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Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Joins Thomas Dolby For ‘She Blinded Me With Science’ Performance [Watch]

Thomas Dolby has been blinded by science since 1982 and now a true American hero has been too. Buzz Aldrin joined Dolby on stage at the Smithsonian Magazine conference last week to perform his hit […]

2013/06/10

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Ancient Lizard “Barbaturex Morrisoni” Named After Lizard King

Does art imitate life, or does life imitate art? If you need proof of the latter, look no further than the “Barbaturex morrisoni”, an over six foot long, plant-eating lizard is named after The Doors […]

WXRT–2013/06/06

Happy Earth Day, from the ‘XRT Morning Show [Listen]

Today we celebrate Earth Day, when we imagine everything’ll be alright. It’s impossible to expect immediate results, but it’s important to do our own part to try to leave behind for future generations a beautiful […]

2013/04/22

Hubble Telescope Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Your Tax Dollars At Work

Look at the positive side: along with death, they’re pretty darn dependable. Other than that, they are an almost universal object of scorn and hatred, from Biblical times to the present day Tea Party. Now […]

WXRT–2013/04/15

Time Lord Tunes – Celebrating 50 Years Of Doctor Who [Playlist]

The cult-favorite science fiction show, Doctor Who, is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary this year, and we have decided to provide a second playlist in honor of the show. This playlist will focus more on the […]

2013/04/03

Turn You Inside Out

We are fearfully and wonderfully made, knit from the molecular level up in our mother’s womb. So different from the relatively crude straight lines and sharp angles of our machines. (We’re working on it!) Now, […]

WXRT–2013/03/15

Songs In The Round WXRT–2013/03/14
Life On Mars WXRT–2013/03/13
Time Travel Tales WXRT–2013/03/08
You Say You Want A Revolution WXRT–2013/02/19

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