May 9
Thorium reactors for nuclear energy, an experiment you can try at home, and moving to cloud computing.
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May 4
From miniatures to motion capture, a look at how movie visual effects technology has evolved, and a look inside a new bridge span for the San Fransisco Bay.
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May 4
James Cameron, Sylvia Earle and John McCosker talk about the sights and creatures of the deep ocean.
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May 4
Astronaut and astrophysicist John Grunsfeld leads NASA investigations of Earth and beyond, and Jon Gertner writes of how Bell Labs became a hotspot for innovation.
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May 4
A play about concussions in athletes, a company plans to mine the asteroids, a look at cancer care and treatment, and a video about robot fish.
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May 4
Research into drug treatment, actress Mayim Bialik, and public opnions regarding climate change policy.
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Apr 16
Biologist E. O. Wilson discusses what ants can teach us about humanity, and Piotr Naskrecki describes animals that can teach about life on ancient Earth.
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Apr 15
A conversation with 2 astronauts on board the International Space Station, Henry Petroski on engineering, and Marc Abrahams with some amusing research.
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Apr 12
From beavers to flying squirrels -- researchers discuss how cities like New York are home to diverse plant and animal life. Plus, a video about coyotes in the Big Apple.
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Apr 8
Host: Marc Pelletier
Co-Host: Andre Nantel, Ph.D.
The technologies that our guest has developed are playing an important role in changing the world, not like the car, the microwave and the cell phone, but as in Drs. Flox, McCoy, and Crusher.
Guest: Dr. Michael Snyder
We invite...
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Apr 7
Mayor Michael Bloomberg discusses his vision to turn the Big Apple into the technology capital of the world, and paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall discusses our human origins.
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Apr 2
Ira Flatow and guests share science funnies, and a video looks at a sticky question that has plagued arachnologists for decades.
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Apr 2
Neuroscientist Eric Kandel writes of artists and scientists in 20th-century Vienna, and a look at a recent dive to the deepest point on Earth.
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Mar 26
Eleven-year-olds from around the world will judge entries to the Flame Challenge, and archaeologist Elizabeth Stone describes her recent trip to Iraq.
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Mar 23
Experts discuss electric car technology and the auto industry, scientist stars as the main character in a new romantic comedy, and a look at images of the developing embryo.
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Mar 19
Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Adam Riess discusses the mysterious force known as dark energy, and a look at an upcoming expedition to Mount Everest.
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Mar 16
A panel of experts debate whether there is a shortage of scientists and engineers in America, and an amateur trip to the skies.
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