China Stuck on Coal for Now, Coal Use in the U.S., Stem Cell Rap
This week: We continue our series on China’s dependence on coal. Here in the U.S., 50% of our electricity comes from coal. Journalist Jeff Goodell gives us some perspective on coal use here in the U.S. He’s also taking your questions in our latest online discussion. You can join the conversation here. In our Music in Science segment, we hear from stem cell biologist and rapper, Jonathan Garlick. Also, I make a guest appearance on Patrick Cox’s language podcast.
Stuck with Coal for Now: China is pouring billions of dollars into clean coal and alternative sources of energy. But the country may be stuck with dirty coal for decades to come.
Reporter: Mary Kay Magistad
China’s coal habit series page: four features and three notebook entries from Mary Kay Magistad.
China leads the world in “clean coal” technology. (Article in The Atlantic)
Analysis of China’s coal supply from TheOilDrum.com
China: Global warming savior or sinner?
Coal use in the U.S: Fifty percent of electricity here in the U.S. comes from coal, and our dependence on coal continues to grow. Journalist Jeff Goodell gives us some perspective on the issue in the longer, podcast-exclusive version of his conversation with The World’s Lisa Mullins. Join an online conversation on the topic with Goodell.
Guest: Jeff Goodell.
Science Forum discussion on coal.
Does Language Influence Thought: A few weeks ago we brought you a story on visualizing time in Podcast no. 93. That study also has bearings on how language might shape our thoughts. I talked about it as a guest on The World Language Podcast. Take a listen.
Music in Science: Jonathan Garlick is a professor at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, where he studies ways to heal wounds and lesions using stem cells. He wrote a rap about that work, set to the tune of M.I.A.’s Paper Planes. This week, Garlick tells the story behind the rap.
Songs: Stem Cell Rap, by Jonathan Garlick
The Message, by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Jonathan Garlick’s Web page
The video:
