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April 03, 2013

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5:01 AM | Start Talking: Synthetic Biology and Conservation Biology Meet [Part 2]

Conservation biologist Kent Redford talks about the issues facing the intersection of synthetic biology and conservation biology and a conference that starts April 9th called "How will synthetic biology and conservation shape the future of nature?"

April 02, 2013

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11:00 PM | Start Talking: Synthetic Biology and Conservation Biology Meet [Part 1]

Conservation biologist Kent Redford talks about the issues facing the intersection of synthetic biology and conservation biology and a conference that starts April 9th called "How will synthetic biology and conservation shape the future of nature?"

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9:27 PM | Shorts: Radiolab Presents: TJ & Dave

Improv comedy puts uncertainty on center stage -- performers usually start by asking the audience for a prompt, then they make up the details as they go. But two actors in Chicago are taking this idea to its absolute limit, and finding ways to navigate the unknown.

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5:27 PM | Ep. 287 E=mc^2

It's mind bending to think about this, but the light in your house, and the house itself are really the same thing. Matter and energy are interchangeable. This was the amazing revelation made by Albert Einstein, with his famous formula: E=mc^2. This is the process that the Sun uses to turn hydrogen into radiation through fusion, and the terrible damage from a nuclear weapon.

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2:18 PM | April 2nd: Dark Skies Awareness and Global Astronomy Month

Title: Dark Skies Awareness and Global Astronomy Month Podcasters: Connie Walker, Rob Sparks, Scott Kardel, Babak Tafreshi Organization: NOAO ; TWAN ; GAM AWB Links: www.globeatnight.org, www.globeatnight.org/webapp/, www.facebook.com/GLOBEatNight, twitter.com/GLOBEatNight, www.darksky.org, www.darksky.org/resources/109-international-dark-sky-week, and www.twanight.org/contest, astrowb.org/gam2013-programs/dark-skies-awareness.html, astrowb.org/blog/dark-skies-awareness-blog.html […]

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12:01 PM | Making Sense of our NINE Senses REPLAY Episode 9 - by Scott...

Making Sense of our NINE Senses REPLAY Episode 9 - by Scott Unger (Click here to directly access the MP3) (Access the full text transcript) You’re familiar with the first five: Taste, Touch, Hearing, Smell and Sight - but what you might not realize is we possess FOUR MORE senses (and I’m not talking about the supernatural kind!) More on our other four senses About Equilibrioception on Science Daily The Sixth Sense and Beyond - about Thermoception and the other senses About Nociception on […]

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7:11 AM | The (mad) science of geoengineering

Climate scientist Ken Caldeira begins with a discussion of ocean acidification, a term he helped coin. He follows with the story of how his name became attached to geoengineering, from his own skeptical beginnings to publishing a paper that basically … Continue reading →

April 01, 2013

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2:27 PM | April 1st: Astronomy Cast : Shock Waves

Podcaster: Fraser Cain and Dr Pamela Gay Title: Astronomy Cast Ep. 291 : Shock Waves Organization: Astronomy Cast – http://www.astronomycast.com. Link : http://youtu.be/izbVSnZBDQM Description: As a meteor crashed into the atmosphere above Russia, the world discovered the importance of shock waves; how they’re caused and how they propagate through the atmosphere. Today we’ll discuss the topic in general and find many examples where shock waves can be created, here on Earth, and […]

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3:35 AM | Stuart Firestein: A mentor with a nose for science

After a career as a theater manager, Stuart Firestein takes a biology class, which leads him to a completely new life, and a lot of salamander noses.

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3:33 AM | BacterioFiles Micro Edition 119 - Bacteria Bypass Blood-Brain Barrier?

This episode: Our brain might be home to helpful bacteria! Download Episode (3.5 MB, 3.75 minutes)Show notes:News Item/Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Antarctic bacteria cling to ice crystals Viruses could actually be helpful for plants Probiotic bacteria seemed to help male mice's bone density Marine microbe's enzyme could break down sinusitis biofilms Yeast engineered to produce butanol in its mitochondria Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail […]

March 31, 2013

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11:05 PM | Prof. Kate Jones discusses the dawn of an age of de-extinction

On this week's edition of Science Weekly presented by Camila Ruz, we hear from the UK's leading conservationist Prof. Kate Jones, joint chair of Ecology and Biodiversity, University College London and the Zoological Society of London. Kate discusses the recent TEDx conference in Washington on the power of genetic science to bring back extinct species. The TEDxDeXtinction conference gathered leading scientists and experts, from geneticists and conservationists to ethicists and Hollywood […]

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11:00 PM | Cosmic Queries: Aliens

Join us for an out-of-this-world episode of Cosmic Queries when astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides down-to-earth answers to fan questions about aliens.

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12:00 PM | March 31st: Cheap Astronomy Live in Dublin

Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Title: Cheap Astronomy Live in Dublin Organization: Cheap Astronomy Links: http://cheapastro.com Description: Cheap Astronomy investigates Irish astronomy. 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 2011, so please consider sponsoring a day or two. Just click on the “Donate” button on […]

March 30, 2013

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4:00 PM | West Coast History of Tobacco * Termites make Fairy Circles in the Sand * The Science of Religion * Brother Guy Consolmagno, Jesuit Astronomer

This week, millions around the world will celebrate Passover and Easter.  To mark this occasion, we bring you some thoughts on the intersection of science and religion.  First, we speak to two researchers who, from both a theist and atheist...

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1:32 PM | March 30th: Science Hour: Dark Skies, Bright Kids

Podcaster: Nicole Gugliucci , Paul Ries, Rachael Beaton, and Ryan Lynch Title: Science Hour: Dark Skies, Bright Kids Organization: Cosmoquest ; University of Virginia Link : http://cosmoquest.org ; http://www.youtube.com/user/astrospherevids ; This Video has been aired live in Google Hangout on May 23, 2012. You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/SiHCGRmD9VI Description: Dark Skies, Bright Kids is a program, run primarily out of the University of Virginia, brings astronomy […]

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1:07 AM | Imagine All the People Turning Blue And Green

Science writer Dennis Meredith talks about his new science fiction book The Rainbow Virus, in which a bioterror plot turns people all the colors of the rainbow.

March 29, 2013

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6:02 PM | TWiM #53: Live in Manchester

Vincent, Laura, David, Kalin and Paul get together at the Society for General Microbiology meeting in Manchester, England to talk about next-generation approaches to antimicrobial therapy.

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3:08 PM | March 29th: Weekly Space Hangout: Astronomy Highlight

Podcaster: Fraser Cain, Alan Boyle, Nancy Atkinson, Dr. Pamela Gay, Dr. Phil Plait, Ian O’Neill, Nicole Gugliucci, Thad Szabo, Emily Lakdawalla Title: Weekly Space Hangout: Astronomy Highlight Link : http://cosmoquest.org ; http://youtu.be/KcPFYTyydE4 Description: The Weekly Space Hangout for January 12, 2012. This week we discussed the possibility there are more planets than stars, new dark matter maps, Tricorder X-Price, the colour of the Milky Way, and the Dawn Mission. Bio: Fraser Cain […]

March 28, 2013

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3:18 PM | March 28th: Planetary Society: Being WISE about Asteroids, Comets, and Brown Dwarfs

Podcaster: Emily Lakdawalla & Amy Mainzer Title: Planetary Society: Being WISE about Asteroids, Comets, and Brown Dwarfs Organization: Planetary Society Link : http://planetary.org You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/fquhgioyjZ0 Description: Join Emily Lakdawalla and Amy Mainzer to talk about new views of asteroids in our solar system and brown dwarfs outside it. Bio: Emily Lakdawalla is a Planetary Society senior editor and blogger. Amy Mainzer is a NEOWISE principal […]

March 27, 2013

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3:14 PM | March 30: Can Science Explain Religion?

As people around the world mark Easter and Passover this week, scientists are asking, "why does religion exist at all?" Well, for evolutionary biologists, the answer lies in natural selection, of course. We'll hear from 2 scientists who think that our belief systems are no different from other behaviours, and can be explained by evolutionary theory.

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1:43 PM | Biotech's Brave New Beasts, Part 2

Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her new book, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts

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1:28 PM | March 27th: Learning Space : Global Astronomy Month 2013

Podcaster: Host : Pamela Gay, Georgia Bracey. Guest: Mike Simmons Title: Learning Space : Global Astronomy Month Organization: CosmoQuest ; Astronomers Without Borders Link : You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/DDCvVT4yb44 ; http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/ Description: Global Astronomy Month 2013 Bio: Pamela Gay and Georgia Bracey from SIUE are CosmoQuest Mike Simmons is President and CEO of AWB End of podcast: 365 Days of Astronomy ===================== The 365 Days of […]

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4:00 AM | The 365 Days of Astronomy New Home in 2013

Starting February 2013, we’re back online again. This time it’s from the new home in Cosmoquest! Here’s the story. The 365 Days of Astronomy Project began as a simple idea to publish one podcast, created by professional and amateur astronomers or astronomy enthusiasts around the world, for every single day in the year of 2009 International Year of Astronomy (IYA). Fortunately, what was meant as a one-year project as part of IYA has ended up running for four years. Since [...]

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1:40 AM | Biotech's Brave New Beasts [Part 1]

Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her new book Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up To Biotech's Brave New Beasts.

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1:31 AM | Battling Obeisity: It’s Time to Fight Fat with Fat Episode...

Battling Obeisity: It’s Time to Fight Fat with Fat Episode 44 by Lisa Willemse (Click here to directly access the MP3) (Access the full text transcript) Brown fat may become the newest weapon in the war against obesity. Unlike white fat, which stores excess energy, brown fat is highly metabolic, meaning it burns energy and therefore helps to regulate weight. New research has found that the same stem cells that produce muscle also produce brown fat and that a particular switch (namely a gene […]

March 26, 2013

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10:00 PM | Are You Sure?

This hour, we walk the tightrope between doubt and certainty, and wonder if there's a way to make yourself at home on that razor's edge between definitely...and not so sure.

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2:14 PM | March 26th: My Moon: RADAR for Planetary Surfaces

Podcaster: Andy Shaner, Dr. Catherine Neish Title: My Moon: RADAR for Planetary Surfaces Organization: CosmoQuest ; My Moon Link : You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/8aWcmKk3Q0g Description: MyMoon and CosmoQuest talk with Dr. Catherine Neish about using RADAR to study planetary surfaces. Bio: Andy Shaner from Lunar Planetary Institute Dr Catherine Neish from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Today’s sponsor: This episode of “365 Days of Astronomy” is sponsored by — no […]

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7:46 AM | Stop saving the planet!

Historian, author, and urban park ranger Jenny Price makes her case for throwing out the well-tread “save the planet” mantra in favor of a new environmental approach stemming from social justice, a re-contextualization of nature, and even satire. In particular, … Continue reading →

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4:16 AM | Episode 168 – Lifestyles of the Cold and Aquatic

00:00:00 – According to ‘science’ frogs are growing too many legs. However, as Carl Zimmer points out, sussing out the cause of the excess is a tricky matter indeed. You may have heard it was pollution, but what about the parasites? Kelly explains. 00:22:03 – Drinks can contain both pollution and parasites. A good way to [...]

March 25, 2013

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12:32 PM | March 25th: Astronomy Cast : Failed Stars

Podcaster: Fraser Cain and Dr Pamela Gay Title: Astronomy Cast Ep. 290 : Failed Stars Organization: Astronomy Cast – http://www.astronomycast.com. Link : http://youtu.be/JE0T9njBH9A Description:If you get enough hydrogen together in one place, gravity pulls it together to the point that the temperature and pressures are enough for fusion to occur. This is a star. But what happens when you don’t have quite enough hydrogen? Then you get a failed star, like a gas giant planet or a brown […]