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61. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1175

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 March 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:
2019-02-06T15:28:36Z
Description:
1) Ben Yagoda, author of the book, "How to Not Write Bad," talks about bogus grammar rules and the state of writing. 2) An Academic Minute segment on the causes of language development.
Subject:
Language acquisition and English language--Grammar

62. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1174

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 March 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:
2019-02-06T15:28:19Z
Description:
1) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) doctoral student Ming Ma, winner of the Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize, developed a new method to manufacture light-emitting diodes (LEDs). 2) Dr. Mitchell Scott discusses a decline in pathologists and the need to recruit new laboratory employees as this generation's lab directors retire. 3) An academic minute segment on regenerative capabilities of anoles lizards.
Subject:
Pathologists--United States, Light emitting diodes, Employees--Recruiting, and Materials science

63. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1173

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 March 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:
2019-02-06T15:28:03Z
Description:
1) A report on a virtual school closing in Massachusetts. 2) The Too Much Information (TMI) project in the New York Hudson Valley teaches diverse populations to create and perform their life story. 3) Academic Minute explores the memorability of micro-blogs like Facebook and Twitter.
Subject:
Oral history, Virtual reality in education--United States, Memory, and Storytelling

64. The Best of Our Knowledge Show 1172

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
2013 March 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:
2019-02-06T15:27:47Z
Description:
1) Professor Lawrence A. Blum talks about a class he teaches on race. Blum is the author of, "High Schools, Race, and America's Future What Students Can Teach Us about Morality, Diversity, and Community." 2) Academic Minute explores the evolution of skin color. (Re-aired on The Best of Our Knowledge show #1189.)
Subject:
Human skin color, High school students--United States--Attitudes, and Race awareness--United States

65. 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

66. 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

67. 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

68. 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.

69. 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

70. 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:
/assets/audio-5133b642ee875760dbd85bfab48649d009efd4bd29db1165f891b48a90b4f37e.png
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