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Toilet Tales: Part 2
Podcast 122: We continue our series on toilets this week. A story about composting toilets in Haiti. Another about a prize-winning sanitation solution. more »
PechaKucha Day for Haiti Update
Technology Podcast 319: In this week's technology podcast, we give you an update on a story we brought you a year ago. It's about a group of global architects, designers and other creative people who tried to raise awareness, and money, for the rebuilding of Haiti. Now, their efforts have paid off with the building of a new school.... more »
Tech Podcast: Robotic limbs assist in Japan
Technology Podcast 312: In this episode of our Technology Podcast, you'll hear about some amazing new robotic technologies in Japan. Some are designed to help stroke victims walk again. Others are built to help the blind take walks. We'll also tell you about mobile banking in Haiti, and Cuba's own homegrown Wikipedia site. more »
Rationing Health Care, Socks for Malaria Control, Cholera in Haiti
Podcast 97: A South African committee that rations life-saving medical treatments. Smelly socks may aid malaria control. The controversial cause of Haiti's cholera outbreak. more »
Tech Podcast: “Loudening” the electric car…
Technology Podcast 286: Sure, this little all-electric Tesla Motors sports car is an eye-catcher. But is it an ear-catcher? Will pedestrians hear it in time to get out of its way? In this week's podcast, we'll hear one professor's arguments, and ideas, for "loudening" the electric car. Also, trash converted to charcoal in Haiti, and a trip into Russia's... more »
Volcanic Ash’s Health Effects, Future of Mars Exploration
Podcast 63: The WHO warns Europeans about potential health effects of volcanic ash. Could there be an international space race to Mars? Psychosomatic disorders among Haitian quake survivors. more »
Darwin in Chile, Reforesting Haiti, Promiscuity in Female Fruitflies
Podcast 56: Charles Darwin witnessed and learned from a devastating earthquake in Chile in 1835. Development experts say reforestation is key to making a more resilient Haiti. more »
Tech Podcast: Can an ethical warrior robot be built?
Technology Podcast 278: This week, we tackle a thorny issue: the use of robots on the battlefield. Now, you already know that drones are flying over Afghanistan, and robots are disarming IEDs in Iraq. But what about sending robots into the field to do actual combat? What is they were armed? How could you program them to make life-and-death... more »
Tech Podcast 277: High-Tech Ski Treadmills, sOccket, and Pecha Kucha for Haiti
Technology Podcast 277: This is no ordinary soccer ball. It's called sOccket, and it's got some tech inside that allows it to store up energy while it's being kicked around. After 15 minutes, the ball's stored up enough juice to power an LED light, or even charge up something else. Too cool. In this week's podcast, we'll talk to... more »
Tech Podcast: Internet Addiction and Depression
Technology Podcast 276:We've got a great mix of stories on this week's podcast. We take you inside a Crisis Camp for Haiti meeting in Montreal, to hear how concerned people thousands of miles away are helping the relief effort. Also, two great stories about design and technology: one concerns an ancient footbridge across the Nile, and the other the... 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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