http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience You have questions and A Moment of Science has answers. Short science videos and audio science 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. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:16:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 1998-2009 aschweig@indiana.edu (A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org)) aschweig@indiana.edu (A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org)) Science and Technology 1440 http://amomentofscience.orghttp://indianapublicmedia.org/wp-content/themes/ipm-program-amomentofscience/images/amos-logo-sm.jpeg 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. 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A Moment of Science is a production of WFIU Public Media from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. science, technology, chemistry, biology, physics, health, podcast, wfiu A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org) A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org) aschweig@indiana.edu no no 1998-2009science, technology, chemistry, biology, physics, health, podcast, wfiuScience & MedicineTechnologyEducationamos-main-feedhttp://feedburner.google.com http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/ecosystem-disruption-led-disappearance-yellowstone-beaver/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/ecosystem-disruption-led-disappearance-yellowstone-beaver/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:23 +0000 Don Glass http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/?p=24755 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/ecosystem-disruption-led-disappearance-yellowstone-beaver/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Wanted: Yellowstone Beavers Wanted: Yellowstone Beavers Podcasts, shows A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org) no no http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/gorillas-put-diets/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/gorillas-put-diets/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:06 +0000 Don Glass http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/?p=24750 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/gorillas-put-diets/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Many gorillas in zoos are overweight and dying of heart disease in their twenties and thirties when they could live to be twice that age. Many gorillas in zoos are overweight and dying of heart disease in their twenties and thirties when they could live to be twice that age. Podcasts, shows A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org) no no http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/flying-squid/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/flying-squid/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:07 +0000 Don Glass http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/?p=24747 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/flying-squid/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Who would win a thirty meter race: Olympic champion Usain Bolt, or a neon flying squid? Who would win a thirty meter race: Olympic champion Usain Bolt, or a neon flying squid? Podcasts, shows A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org) no no http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/climate-change-flus/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/climate-change-flus/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:00:17 +0000 Don Glass http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/?p=24707 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/climate-change-flus/feed/ 0 0:00:01 I'm writing during flu season, and it seems like this is one of the worst outbreaks in a while. Any idea what's causing it? I'm writing during flu season, and it seems like this is one of the worst outbreaks in a while. Any idea what's causing it? Podcasts, shows A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org) no no http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/compassion-learnable-study-finds/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/compassion-learnable-study-finds/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:00:33 +0000 Brienne Strohl http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/?p=24482 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/compassion-learnable-study-finds/feed/ 0 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/fish-high-drugs/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/fish-high-drugs/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:00:44 +0000 Don Glass http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/?p=24703 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/fish-high-drugs/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Did you know that low concentrations of drug residue survive sewage plants and end up in water downstream from wastewater facilities? Did you know that low concentrations of drug residue survive sewage plants and end up in water downstream from wastewater facilities? Podcasts, shows A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org) no no http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/darwins-warm-martian-pond-curiositys-discovery-mars/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/darwins-warm-martian-pond-curiositys-discovery-mars/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:00:49 +0000 Paul Patton http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/?p=24557 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/darwins-warm-martian-pond-curiositys-discovery-mars/feed/ 0 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/potato-bombs/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/potato-bombs/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:00:39 +0000 Don Glass http://wfiutest.rtv.indiana.edu/amos/2003/09/27/potato-bombs/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/potato-bombs/feed/ 0 0:00:01 The secret is in the unique way microwaves work. Conventional ovens heat up the air inside the oven first then heat up the surface of the food and then heat up the inside. Microwave ovens cook the inside of the food right away, without heating up th[...] The secret is in the unique way microwaves work. Conventional ovens heat up the air inside the oven first then heat up the surface of the food and then heat up the inside. Microwave ovens cook the inside of the food right away, without heating up the surrounding air. They do this by using high frequency electromagnetic waves. Podcasts, Rerun, shows, Special A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org) no no http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/double-vision-normal-rats/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/double-vision-normal-rats/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:00:22 +0000 Paul Patton http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/?p=24616 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/double-vision-normal-rats/feed/ 0 http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/quality-time-with-rats/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/quality-time-with-rats/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:00:39 +0000 Don Glass http://wfiutest.rtv.indiana.edu/amos/2003/09/27/quality-time-with-rats/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/quality-time-with-rats/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Lab researchers have noticed that the baby rats whose mothers spent more time grooming and fussing over them grew up to cope better with the challenges of laboratory life. They were more comfortable exploring open spaces, and stayed calmer during st[...] Lab researchers have noticed that the baby rats whose mothers spent more time grooming and fussing over them grew up to cope better with the challenges of laboratory life. They were more comfortable exploring open spaces, and stayed calmer during stressful situations. Podcasts, Rerun, shows, Special A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org) no no A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org)nonadultYou 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 l