science Foundation
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Podcast Description
An upbeat, entertaining look at the latest advances in science and engineering. Often fun and always fascinating, each episode covers a project funded by NSF -- federally sponsored research, brought to you by you!
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"Status Simian" -- The Discovery Files | High rank is associated with faster wound healing | 5/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Pod Cast" -- The Discovery Files | Manmade noise indirectly affects the growth and regeneration of plants | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Taken To 'Task" -- The Discovery Files | Multitasking satisfies emotionally, but not cognitively | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Hotwired" -- The Discovery Files | Glass fibers that can absorb energy lost as heat | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Blue Light Special" -- The Discovery Files | IceCube Neutrino Observatory provides new insights into origin of cosmic rays | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Foot Find" -- The Discovery Files | Partial foot fossil gives legs to new theory of hominin evolution | 4/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Brain Matrix" -- The Discovery Files | Sophisticated mathematics reveal primates' simple brain structure | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Math Class-ification" -- The Discovery Files | Possible hidden bias in the way Math Teachers perceive their students' abilities | 4/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Water Mark" -- The Discovery Files | Core samples from Earth's past give clues to projecting future sea level rise | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Naked Truths" -- The Discovery Files | Rodents' subterranean lifestyle could hold lifesaving clues | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Calculated Risk" -- The Discovery Files | Equations help determine if doctors should treat or transplant | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Motor Skills" -- The Discovery Files | Engineer wants to 'sculpt' more powerful electric motors and generators | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Head Bangers" -- The Discovery Files | Multiple hits over time lead to concussions | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Past Restored?" -- The Discovery Files | Study finds restored wetlands rarely equal quality of naturally occurring wetlands | 2/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Power Plants" -- The Discovery Files | Tapping into plants' energy processes | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Bloodless Coup" -- The Discovery Files | A new technique to test glucose levels in diabetics | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Animal Futures" -- The Discovery Files | Developing a better model for predicting plant and animal extinction due to climate change | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Mutation Revelation" -- The Discovery Files | Researchers show how viruses evolve new traits | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Evacuation Evaluation" -- The Discovery Files | A study of cities at risk of evacuation shows that procedurally, it shouldn't be "one size fits | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Bug Juice" -- The Discovery Files | Using an insect's internal chemistry to generate power | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Brain Train" -- The Discovery Files | How learning two motor skills together may increase your chance of remembering both. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Health-Poor" -- The Discovery Files | Lower-poverty neighborhoods could improve their residents' nutrition | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Flood Plan" -- The Discovery Files | Scientists open the door to the development of more flood-resistant crops. | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Mental Floss" -- The Discovery Files | Antibodies that promote mental health | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Sound Mined" -- The Discovery Files | A new system for finding sound files caught our ear | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Space Cadets" -- The Discovery Files | A connection between children's spatial skills and how often they hear adults use spatial vocabulary | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Raw Data" -- The Discovery Files | Study shows cooked foods provide more energy than raw foods | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Juicy Details" -- The Discovery Files | Cranberry juice better at fighting infection than the berry's pill extract | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Defect Detect" -- The Discovery Files | Certain pollutants are linked to birth defects | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Mind Control" -- The Discovery Files | A head cap reads brain waves in order to control a helicopter in a 3D virtual world | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"New Breed" -- The Discovery Files | New approach to breeding could make the staples more stable | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Game Changer" -- The Discovery Files | Gamers get down to business solving enzyme configurations | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Power Nap" -- The Discovery Files | New approach to power management for batteries | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Wind Yield" -- The Discovery Files | Placement and direction of spin is the key to optimizing wind power | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Power Grab" -- The Discovery Files | Capturing and harnessing energy out of thin air | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Brain Feed" -- The Discovery Files | Think healthy, eat healthy | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Birth And Syntax" -- The Discovery Files | Artificial grammar computer program reveals inborn language sense | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Highway To Heal" -- The Discovery Files | New type of drug transporter targets cancerous cells more effectively | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Baked Alaska" -- The Discovery Files | Burning tundra in the Arctic has global implications | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Stress Test" -- The Discovery Files | Stress levels in the brain can make you your greatest cheerleader or your own worst enemy | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Wing Talkers" -- The Discovery Files | These bird brains prove to be smarter than previously thought | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Getting The Dirt" -- The Discovery Files | The dirty facts about soil damage after an earthquake strikes | 7/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Super Tuber" -- The Discovery Files | Mapping the potato genome promises better spuds in the future | 7/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Fat Rats" -- The Discovery Files | Study shows obesity impairs normal muscle function in rats | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Convincing Evidence" -- The Discovery Files | To be convincing, you better say it right | 6/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Golden Y-Ears" -- The Discovery Files | Music can help lend an ear during the golden years | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Different Drum" -- The Discovery Files | New in-ear device protects listeners' eardrums | 6/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Gene Home" -- The Discovery Files | The genome beyond the gene | 5/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Light Show" -- The Discovery Files | Quantum dots shine brightly for biomedical research | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Flaw Dropper" -- The Discovery Files | A polymer that can fix scratches all by itself | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Slow V. Go" -- The Discovery Files | Better to be an evolutionary tortoise than a momentary hare | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Diverse Osmosis" -- The Discovery Files | Cleaner water through biodiversity | 4/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Catching Rays" -- The Discovery Files | An oven cleaner makes sunshine an even brighter opportunity for solar energy | 4/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Talking Numbers" -- The Discovery Files | Introducing numbers to children, by the numbers | 3/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Earth Wake" -- The Discovery Files | Tsunami danger higher than previously thought | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Warmed Fuzzies" -- The Discovery Files | Biodiversity in North America could be at risk from both past and future warming | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Sensored Material" -- The Discovery Files | New polymer material aids detection devices | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Mem-Sleep" -- The Discovery Files | Dreaming up enhanced memories | 2/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Holo Victory" -- The Discovery Files | The first moving 3-D transmittable holograms | 2/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Robo-Babies" -- The Discovery Files | The evolution of robotics, robots that evolve | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Spatial Circumstance" -- The Discovery Files | Studying the strategies we employ to find our way in unfamiliar areas | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Shuttle Bug" -- The Discovery Files | Cracking the code on how viruses crack cells | 1/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Fear Factory" -- The Discovery Files | Locating the source of fear in the brain | 1/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Gene-Age-Ology" -- The Discovery Files | "New" genes are just as important as "Old" genes | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Spin Ductors" -- The Discovery Files | Reading and writing data using electron spin | 1/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Bear Chance" -- The Discovery Files | Polar bears may not be walking on thin ice afterall | 1/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Gene Pull" -- The Discovery Files | Gene tinkering makes grass grow swifter, higher, stronger | 12/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Fry Octane" -- The Discovery Files | A safer and cleaner way to make biodiesel | 12/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Light Snacking" -- The Discovery Files | Light at night may affect weight gain | 12/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Blindsided" -- The Discovery Files | Blind persons do use the visual parts of their brains | 11/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tell and Show" -- The Discovery Files | Verbal cues can affect visual processing | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Uncommon Sense" -- The Discovery Files | Crime scene investigation right where you need it | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Cheek Check" -- The Discovery Files | A cheeky way to help detect cancer sooner | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Multi-T(Ouch)" -- The Discovery Files | One tap too many? | 10/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Brain Food" -- The Discovery Files | Early humans knew enough to grow bigger brains | 10/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Emotional Recall" -- The Discovery Files | Positive and negative events can alter a child's memory | 10/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Spit Take" -- The Discovery Files | Don't spit that out, it could be useful | 10/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Got Your Bac" -- The Discovery Files | A few drug resistant bacteria end their abilities to their counterparts | 9/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Waste Treatment Plant" -- The Discovery Files | Plant offers a 'green' way to remove arsenic from soil | 9/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Just Chillin'" -- The Discovery Files | Not playing "possum," playing "popsicle" | 9/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Slice of Life" -- The Discovery Files | Discovering possibly the oldest animal life on Earth | 8/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Wheel Deal" -- The Discovery Files | Wheeling around more efficiently than ever before | 8/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Microphiber" -- The Discovery Files | Fabrics that can detect and create sound | 8/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Go Fish" -- The Discovery Files | Mass extinction leads to great biodiversity | 8/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Blow Flies" -- The Discovery Files | Research on fruit fly neurons bares fruit | 8/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Laptop Learning" -- The Discovery Files | Laptops lending a hand to classroom lectures | 8/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Cell Check" -- The Discovery Files | Changing the understanding of changing cells | 7/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Sponge Bath" -- The Discovery Files | Sponges soaking up cancerous material in the bloodstream | 6/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Adopt-A-Squirrel" -- The Discovery Files | Squirrels are likely to adopted their orphaned relatives | 6/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Buy Buy Blues" -- The Discovery Files | Spend wisely and money could buy happiness | 6/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Next Wave" -- The Discovery Files | A shocking revelation about a new way to generate electricty | 5/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Growth Light" -- The Discovery Files | Particles light the way for brain surgeons | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Self Corn-Trol" -- The Discovery Files | Developing a system where corn provides its own nutrients | 5/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Glacial Globe" -- The Discovery Files | Evidence that Earth was once a big ice ball | 5/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Letter Carrier" -- The Discovery Files | A new more direct way to interface the brain with a computer | 4/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Hooked On Photonics" -- The Discovery Files | Laser light technique could help us go wireless | 4/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"On The Fly" -- The Discovery Files | Fruit flies or flying superflies? | 3/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Current Event" -- The Discovery Files | Subtropical waters forcing their way into Greenland Fjords | 3/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Viral Vrooom" -- The Discovery Files | Virus batteries provide new power source | 2/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"No Brainer" -- The Discovery Files | Lights reveal new ways to treat brain disorders | 2/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Mess O' Predators" -- The Discovery Files | Eliminating top predators leaves you in the middle of the pack | 1/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Amoeba Cheaters" -- The Discovery Files | "Slimy" cheaters don't prosper | 1/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Reservoir Bots" -- The Discovery Files | Faux fish on a mission | 12/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Unreasonable Facsimile" -- The Discovery Files | Don't look, it's your look-a-like | 12/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Sprint Condition" -- The Discovery Files | Some runners have a leg up on the competition | 12/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Risky Business" -- The Discovery Files | Earth Futures from the Wizards of Odds | 11/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Family Roots" -- The Discovery Files | How plants stand by their next of kin | 10/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Virtual Vacation" -- The Discovery Files | Picture it, entire cities | 10/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Toddler Vision" -- The Discovery Files | Staying focused on quality time | 10/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Ardi-Facts" -- The Discovery Files | The newest, oldest common ancestor of apes and humans | 10/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Bacterial Bouncers" -- The Discovery Files | Plant security | 10/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Mind Scans" -- The Discovery Files | You choose your friends, but can you pick them out? | 9/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Cloak Works" -- The Discovery Files | Becoming invisible to incoming waves | 9/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Rock the House" -- The Discovery Files | Testing buildings that are earthquake-proof | 9/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Trained Ear" -- The Discovery Files | Musicians hear better because they hear differently | 9/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Computer Personal" -- The Discovery Files | Your computer getting to know you better | 9/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Bake 'n Flake" -- The Discovery Files | Tooling around | 9/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Pilot Program" -- The Discovery Files | Targeting cancer cells | 9/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Random Access Memories" -- The Discovery Files | Focusing on how brains focus | 8/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Fish Futures" -- The Discovery Files | Rebuilding troubled fisheries | 8/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Making Faces" -- The Discovery Files | Face time with Einstein | 8/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Fluid Motion" -- The Discovery Files | Moving fluid with sound | 8/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Diamond Delivery" -- The Discovery Files | Nanodiamonds deliver medicine | 8/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Vanishing Act" -- The Discovery Files | When "delete" means DELETE | 8/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Game On" -- The Discovery Files | Depicting mulecular structures, no games here | 8/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Mind Readers" -- The Discovery Files | Penetrating thoughts... | 7/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Finger Index" -- The Discovery Files | Muscles and dexterity; working hand-in-hand | 7/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Past Leaves" -- The Discovery Files | Reading leaves of the past to predict the future | 7/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Upping the Anti" -- The Discovery Files | Think "positron" thoughts to find 100% efficient energy | 6/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Vicarious Thrill" -- The Discovery Files | Looking for happiness? Ask a stranger for help. | 6/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Wet and Wild" -- The Discovery Files | Super-Hydrophobia keeps plants and animals dry | 6/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Changing Change" -- The Discovery Files | Reducing emissions will reduce climate change impacts | 4/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Flextronics" -- The Discovery Files | Can that old stuff; organic electronics are the future | 4/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"High Life" -- The Discovery Files | High altitude hosts | 3/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Global Worming" -- The Discovery Files | Worms, the new "canaries in a coal mine?" | 3/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Quantum Leap" -- The Discovery Files | Scientists teleport information between atoms | 2/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Food Plight" -- The Discovery Files | Warming weather could harm crop production | 2/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Plasticity" -- The Discovery Files | Why plastic is so plastic | 2/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Multi-Faceted" -- The Discovery Files | New, "multi-faceted" device for cancer treatment | 2/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Swat Team" -- The Discovery Files | A new kind of "swat" team | 2/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Bac-Tery Powered" -- The Discovery Files | Batteries from bacteria bac-teries? | 2/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Shrinky Dinghies" -- The Discovery Files | Nano-particles can deliver big | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Gear Head" -- The Discovery Files | A virus with a molecular motor | 1/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Gender Render" -- The Discovery Files | Men are red, women are green | 1/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tool Time" -- The Discovery Files | In the wild, sponging is for workaholics | 12/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Ruly Bully" -- The Discovery Files | No bull, bullies like their job | 12/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Foam Corps" -- The Discovery Files | New metal foam makes an impact | 11/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Green Mile" -- The Discovery Files | Could this be a growing trend in prisons? | 11/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Ground Control" -- The Discovery Files | Some day farmers may plant more than seeds | 10/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Collateral Damage" -- The Discovery Files | Atmospheric effects of the sudden loss of forests | 10/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Fear Factor" -- The Discovery Files | Now fear this! | 10/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Sugar Rush" -- The Discovery Files | Filling up on sugar? | 9/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Night Moves | Biologists identify genes controlling rythmic plant growth. | 9/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Going, Going, Guam" -- The Discovery Files | Tree snakes...Guam's trees at stake. | 9/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Buggles" -- The Discovery Files | Bugs' diving ability no longer bugs researchers | 9/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tongue Drive" -- The Discovery Files | Moving magnets lets disabled move their world | 8/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"In Your Face" -- The Discovery Files | What's in a face? | 8/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Cran It" -- The Discovery Files | A 'Crantastic Voyage' into the urinary tract | 8/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Break Water" -- The Discovery Files | A process seen in plants that could make your home a power plant | 8/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Deep Voices" -- The Discovery Files | Vocal fish finally get heard | 7/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Car Watch" -- The Discovery Files | Car "buddy system" deters theft | 7/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Combined Forces" -- The Discovery Files | Antibodies see cancer cells for what they really are | 7/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Degrees of Survival" -- The Discovery Files | Rising temps may cause tropics to go off course | 7/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Primal Urges" -- The Discovery Files | Prehistoric men fought hard for their women | 7/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Happy Trails" -- The Discovery Files | Maturity may not only bring wisdom, but also happiness | 6/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Frogantuan" -- The Discovery Files | "Devil Frog" fossil links ancient species to the present day | 6/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Links in E-mail Chain Letters Not Well Connected" -- The Discovery Files | Links in e-mail chain letters not well connected | 6/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Fragrant Violation" -- The Discovery Files | Industrial might overshadows flower power | 6/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"True Lies" -- The Discovery Files | Children more likely to tell truth than adults | 6/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Maglev Mouse" -- The Discovery Files | Computer mouse allows user to "feel" objects shown on screen | 6/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Blues Light Special" -- The Discovery Files | Serious emotions, serious spending | 5/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"On A Roll" -- The Discovery Files | Treating cells in the blood stream | 5/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Caf? Latte Batte" -- The Discovery Files | Bats have larger ecological impact than previously known | 5/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tiny Tunes" -- The Discovery Files | Music files 1,000 times smaller than MP3s? | 5/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Gasoline Plant" -- The Discovery Files | Popular poplar, the advent of "green gasoline" | 4/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tropical Hunch" -- The Discovery Files | Computer models predict location of furture disease outbreaks | 4/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Companion Pieces" -- The Discovery Files | Imagine me and you. I do. | 4/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Flight Path" -- The Discovery Files | The origins of flight, an uphill battle | 3/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Vote of Confidence?" -- The Discovery Files | Casting doubt on voting accuracy | 3/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Systematic Search" -- The Discovery Files | Scaled-down solar system | 2/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Eye Screen" -- The Discovery Files | Right before your eyes | 2/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Frame of Mind" -- The Discovery Files | Where did you think of that? | 1/31/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Loving Environment" -- The Discovery Files | Marriage and the environment, a lasting union | 1/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Distant Whaletive" -- The Discovery Files | : the key to a "whale" of a time | 1/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Evolution Revolution" -- The Discovery Files | Humans on the evolutionary fast-track | 1/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Got Mica?" -- The Discovery Files | Primordial soup With Your Mica Sandwich? | 1/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Disruptive Studies" -- The Discovery Files | Early childhood behavoir may predict career success. | 12/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Blood Zapper" -- The Discovery Files | Zapping the out of blood. | 12/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Second Nature" -- The Discovery Files | Researchers make progress toward "printing" human organs. | 11/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Reducing the Heard" -- The Discovery Files | World's smallest radio--a single carbon nanotube | 11/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Dino Double Jeopardy" -- The Discovery Files | Asteroid impact not the only cause of dinosaur extinction? | 11/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Choice Voice" -- The Discovery Files | One more for the dating checklist. | 11/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Word of Mouse -- The Discovery Files | Vocal Joystick uses voice to surf the Web | 11/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Background Check" -- The Discovery Files | Summing up the family tree. | 11/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bait and Switch -- The Discovery Files | Scientists alter sexual orientation in worms | 11/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Happy M-eel" -- The Discovery Files | Twice the bite! | 10/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Dark Secrets" -- The Discovery Files | Spinning the Web to track terrorists. | 9/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Light Snack" -- The Discovery Files | Maybe it's better NOT to see what you eat. | 9/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tots with 'Tude" -- The Discovery Files | Hey Mom, 'no' means I'm healthy. | 9/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Paper Power" -- The Discovery Files | This paper packs power. | 8/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Cell Gels" -- The Discovery Files | A foundation that really gels. | 8/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tomato Wars" -- The Discovery Files | Smarter than a tomato? | 8/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Cast System" -- The Discovery Files | Concrete evidence on age-old mystery. | 7/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Eye Catching" -- The Discovery Files | You might never see it my way. | 7/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Pilots of the Caribbean" -- The Discovery Files | It all started with this frog on a raft. | 7/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tropical Punch" -- The Discovery Files | Tropics suspect in missing carbon. | 7/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Fly-ing Bricks" -- The Discovery Files | Building up from the ashes. | 6/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Hot Sounds" -- The Discovery Files | Hot sounds from a really big star. | 6/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Reef Savers" -- The Discovery Files | Spare the fish AND save the reef. | 6/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Sun Spots" -- The Discovery Files | "Speck"-tacularly powerful breakthrough. | 6/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Bug Zappers" -- The Discovery Files | New drugs to beat those bugs. | 5/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Mini-Meds" -- The Discovery Files | Tiny "mix-up" could lead to huge success. | 5/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Shake Absorbers" -- The Discovery Files | Shock absorbers for your... building? | 5/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Colonoscop-ease" -- The Discovery Files | Spared from the 'scope. | 5/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Get the Picture" -- The Discovery Files | Shaping up your image. | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"See-Through Circuit" -- The Discovery Files | Seeing through the technology. | 4/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Turbulent Times" -- The Discovery Files | A tangled tale of turbulence. | 4/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Micro Power" -- The Discovery Files | Self-empowering movement. | 4/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Ear-volution" -- The Discovery Files | Ear's the evidence. | 4/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Bond, Bacterial Bond" -- The Discovery Files | Super bacteria hold their ground. | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Matrix: Decoded" -- The Discovery Files | A math solution the size of Manhattan. | 3/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"X-treme X-rays" -- The Discovery Files | The future of X-ray is beaming. | 3/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tiny Rumbles" -- The Discovery Files | Whispers of danger from deep below. | 3/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Corn-tank-erous" -- The Discovery Files | Put a corncob in your tank? | 3/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Risk Factory" -- The Discovery Files | A game of risk for the brain. | 3/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Gland Larceny" -- The Discovery Files | A poisonous bite for survival. | 2/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Hydrogen-eration" -- The Discovery Files | Next generation power tools. | 2/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tumor Tracker" -- The Discovery Files | Bullseye on the tumor. | 1/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"About Face" -- The Discovery Files | A familiar face from an unexpected place. | 1/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Nut Case" -- The Discovery Files | Squirrel vs. Tree | 1/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Think Small" -- The Discovery Files | Brain monitoring goes platinum. | 1/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"The Smell of Money" -- The Discovery Files | No scents on those cents. | 1/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Robo Cup" -- The Discovery Files | Not your everyday soccer mom. | 1/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Self Help Group" -- The Discovery Files | Getting by without a little help from my friends. | 1/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Power Play" -- The Discovery Files | Look ma, no wires! | 1/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Storm Warming" -- The Discovery Files | Putting ourselves in hot water for intense hurricanes. | 12/22/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Summer Retreat" -- The Discovery Files | On thin ice in the Arctic. | 12/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fat Burning on the 'fly | Tiny wings carry clues to a large problem. | 12/15/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Special Delivery DNA" -- The Discovery Files | DNA, now delivering more than heredity. | 12/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Dino Dining" -- The Discovery Files | Dino cannibalism: new evidence to chew on. | 12/5/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Gas-tronomical" -- The Discovery Files | Lose weight and save $$ at the pump. | 12/5/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Dried Lice" -- The Discovery Files | Could this be the end of lousy parties? | 11/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Dimmer Switch" -- The Discovery Files | A pilot program on pollution... with no pilot. | 11/21/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Forecast: Extreme" -- The Discovery Files | Forecast says... expect a warmer, wetter world. | 11/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Traffic Tracker" -- The Discovery Files | Beating traffic, cell by cell. | 11/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Moon Ice on the Rocks" -- The Discovery Files | Forget about winter sports on the moon. | 11/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Gray Matters" -- The Discovery Files | Pay attention now! Multi-tasking = Reduced Learning. | 11/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Rethinking Extinction" -- The Discovery Files | More than one "smoking gun" led to dino demise. | 10/31/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Vapor Lock" -- The Discovery Files | No rain on my parade. | 10/26/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Uranium Subterranean" -- The Discovery Files | Extreme life, deep beneath our feet. | 10/24/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Unique Beak" -- The Discovery Files | Secrets of the toucan's beak revealed! | 10/17/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Metal Health" -- The Discovery Files | Could we run out of metal? | 10/5/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Face Time" -- The Discovery Files | A split second chance to make a 1st impression | 10/3/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Garbage to Gas" -- The Discovery Files | Wood-burning cars? | 9/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tilt-O-World" -- The Discovery Files | Alaska at the equator? A new spin on the Earth's rotation. | 9/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"A Little Counter Intelligence" -- The Discovery Files | Turns out baby's doin' the math. | 9/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Paddle Bots" -- The Discovery Files | Underwater robot shows "more" isn't always "better." | 9/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"HIAPER-Active" -- The Discovery Files | New turbulance study could lead to safer flying | 9/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Thermal Outerwear" -- The Discovery Files | Self-cooling soda bottles? | 9/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Bat Signal" -- The Discovery Files | For bats, catching prey really IS rocket science! | 9/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Pronounced Profits" -- The Discovery Files | What's In A Name? MONEY! | 9/8/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Tacky Bacteria" -- The Discovery Files | Look out, "super" glues! These bacteria create a really sticky situation. | 9/5/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Sounds of Silence" -- The Discovery Files | Chinese frogs: Is it something they said? | 8/30/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Captive Evidence" -- The Discovery Files | Digging up evidence of earlier slave trade | 8/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Alternate Internet" -- The Discovery Files | Viruses, worms and strikes. Oh, my! | 8/24/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"The Nose Knows" -- The Discovery Files | A swifter sniffer! | 8/22/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"True Blue Lizards" -- The Discovery Files | Self-sacrificing lizards? Turns out it's all in the genes. | 8/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Fossil Find" -- The Discovery Files | The fish who walked the earth! | 8/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Virtual Virus" -- The Discovery Files | Small-time plant virus makes it big! | 8/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 269 Episodes |
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