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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 »
Why Lions Attack After A Full Moon, Famine in Southern Somalia
Podcast 128: The U.N. has declared famine in two parts of southern Somalia. Tanzanian lions attack humans after full moon. And a visit to the world's northern-most botanical garden. more »
Drought in East Africa, What Constitutes a famine? Saturn’s Storm
Podcast 127: An update on the food crisis in East Africa. Why food security experts are cautious about declaring 'famine.' Saturn's Giant Northern Storm. An album called 'Planets.' more »
The End of Rinderpest, Eradicating Smallpox
Podcast 125: Rinderpest, a deadly cattle plague has been eradicated. A new book tells the story of the eradication of smallpox. more »
How to Kill a Killer Disease
Forum 38: A global vaccination campaign eradicated smallpox more than thirty years ago. Now epidemiologist William Foege -- one of the leaders of that campaign -- has written a book about it. He's taking your questions in this Forum. more »
What’s the Deal with “Planking?”
Technology Podcast 329: What is this woman doing? Why, she's planking, of course! Find out more about this crazy, some would say deadly, game whose global popularity is being spurred by social networks. more »
The Future of Fuel?
Technology Podcast 326: This week, we examine the future of bio-fuel production in Denmark, and in Kenya. We'll also celebrate the integrated circuit, or microchip. And we'll end with a meditation on "brilliant failures." 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: Solar internet cafe…in a cargo container
Technology Podcast 290: It looks like an ordinary cargo container. You know the kind they use for shipping. However, this one's got a fully functioning, solar-powered Internet cafe inside of it. Computer Aid International will be field testing these cafes over the next few months. You can hear more about that story, and many others, in this week's Technology... 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 »
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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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