AudioExplorations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online
AccessScience AudioExplorations may include the following:
AudioExploration Interviews:
Prominent scientists, including encyclopedia authors, explore their own
inspirations, current issues in science, and the next wave in research.
Inaugural Edition—AudioExploration: Pluto. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses Pluto’s reclassification, the cosmos as a physics lab, the trouble with science education, and science’s next big questions in this series of 7 podcasts.
AudioExploration Reviews:
The editors review the historical understanding and current advances detailed
within the encyclopedia’s most intriguing science and technology
articles.
AudioExploration News:
The editors dig deeper into current science news, placing the latest advances
in research in context and providing illuminating details left out of
the news.
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iTUNES?
USING ANOTHER PLAYER/AGGREGATOR?
Paste the following RSS/XML link into your application:
http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/podcast/asaudioex.xml
NEED HELP?
So, What Is a Podcast?
A podcast is a simple yet sophisticated transfer of audio content over
the Internet. It allows audio files to be shared among people around the
world with a minimum of manual work.
Podcasts are usually MP3 audio files that are available for downloading onto your computer and transferred to an iPod or any portable digital-media device that can play MP3 files. Note that MP3 files can also be played right on your Windows, Linux, or Macintosh computer. MP3 is rapidly becoming the de facto standard for audio content.
OK, I Get It. Now, How Do I "Get" It?
If you have a computer that's connected to the Internet, you're ready
to start. The most common way of receiving a podcast is through a podcast
receiver, which is a piece of software that's similar to a Web browser.
Several popular podcast receivers are available, almost all of them are
free. Juice is a popular one that can be downloaded from the following
site:
http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php
It's very easy to download and install. Just follow the instructions on
the download page.
Another one you can use is iTunes. With the release of
version 4.9, you can subscribe to podcasts directly in iTunes.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Subscribe using Juice or iTunes
Juice:
If you're using the Juice receiver, go to the Subscriptions tab and press
the large green button with the plus sign (the "add new feed"
button). Copy the link above to the URL field in the dialog box. Press
Save, and this podcast will appear in the list of subscriptions in the
upper half of the Subscriptions tab.
At this point, a subscription has been set up, but no podcasting has been done. On Juice's Subscription tab, press the leftmost button (it's green with two arrows on it) to check for new podcasts. If there are any, they'll begin to download (This may take a minute or two to complete.)
iTunes:
Simply click the iTunes logo at the top of the page.
Whee! Now I'm Podcasting!
Yes, you now have at least one podcast on your computer to enjoy. Select
one in the Episodes section of the Subscriptions tab and press the right
mouse button. Juice will offer to open it and play it for you.
Going Mobile
The best thing about podcasts is that they're not only ready to play when
you're ready to listen but they can also go anywhere you go via iPods
or other portable MP3 devices.
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