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Sydney’s New Water Factory, Lost Civilization, Insect Migration
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Podcast 20: How barbecue may have sparked human evolution, plus giant kangaroos, shrinking dinosaurs, and some old grain. »
BBQ Begets Bigger Brains
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 »
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