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New Hopes for Malaria Vaccine, The Dying Trees of Canal du Midi
Podcast 136: Field trials of a new malaria vaccine yields promising results. Trees lining France's Canal du Midi are dying. Efforts to prevent water wars in the Australian Outback. more »
The Alma Array in Chile
Technology Podcast 341: This week, we'll take you on a tour of the Alma Array, the most complex radio telescope ever built. We'll also look back on the life and career of Apple's Steve Jobs. And we'll talk to a man who is bringing robotics to Ghana. more »
Laid Off NASA Engineers Build the “Treycycle”
Technology Podcast 338: In this episode, we answer a question that's doubtless been weighing on your mind: what do NASA space shuttle engineers do now that the shuttle program's been shuttered? Build the Treycycle, of course. more »
Spies in the Sky: Aerial Recon in World War II
Technology Podcast 337: This week's podcast delves into the past to look at the role aerial photographs, and interpreting those photographs, played during World War II. Also, tech stifles dissent in Syria and Bahrain. more »
Alien Invaders, India Rethinks Nuclear Plans, Language Evolution
Podcast 115: What makes some alien species good invaders? India rethinks its nuclear energy goals. First scientific evidence that language originated in Africa. more »
The 100th episode! Cacao & Strawberry Genomes, Click Languages
Podcast 100: Join us in our celebration of our 100th episode. We bring updates on old stories, and give you a preview of stories we'll cover this year. Also, news about strawberry and cacao genomes. more »
Potential Impact Crater, Suriname’s Rainforests, Serengeti Update
Podcast 84: A potential impact crater in central Africa. Scientists oppose proposed plan to build road through Serengeti National Park. A South American country with highest percentage of rainforest cover. more »
Inside Prehistoric Bugs, Ancient Antibiotic Use, Bridge for Dormice
Podcast 83: Particle accelerators help scientists peer inside prehistoric insects. Ancient Nubians were consuming tetracycline. A suspension bridge for British dormice. Elephants stay away from ants. more »
Termites on Kenyan Savanna,Treating Mental Illness in Sudan
Podcast 68: Termites are key to the savanna ecosystem in Kenya. People in Sudan are combining spiritual healing with modern Western-style psychiatrists. Transgenic cotton suffers a setback in China. more »
Preventing Future Bhopals
Forum 6: A quarter century after the worst industrial accident in Bhopal, India toxic chemicals still threaten lives in the developing world. What can be done to safeguard the public such from toxic hazards? more »
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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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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
John Magana October 9, 2011 at 15:21Dear Mr. Pennock, Perhaps I'm too late to participate in this discussion... Could you please recommend some good source material for what makes people happy? ...Or perhaps share some of your own...
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Promoting Happiness as Public Policy
Al October 9, 2011 at 14:07Hi Mr. Pennock, Have there been locations where the same happiness survey has been repeated? I'm wondering if the publication of the results itself has an influence on future surveys of the same p...
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Seth Mnookin's 'The Panic Virus'
Sue Mahany October 6, 2011 at 11:37The vaccination decision has been the most stressful decision I have made as a parent. A naturopath told me to do tetanus and make sure to ask for a single dose vial. I do personally know a mother of ...
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