Online Content

1. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1162

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2012 December 25
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:25:50Z
Description:
1) Harvard Professor Meira Levinson, author of the book, "No Citizen Left Behind," discusses civics education and the achievement gap. 2) Agricultural student group, 4H, is incorporating more science and technology aspects, including robotics, into their programs to attract urban youth. 3) An Academic Minute segment about human memory.
Subject:
Educational change--United States, Robotics, and 4H

2. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1163

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 January 1
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:25:56Z
Description:
Host Bob Barrett reexamines stories from the past year (2012). 1) A school in Brooklyn uses applied behavioral analysis to help teach children with autism. 2) Teachers find challenges trying to advance their career in the current political and economic climate. 3) A computer goes from games shows to clinical labs.
Subject:
Quantum computers, Career development, and Autistic children--Behavior modification

3. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1164

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 January 8
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:26:03Z
Description:
1) A report on student authors participating in an astrobiology short story contest, sponsored by NASA's Astrobiology Institute (NAI). 2) An Academic Minute segment on the evolving composition of the early atmosphere and oceans.
Subject:
Short stories, Ocean-atmosphere interaction, Child authors, and Science in literature

4. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1165

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 January 15
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:26:10Z
Description:
1) A report on the growth of virtual schools and preparation measures in Massachusetts. 2) Hilary Smith talks about her bipolar disorder and her book, "Welcome to the Jungle." 3) A report on a Mexican music school in California. 4) An Academic Minute segment about banjos.
Subject:
Virtual reality in education--United States, Manic-depressive illness, Distance education--United States--Computer-assisted instruction, and Mexican Americans--Music

5. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1166

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 January 22
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:26:23Z
Description:
1) A Red Cross volunteer visits Newtown, CT the day after the school shooting. 2) A group of inmates in Richmond, California prison participate in efforts to deter kids from crime and toward education. 3) A report on this year's (2012-2013) flu season. 4) An Academic Minute segment on how mathematics allows researchers to study epidemic patterns.
Subject:
Influenza vaccines, Juvenile delinquency--United States?Prevention, Crisis intervention (Mental health services)--United States, and Communicable diseases--Epidemiology--Mathematical models

6. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1167

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 January 29
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:26:36Z
Description:
1) The Google Doodle contest provides students with a chance to win a scholarship for school. 2) Academic professionals at the University of Illinois in Chicago talk about how budget cuts have affected their life and careers. 3) A report on training simulations sessions for emergency room personnel. 4) An Academic Minute segment on developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in small children.
Subject:
Scholarships--United States, Medicine--Study and teaching--Simulation methods, Simulated environment (Teaching method), Education, Higher--Illinois--Finance, and Google

7. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1168

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 February 5
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:26:50Z
Description:
1) Author Ken Davis talks about his nonfiction book series, "Don't Know Much About…" The latest title features the presidents of the United States. 2) An Academic Minute segment on the effectiveness of negative political ads.
Subject:
Presidents--United States--History, Advertising, Political--United States, and Davis, Kenneth C.

8. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1169

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 February 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:27:03Z
Description:
1) A feature on non-traditional students and community colleges. 2) An Academic Minute segment on a new study that says dogs identify objects by size and texture.
Subject:
Animal behavior, Community colleges, College students, and Animal intelligence

9. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1170

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 February 19
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:27:17Z
Description:
1) A review of early childhood education proposals in the President's State of the Union address. 2) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposes to expand pre-kindergarten programs. 3) Dan Wakefield speaks about his new book, "Kurt Vonnegut: Letters," a collection of correspondences with Kurt Vonnegut.
Subject:
Education, Preschool, Presidents--United States--Messages, and Vonnegut, Kurt

10. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1171

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 February 26
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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System Modified Dtsi:
2019-02-06T15:27:32Z
Description:
1) The Astrobiology Series returns with students of the Exxon/Mobile, Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, and their quest to find life on one of Saturn's moons. 2) An Academic Minute segment explores the link between wind and ocean currents.
Subject:
Ocean-atmosphere interaction, Atmospheric tides, Life on other planets, and Stratospheric winds