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Fukushima’s Hot Zone, Ancient Nomads, Death-Row Organs
Podcast 148: A visit to the Fukushima hot zone. Unearthing an ancient nomadic culture in Central Asia. And China takes life-saving organs from executed prisoners. more »
Scientist Warned of Japan Tsunami, Gabon’s Eco-Tourism Efforts
Podcast 144: A Japanese scientist had warned the country that a big tsunami was overdue. An update on Gabon's fledgling eco-tourism efforts. Controversy over selective publishing of results of medical research. more »
Developing Hybrid Pigeon Pea, Japan Gets Creative Without AC
Podcast 129: We meet the scientist who spent his career improving a little known crop—pigeon pea. A Dutch experiment on indoor farming. Japan gets creative without AC. more »
Luxembourg’s Begging Robot
Technology Podcast 331: Luxembourg's begging robot is going where normal panhandlers can't in the Grand Duchy -- the streets. Also, we bid a fond farewell to the podcast for a while. Thanks for listening! more »
Science Week in Review: May 20, 2011
Blog 14: Mummies with heart disease, a questionable skin disease, and a pesticide some say is worse than the disease it's meant to combat. David Baron reviews the week's global science news. 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 »
Fukushima vs. Chernobyl–Comparison less useful than ever
Blog 5: If your head’s hurting right now trying to keep track of official evaluations of the scale of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, read this post by The World's environment editor, Peter Thomson. more »
Inspire Japan, and the Oramics Machine
Technology Podcast 325: This week, we look into a global group of architects, designers and other creative types who are brainstorming ways to rebuild Japan. We'll also touch on Yuri Gagarin's flight into space 50 years ago, and hear about Daphne Oram's wonderful electronic music machine. more »
Revisiting Past Nuclear Accidents
Technology Podcast 324: This week, we'll be looking back into history to get a better perspective on the unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan. We'll examine the legacies of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and Tokaimura. more »
A German and his cellphone…tracked
Technology Podcast 323: Cell phones seem so innocent, and we use them so much. One German politician decided to find out just how much he uses his phone, and how much of that use was tracked by his cell phone company. You'll be amazed at how much information was kept. more »
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Life and Work at the South Pole
silviu December 22, 2012 at 15:02hello there is it very nice of you answering questions and telling us about the fabulous life on the south pole . i have always dreamed to get a job there and be able to stay for at least 1 year.....
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Does Corruption Make Earthquakes Deadlier?
Josh January 31, 2012 at 20:59@ Jason, your take on Roger's article is interesting and thought provoking, you're right, you can't help nature and when deadly tsunamis and earthquakes occur death and destruction is going to occur h...
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SETI: Searching the Skies for Signs of Life
Martin Andersen January 31, 2012 at 5:04Alan, it's exciting to hear that you are working on a SETI project with LOFAR. What are the plans for the future with LOFAR and SETI ? Why is LOFAR only complementary to the Allen telescope arra...
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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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