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May 18, 2013

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4:00 PM | Oldest Water May Be Clue to Life on Mars * Oldest Evidence of Human Hunting * Humans and Dogs Evolved together * Apps for Apes * Beetles Make Antifreeze

Today on the program, we look into a project called Apps for Apes that uses iPads to provide mental stimulation for bored orangutans, and which is teaching researchers about the brains of our ape cousins.  Plus, we'll find out...

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10:00 AM | May 18th: A Mission to Mars

Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Title: A mission to Mars Organization: Cheap Astronomy Links: http://cheapastro.com Description: Cheap Astronomy suggests that flying to Mars is harder than it looks. Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website giving your more Big Bang for your buck. Today’s sponsor: This episode of “365 Days of Astronomy” is sponsored by — no one. We still need sponsors for many days in 2013, so please consider sponsoring a day or two. Just click on the “Donate” […]

May 17, 2013

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11:56 AM | May 17th: Space Highlight by Space Journalist

Podcaster: Fraser Cain, Nicole Gugliucci, David Dickinson, Nancy Atkinson, Pamela Gay Title: Weekly Space Hangout: Space Highlight May 10th, 2013 Link : http://cosmoquest.org Here are this week’s stories: Emergency spacewalk for coolant leak: http://www.universetoday.com/102072/emergency-spacewalk-likely-for-serious-iss-coolant-leak/ Annular Solar Eclipse photo gallery: http://www.universetoday.com/102049/an-awesome-annular-eclipse-images-and-videos-from-earth-and-space/ Planet polluted […]

May 16, 2013

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11:36 AM | May 16th: Planetary Society about MESSENGER on Mercury

Podcaster: Emily Lakdawalla & Larry Nittler Title: Planetary Society talk about MESSENGER Organization: Planetary Society Link : http://planetary.org the video has been aired on Google hangout: http://youtu.be/6GDW5Ac1ncw Description: MESSENGER mission update, small and powerful mission to Mercury Bio: Larry Nittler is deputy principal investigator of Applied Physics Laboratory Emily Lakdawalla, senior editor and blogger in Planetary Society Today’s sponsor: This episode of “365 Days […]

May 15, 2013

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3:16 PM | May 18: Apps for Apes

Scientists at more than 2 dozen zoos around the world, including the Toronto Zoo, have been using computer tablets to stimulate our bright orange primate cousins, the orangutans. And the orangutans have been loving it.

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12:03 PM | May 15th: Learning Space talk about Dawn Mission to Vesta

Podcaster: Pamela L. Gay ; Brett Denevi & Paul Schenk Title : Learning Space talk about Dawn Mission to Vesta Organization: CosmoQuest : Space App Challenge Link : You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/R5OFqceOzUg Educational Materials from Dawn http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassroo… Potato Light Curves! – http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassroo… SAFELY playing with dry ice to make comets – http://www.astro.virginia.edu/dsbk/fi… Vesta with a 3D printer […]

May 14, 2013

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9:00 PM | The Septendecennial Sing-Along

Every 17 years, a deafening sex orchestra hits the East Coast -- billions and billions of cicadas crawl out of the ground, sing their hearts out, then mate and die. In this short, Jad and Robert talk to a man who gets inside that noise to dissect its meaning and musical components.

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3:51 PM | Episode 7: Where is the highest point in Pittsburgh?

John Steinbeck wrote brilliantly about America and the minds that inhabit this country: “Time interval is a strange and contradictory matter in the mind. It would be reasonable to suppose that a routine time or an eventless time would seem … Continue reading →

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12:40 PM | May 14th: My Moon talk about Music, Science and Space

Podcaster: Andy Shaner, Matt Sheehy Title: My Moon: Music, Science and Space Organization: CosmoQuest ; My Moon ; Link : http://lost-lander.com You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/NgLTHL0Tv7Y Description: Matt Sheehy of “Lost Lander” chats with MyMoon and CosmoQuestX about music, science, space exploration and the intersection of all three. Bio: Andy Shaner from Lunar Planetary Institute Matt Sheehy is a founder of “Lost Lander” music project End of […]

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10:33 AM | Finding Aliens on Other Planets REPLAY Episode 16 - by John...

Finding Aliens on Other Planets REPLAY Episode 16 - by John Rennie (click here to directly access the MP3) (Access the Full Text transcript) Interplanetary probes and space telescopes have been seeking evidence of life elsewhere in the universe for decades. But would we necessarily know alien life if we encountered it? The biochemistry of any organisms that evolve on inhospitable worlds might turn out to be unrecognizably different from anything ever seen on Earth. On the other hand, […]

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7:08 AM | The dawn of de-extinction

Hank Greely and Jake Sherkow discuss the science, morals, and ethics of de-extinction: bringing extinct species back to life. As lawyers with an interest in biotechnologies, Hank and Jake explain how they first got involved with de-extinciton, how scientists propose … Continue reading →

May 13, 2013

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12:13 PM | May 134h: Astronomy Cast talk about MIR

Podcaster: Fraser Cain and Dr Pamela Gay Title: Astronomy Cast Ep. 296: Space Stations, Part 2 MIR Organization: Astronomy Cast – http://www.astronomycast.com Link : http://youtu.be/1G4QxqBHMp0 The video has been aired live on google hangout April 26th, 2013 Description: This week Astronomy Cast talk about the longest running missions ever launched: Mir. From its launch and construction to its fiery finale, Mir helped both the Russians and the Americans extend their understanding of what […]

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6:49 AM | Science Weekly podcast: life in a random universe

On this edition of the show Alok Jha meets Brian Clegg to discuss his latest book Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe. Brian is a celebrated science author and communicator and in his latest book he tackles the conflict between the very human desire to see pattern and design everywhere and the fundamental randomness of the universe.Also on the podcast, news broke this week of a potentially life-changing breakthrough in the treatment of what is known as modic-related lower back […]

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1:12 AM | Meehan Crist: My mother's brain

When Meehan Crist was a child, her mother hit her head. It was only as an adult that she discovered that her mother was covering up something far more serious: something called rather ironically a "mild traumatic brain injury." Find more from The Story Collider here: http://storycollider.org/

May 12, 2013

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11:00 PM | StarTalk Radio: Space Chronicles (Part 1)

Why did the US really go into space? Why did the Apollo program end early? Find out when Neil deGrasse Tyson digs into the history of space exploration with Prof. John Logsdon.

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9:48 PM | BacterioFiles Micro Edition 124 - Chlamydomonas Constructs Coming Coal

This episode: Green algae's hydrogen production is analyzed and improved! Download Episode (3.8 MB, 4.1 minutes)Show notes:News item/Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Scientists take protein from flesh-eating bacteria and make useful adhesive Fungus from horse gut could be good for breaking down plant material for biofuels Dogs are an important influence on our microbiota Bacterial fossils could contain evidence of an ancient supernova E. coli modified to produce imitation […]

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11:27 AM | May 12th: Science Hour talk about 25th Years of SN1987a

Podcaster: Pamela L. Gay & Alex Filippenko Title: Science Hour: 25th Years of SN1987a Organization: Cosmoquest Link : http://cosmoquest.org ; http://www.youtube.com/user/astrospherevids ; This Video has been aired live in Google Hangout on February 22, 2012. You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/TmqdS33x3tM Description: On February 23, 1987, a Supernova went off in the nearby universe for the first time since this advent of the telescope. Located in the Large Magellanic […]

May 11, 2013

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4:00 PM | Bone Head Dinosaur Diversity * Using Elephants to Study Dinosaur Metabolism * Hairy Bat Tongues Lap Liquid * Compound Eye Camera * Bone Worm Devours Whale Skeletons * Seeing Faster than the Eye can Follow

Today, the animal world amazes, inspires, frightens and delights us.  First up: new insights into small dinosaurs from a big bone, and experiments on elephants educate us about dinosaur exercise.  Plus, a look at how a hairy tongue helps bats...

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11:00 AM | May 11th: Dark Skies and Energy Education

Podcaster: Rob Sparks Title: Dark Skies and Energy Education Organization: NOAO Links: www.noao.edu Description: Dark skies is an important topic in astronomy. In the summer of 2012, the National Optical Astronomy Observatory received a grant from the Arizona Public Service Foundation to run a dark skies education program for sixth grade students in the Yuma School District. Students learned about dark skies and energy conservation. Each school did a project where they dealt with many of the […]

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1:35 AM | Ep. 294: The Arecibo Observatory

The mighty Arecibo Radio Observatory is one of the most powerful radio telescopes ever built – it’s certainly the larger single aperture radio telescope on Earth, nestled into a natural sinkhole in Puerto Rico. We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the construction of the observatory with a special episode of Astronomy Cast. Ep. 294: The [...]

May 10, 2013

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11:00 AM | May 10th: Weekly Highlight of the Universe

Podcaster: Fraser Cain, Nicole Gugliucci, Jason Major, David Dickinson, Amy Shira Teitel, Alan Boyle Title: Weekly Space Hangout: Astronomy Highlight on May 3rd Link : http://cosmoquest.org Here are this week’s stories: Brightest Gamma Ray Burst – http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/shocking-burst.html Space Ship 2: http://www.universetoday.com/101827/spaceshiptwo-fires-rocket-engines-for-first-ever-supersonic-test-flight/ Storm on Saturn: […]

May 09, 2013

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11:00 AM | May 9th: Planetary Society talk about Bennu

Podcaster: Emily Lakdawalla, Mike Puzio, Dante Lauretta Title: Planetary Society talk about Bennu Organization: Planetary Society Link : http://planetary.org ; http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/ the video has been aired on Google hangout: http://youtu.be/uUbQERmGK88 Description: update from the Planetary Society on the OSIRIS-REx Name That Asteroid contest! Bio: Emily Lakdawalla, senior editor and blogger in Planetary Society, Mike Puzio, 9 years old child who proposed the name of Bennu for […]

May 08, 2013

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8:25 PM | May 11: Dinosaurs, Big and Little

A new dome-headed dinosaur species, discovered in Alberta, gives insights into how many small dinosaurs roamed the badlands in the shadow of their giant cousins.

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11:04 AM | May 8th: Learning Space talk about Space Apps

Podcaster: Nicole Gugliucci, Georgia Bracey, Jonathan RobertsTitle: Learning Space Ep. 15: Space Apps Challenge Organization: CosmoQuest : Space App Challenge Link : You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/4qgwPP94coQ Space App Challenge: http://spaceappschallenge.org/ SpaceCal App: http://spacecalnyc.com/ Intro video for SpaceCalNYC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ACQqKDbQMQ (Voting for the international challenge starts this week!) NYC Big Apps: http://nycbigapps.com/ “Brian […]

May 07, 2013

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4:01 PM | Episode 170 – Story Time

00:00:00 – Erin Barker and Ben Lillie of The Story Collider live show and podcast join Patrick and Ryan to discuss the magic of science disseminated via story. We also talk about their successful Kickstart of Science Studio, featuring a little podcast you may know and enjoy. Be sure to check out their podcast, especially the episode featuring our [...]

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12:56 PM | May 7th: Observing with Webb in May

Podcaster: Rob Webb Title: Observing With Webb in May 2013 Organization: Physics teacher at Pequea Valley High School Link: http://mrwebb.podbean.com ; https://sites.google.com/site/mrwebbonline/ ; http://www.youtube.com/user/MrWebbPV https://sites.google.com/site/pvplanetarium/home follow me : @mrwebbpv Description: May means it’s getting warmer, but the nights are getting shorter. This year we have two good conjunctions in the sunset sky that don’t happen very often, as well as […]

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12:01 PM | Frogs Spreading Deadly Disease! REPLAY Episode 14 - by Niki...

Frogs Spreading Deadly Disease! REPLAY Episode 14 - by Niki Wilson (Click here to directly access the mp3) (Access the Full Text transcript) Pacific Chorus frogs may be helping to spread a deadly infectious disease responsible for the extinction of over 200 amphibian species world wide. The disease, known as chytridiomycosis, is caused by a fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or Bd. The fungus attacks amphibian’s skin, disrupting the absorption of water and important electrolytes […]

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7:05 AM | The human cost of climate change

Expert on international law Andrew Guzman takes a step back from analyzing climate change in terms of degrees and meters of sea level rise and breaks down all the ways climate change will affect humanity. Dr. Guzman offers this perspective … Continue reading →

May 06, 2013

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1:39 PM | May 6th: Astronomy Cast: Space Stations, Part 1

Podcaster: Fraser Cain and Dr Pamela Gay Title: Astronomy Cast Ep. 296: Space Stations, Part 1 Organization: Astronomy Cast – http://www.astronomycast.com Link : http://youtu.be/PK8wHTW-5xM The video has been aired live on google hangout April 19th, 2013 Description: It’s one thing to fly into space, and another thing entirely to live in space. And to understand the stresses and strains this puts on a human body, you’re going to need a space station. In this three-part series, […]

May 05, 2013

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11:05 PM | Science Weekly podcast: the genetics of gender and sexuality

This week Camila Ruz meets Dr Helena Cronin, co-director of the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the London School of Economics, to discuss "sexuality after genetics" – the topic of a debate she will participate in as part of this year's How The Lights Get In Festival in Hay-On-Wye. Why are males and females so different? Why would one identical twin be gay while the other is straight? Dr Cronin, who specialises in the genetics of gender and sexuality, also explains why […]