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Sydney’s New Water Factory, Lost Civilization, Insect Migration

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 52: Sydney has a new water factory. Brain scans allow scientists to communicate with some patients in 'vegetative state.' Migratory insects have adapted well to their long journeys. »

Darwin’s Life on the Big Screen, Running Barefoot, Trance Music

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 51: Randal Keynes talks about the new movie about his great great grandfather Charles Darwin. The science behind running barefoot. Trance music helps a geneticist get through routine lab work. »

Creation: A Conversation with Darwin’s Descendant

By Shankar Vedantam

Forum 9: There's a new movie out about the life and works of Charles Darwin. His great great grandson and biographer Randal Keynes talks to us about Darwin's life and legacy. »

Music on Your Brain

By Daniel Levitin

Forum 7: Are humans hard-wired to appreciate music? How did music come to play such an important role in our lives. Talk with neuroscientist Daniel Levitin to find out. »

A Special Podcast on Music and its Origins

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 46: How does music affect our brains, and how did it come to have such a hold on our lives and celebrations? »

Naming Planets in Hebrew, Toward Copenhagen, Mayan Daily Life

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 40: Danish Climate Minister on new climate treaty. The Israelis are trying to give Hebrew names to Uranus and Neptune. And environmentalists are trying to get wildlife of the Vietnamese menu. »

Swine Flu Vaccine, Mother-to-Daughter Cancer, Vegetarian Spider

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 36: Responses to swine flu vaccine differ on either side of the Atlantic. A mother passed cancer cells to her fetus. Dyslexia more complex among Chinese speakers. »

Dog Origins, DNA & Identity, Medical Isotope Shortage

By David Baron

Podcast 31: Were dogs domesticated for food? Papua New Guinea's bizarre creatures. Genes and human identity. And hospitals cope with a global shortage of medical isotopes. »

Cooking and Human Origins, Big Kangaroos, Little Dinosaurs

By admin

Podcast 20: How barbecue may have sparked human evolution, plus giant kangaroos, shrinking dinosaurs, and some old grain. »

BBQ Begets Bigger Brains

By Richard Wrangham

Forum 2: Richard Wrangham, author of “Catching Fire,” argues that our ape ancestors became human because they learned to cook. Join Wrangham in an online chat.Forum »