Science Podcast
Each week, The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee brings you the latest and greatest science news from all four corners of the globe. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or email. Also, check out our Science Forum page.
Tweets and Germs, Science of Autobiographical Memory
Podcast 161: The promise and challenge of monitoring infectious diseases online. Waste water from oil drilling can cause earthquakes. And the new science of autobiographical memory. more »
Kids Improve Lives in Kolkata Slums, Mummies with Heart Disease
Podcast 160: CT Scans of mummies from around the world show they had heart disease. Can Japan move beyond nuclear energy? An organization in Kolkata, India harnesses the optimism of kids to create change. more »
The Science of Predicting Earthquakes, My Favorite 2012 Stories
Podcast 159: A conversation with British seismologist Roger Musson about his new book on the science of predicting earthquakes. And a collection of my favorite stories in 2012. more »
Origins of the Turkey, Restoring India’s Riverbanks, Clever Dog Lab
Podcast 158: Your thanksgiving turkey is not as American as you may think. Austria's Clever Dog Lab investigates the roots of canine personality. And efforts to restore a riverbank in urban India. more »
The Threat of Zoonotic Diseases, Boosting Kids’ Brainpower
Podcast 157: David Quammen on his new book, Spillover:Animal Infections and Human Pandemics. An Oxford researcher tests a way to boost kids' brainpower. And a white whale that mimicked humans. more »
Conservation Drones, Sounds of the Earth’s Magnetosphere
Podcast 156:Drones help conserve endangered Sumatran orangutans. Sounds of the Earth's magnetosphere. Farm chemicals may be causing the mysterious kidney disease in Sri Lanka. more »
Ancient Mayan ‘Place of Bats,’ Clean Cookstoves in Uganda
Podcast 155: Ancient Mayan temple discovered in 'Place of Bats.' Bats and an ancient Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. Clean cook stoves help protect women and the environment in Uganda. more »
Saving Turtles in Cyprus, Life Expectancy-The Grandfather Effect
Podcast 154: Sea turtles caught in political rift in Cyprus. Who were the ancient artists in Spain's El Castillo cave? Your grandfather's age when your father was born could influence your longevity. more »
Plastic in Our Oceans, Drones Track Eco-Criminals in Italy
Podcast 153: An update on how much plastic is in our oceans and how it may be affecting marine ecosystems. Drones track mafia eco-criminals in Italy. A rare interview with Neil Armstrong. more »
Gabon’s Historic Schweitzer Hospital, Climate Change in Mongolia
Podcast 152: Historic Albert Schweitzer hospital in Gabon adapts to new Africa. Climate change threatens the lifestyle of nomadic herders in Mongolia. more »
Latest Comments from the Forum
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Life and Work at the South Pole
silviu December 22, 2012 at 15:02hello there is it very nice of you answering questions and telling us about the fabulous life on the south pole . i have always dreamed to get a job there and be able to stay for at least 1 year.....
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Does Corruption Make Earthquakes Deadlier?
Josh January 31, 2012 at 20:59@ Jason, your take on Roger's article is interesting and thought provoking, you're right, you can't help nature and when deadly tsunamis and earthquakes occur death and destruction is going to occur h...
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SETI: Searching the Skies for Signs of Life
Martin Andersen January 31, 2012 at 5:04Alan, it's exciting to hear that you are working on a SETI project with LOFAR. What are the plans for the future with LOFAR and SETI ? Why is LOFAR only complementary to the Allen telescope arra...
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Life and Work at the South Pole
Harrison January 16, 2012 at 1:33Hello my name is Harrison and I just have a couple question. What would I have to go to school for to go on one of those arctic expeditions? And my other question is do you guys get free time there to...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
MPennock October 14, 2011 at 19:04Thanks to everyone for the great comments. There is some very serious international momentum building around the idea of happiness-based frameworks of progress. We can thank Bhutan for throwing the fi...
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Does Corruption Make Earthquakes Deadlier?
Roger Bilham October 14, 2011 at 9:43Check out this article for a fuller discussion http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/MalletMilneXIIBilham.pdf
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Does Corruption Make Earthquakes Deadlier?
Sarah Cox October 13, 2011 at 7:09Very interesting theory indeed. But there are other factors that are much more relevant to earthquakes. You have to admit that some of the most developed countries at present are situated in areas wit...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
Hillary October 12, 2011 at 7:58What a great study, post, and discussion. It seems to me it's long overdue that happiness is one of the things that we as a race focus on. I'm not a college graduate, I'm not wealthy, and I live in OH...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
MPennock October 11, 2011 at 15:24There has been an exponential growth in publications and books on happiness during the past decade so it is hard to recommend specific books or articles. Anything recent by Ed Diener, Martin Seligman ...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
MPennock October 11, 2011 at 14:50Not aware of any locations. The Victoria survey was just completed for a second time, almost three years after the original version. They plan on doing it every two years so the effects of one adminst...
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