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May 6, 2013

Adam Riess, on how he knows where to look for supernovae.mp3

Adam Riess, on how supernovae are named.mp3

April 30, 2013

Web Extra: Seema Iyer on the significance of Vital Signs in an age of open data

Web Extra: Comparing Baltimore data to other cities

Web Extra: Who should use Vital Signs?

Many of us may think of post-traumatic stress disorder as happening to soldiers, or survivors of sexual assault. But, a new study from Johns Hopkins finds that symptoms also occur among patients in Intensive Care Units. We talk about how it can be prevented with the study's leader, psychiatrist Joseph Bienvenu.

Then, the play “Mud Blue Sky” has its world premiere at Center Stage tomorrow. Tom Hall talks with the playwright Marisa Wegrzyn and director Susanna Gellert.

This segment originally aired on September 20, 2011.

The year 2013 is here. And during this year, astronomers will be seeing deeper into space than they ever have before.

A popular American tradition before about 1900 was the Side Hunt. Hunters would traipse through the woods on Christmas day, shooting and killing whatever birds or other small animals they could find. They'd then haul everything back home to compare their kills. Bird populations suffered.

Michael Griffin of Maryland's Department of Assessments and Taxation tells us why you should apply for the Homestead Tax Credit before the December 31st deadline if you haven't already.

An experimental Alzheimer's treatment at Johns Hopkins Medicine uses electricity to stimulate memory centers in the brain. Nathan Sterner talks with professor Paul Rosenberg who's leading the trial at Hopkins.

Tom Hall visits an exhibit at Maryland Institute College of Art honoring influential fiber artist Lenore Tawney.

An estimated one out of every eight older Americans has Alzheimer’s Disease, a type of dementia that affects memory and cognition. There’s no proven way to prevent it, cure it, or even slow it down.

Brain Talk - The Science of ADHD 11/8/12

The Brain Science Institute

Brain Talk - The Science of Touch 11/1/12

The Brain Science Institute