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| Podcast title | NPR People: Hmmm.... Krulwich on Science Podcast
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| Description | NPR Science Correspondent Robert Krulwich demystifies what's dense and difficult -- even if you feel lost when it comes to science. Coverage that can be delightful, moving, funny, perhaps even upsetting: Hmmmm...sounds like Krulwich on Science | |
| Updated | Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:25:07 -0400 | |
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| Category | Science & Medicine |
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1. Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 2.12Mb) Description: Joseph Guillotin, Henry Shrapnel and Jules Leotard became immortal — by entering the English language. But when your entire life is reduced to a single definition, the results are sometimes upsetting. |
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2. Lucretius, Man Of Modern Mystery http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 3.48Mb) Description: In his new book, author and Harvard literature professor Stephen Greenblatt explores the 2,000 year-old writings of Lucretius and his "spookily modern" creation tale. |
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3. Cuddling With 9, Smooching With 8, Winking At 7 http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 2.43Mb) Description: Most people have a favorite number. But why do people choose the numbers they do? |
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4. When Does A Person Start To Boil? http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 0.10Mb) Description: Have you ever wondered how much heat you can take? 232 years ago, three men decided to find out. |
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5. Nature's Secret: Why Honey Bees Are Better Politicians Than Humans http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 0.10Mb) Description: Democracy in the human world can be a messy and acrimonious business, but in the bee world, a little waggle dance can help you get all the votes you need. |
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6. Cosmonaut Crashed Into Earth 'Crying In Rage' http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 0.10Mb) Description: Everyone knew the mission would fail — the technicians, the pilot and the friend who would replace him if he deserted the mission. But Soviet leaders demanded a triumph in space, and so in 1967, Vladimir Komarov allowed himself to be launched towards his own death. |
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7. Flamingos Drop From Siberian Sky: Locals Mystified http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 0.10Mb) Description: Deep in the middle of a Siberian winter, a frozen bird fell from the sky. Then another. Not what you expect while ice fishing in the Russian wilderness. |
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8. Tools Never Die. Waddaya Mean, Never? http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 0.10Mb) Description: Krulwich makes a bet he can find tools that have gone extinct — but it turns out old technology doesn't disappear like you'd think. Tools from centuries ago are still being made — and used, by more people than you'd think. |
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9. New Language Discovered: Prairiedogese http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 0.10Mb) Description: Deep in the Arizona desert, one man has been deciphering the chatter between rodents, hoping to prove that communication among highly social animals is more sophisticated than we think. |
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10. A Mystery: Why Can't We Walk Straight? http://www.npr.org/templates/s... download (audio/mpeg, 0.10Mb) Description: Try as you might, you can't walk in a straight line without a visible guide point, like the sun or a star. You might think you're walking straight, but a map of your route would reveal you are doomed to walk in circles. |
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