itunes+podcasts

= Podcasts = Podcasts are radio/t.v style programs. They are available for free from itunes. They are also available from a number of websites, some charge for their podcasts.

**Download itunes**
To download itunes, click [|here] Or watch the video on how to download itunes, click [|here]

**Download a podcast**
Click iTunes Store In the iTunes Store, click Podcasts and then click a podcast to see a list of recent episodes. You can search for a specific podcast (see the list below for some suggestions.) When you find a podcast you want to download, do one of the following: To download a single episode, click Get Episode. To subscribe to a podcast, click Subscribe. iTunes downloads the most recent episode. As new episodes become available, they’re automatically downloaded to iTunes (when you’re connected to the Internet).

Additional Podcast settings
Click Podcasts (below Library). Select a podcast. Click Settings (at the bottom of the window) to do the following: Change the number of episodes iTunes downloads. Change how often new podcasts you subscribe to are downloaded. Set iTunes to delete podcasts after you’ve listened to them. Each podcast you subscribe to can have its own settings.

To unsubscribe from a podcast
In iTunes, select a podcast or episode. Click Unsubscribe. = = = List of Science and General Podcasts =

You can get these from itunes
Leading science journalists provide a daily minute of commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. //Episode Length//: 1 minute //Content:// Varied including ; exoplanet, disappearing honeybees, rice, money, facial expressions, fungus, itching, spleen, cesium clock. *Preview content before allowing students to listen.
 * Science:**
 * 60-Second Science by Scientific American**

Scientific American brings you a variety of show of epic proportions, starting with our new regular segment, Instant Egghead. It’s everything you need to know about some formerly abstruse topic, in a little over a minute. Episode Length: 1-5 minutes //Content//: Varied including: NASA, bats, polar bears, Bill Gates, robotics, quantum computers, synthetic Biology, Moore’s Law *Preview content before letting students watch
 * 60- Second Science Video by Scientific American VIDEO PODCAST**

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: Hmmm…. Sounds like Krulwich on Science. //Episode Length:// 5-7 minutes //Content:// Varied including: heat, nervous system, phantom limb pain, ant behavior, child development. Preview content before allowing students to listen.
 * NPR: Hmmm….Krulwich on Science Podcast**

Science and Creativity from Studio: 360:the art of innovation. A sculpture unlocks a secret of cell structure, a tornado forms in a can, and a child’s toy gets sent into orbit. Exploring science as a creative act since 2005. Produced by PRI and WNYC, and supported in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. //Episode Length:// 2 minutes – 11 minutes //Content:// Varied including: Photoshop Detective, life story of Tesla, music in outer space, creativity and mental illness, i-phone. * Preview content before letting students listen.
 * PRI: Science and Creativity from Studio 360**

The Loh Down on Science is the fun way to get your daily dose of science in less than two minutes. The program explains the world of science with a dash of humor. Hosted by writer/performer and Caltech alumna Sandra Tsing Loh, it’s a program for those who love science as well as for those who avoid it! //Episode Length: 1 min 52 sec.// //Content:// Varied including: bees, mental maps, willpower, cheating, wildlife, teeth, music, styro-fuel. Preview content before allowing students to listen.
 * The Loh Down on Science**

Science and the City brings you a weekly podcast featuring cutting-edge research and science from New York City and beyond. Leading, scientists tell their stories in a mixture of documentaries, interviews, and lectures. Visit [|www.scienceandthecity.org] for more information. //Episode length:// 17 minutes to 90 minutes //Content:// Interviews with various scientists on various topics including: diabetes, brain research, chemistry, cancer research, genetics, geophysics. *Preview content before allowing students to listen as some podcasts cover topics that be controversial.
 * Science and the City**

An upbeat entertaining look at the latest advances in science and engineering. Often fun and always fascinating, each episode covers a project funded by NSF- federally sponsored research, brought to you by you! //Episode Length:// 1 min. 30 sec. //Content:// Various science topics including: virtual vacation, effects of t.v on  kids, archeology, cancer, muscles, plants, diamonds, musicians ears, t he brain, plastics, atmosphere, farming. Preview content before allowing students to listen
 * The Discovery Files**

What will it take to get a human being to Mars? What is the “Wow” signal? Whether the topic is cryonics or wine you can count on Robert and Allison to keep you up-to-date on Stuff from the Science Lab in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com //Episode Length:// 19-34 minutes //Content:// Various science topics including: Mars, maggots, offshore oil drilling, mosquito bait, prehistoric monsters, sports, and diamonds. Preview content before allowing students to listen.
 * Stuff from the Science Lab**

Want to know more about black holes? Or progress in the cure for cancer? Learn about the latest trends in science, medicine, and the environment from the reporters and editors of the popular Science Times section of the New York Times. David Corcoran is your host. //Episode Length:// 16-26 minutes //Content:// Various science topics. //*Preview content before allowing students to listen.//
 * Science Times from nytimes.com**

Explore your world with Discovery Channel video podcasts! Watch behind the scenes interviews with your favorite Discovery Channel hosts; go inside the making of Discovery specials and hit series; get an inside glimpse into the world of Discovery. //Episode length//: 40 sec. to 5 minutes //Content:// Varied topics including: high speed cameras, acrobatic jumpers energy, time warp, modern electronics, explosions, bears, and Myth Busters. *Preview episode before allowing students to watch.
 * General:**
 * Discovery Channel video podcasts, video podcast**

The world is full of awesome experiences and great places. Take a tour of the world from the palm of your hand as you see some of The Coolest Stuff on the planet form HowStuffWorks.com Episode Length: 5 minutes //Content:// Many destinations including: The Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, Cambodian temple, Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, Petra, statues of Abu Simbel, Madagascar *Preview episode before showing to students.
 * The Coolest Stuff on the Planet by Howstuffworks.com VIDEO PODCAST**

Funny, moving, exceptional, or just offbeat—the NPR story people will be talking about tomorrow. The best of Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other award-winning NPR programs. //Episode length//: 4-12 minutes //Content//: Varied current events *Preview content before allowing students to listen
 * NPR: Story of the Day podcast**

National Public Radio offers up radio with a vision. NPR video, photo and radio producers and reporters present the visual world with the same unique style that has defined the NPR sound. //Episode length:// 2 minutes-10 minutes //Content:// Varied including: The way we work- various jobs, voice actors, music, politics, history, current events, science, interviews. *Preview content before allowing students to watch.
 * NPR: Radio Pictures Podcast VIDEO**

How easy is it to nab a nuclear bomb? How do Muppets work? Be a fly on the wall as Josh and Chuck take on some of the world’s most fascinating questions and topics in this podcast. //Episode length//: 5 minutes to 33 minutes //Content//: Varied including How Agent Orange Worked, How Whale Sharks Work, Is it possible to brainwash someone, How Earthquakes work, Can you control your dreams? *Preview content before allowing students to listen
 * Stuff you should know by HowStuffWorks.com**

On Radio Lab, science meets culture and information sounds like music. Each episode of Radio Lab is an investigation- a patchwork of people, sounds, stories, and experiences centered around One Big Idea. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, RadioLab is produced by WNYC public radio. //Episode Length//: 10 minutes to 60 minutes //Content//: Varied including; Wilbur and Orville Wrights first flight, life on earth, Flickr, forensics, Einstein, death, decision making *Preview episode before allowing students to listen to.
 * WNYC’s radio lab**

The Moth features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their lives. Hailed as “New York’s hottest and hippest literary ticket” by the Wall Street Journal. The Moth has been producing sold-out storytelling shows for over ten years. Stories are told without notes to a live audience by a wide range of people. The best have been captured here. //Episode Length//: 1 minute-16 minutes //Content//: Varied storytellers *Preview content before allowing students to listen.
 * The Moth**

It really is all true! Stories about stuff that you never needed to know, but your life would be incomplete without. They serve no real purpose other than to entertain. If you’re the curious type and have a few minutes to spare, then spend some of it each week listening this ever-growing collection of stories. Great for those that are looking for a little bit of trivia in their lives. //Episode length//: 5-19 minutes //Content:// Varied *Preview episode before allowing students to listen
 * Useless Information**

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