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Keeping Time in Clocks & Our Brains, Chevron in Ecuador

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 106: Physicists want to develop more precise atomic clocks. Researchers get a peek at how our brains process time. Ecuadorian court convicts Chevron. more »

‘The Science of Kissing’

By Sheril Kirshenbaum

Forum 29: The new book, The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us gives an overview of the evolution, history and biology of kissing. Read our conversation with the author, Sheril Kirshenbaum. more »

The Science & History of Kissing, Global Rise in Obesity

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 105: Author Sheril Kirshenbaum talks about her new book, The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us. A new report says that obesity is on the rise globally. more »

Darwin in Chile, Reforesting Haiti, Promiscuity in Female Fruitflies

By Rhitu Chatterjee

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 »

City Bees, Predicting Earthquakes

By admin

Podcast 9: Urban beekeeping in Germany. Green architecture in Canada. The perils of predicting earthquakes. Plus chimps and mosquitoes. more »

No Smiles In Russia, Old Forests Vs. New

By admin

Podcast 6: A cross-cultural psychology of smiling. Panama and the HPV vaccine. A debate over new-growth tropical forests. And America's role in China’s pollution problem. more »

Prehistoric Sex, Ancient Footprints

By admin

Podcast 3: Prehistoric sex. Ancient human footprints. A lost city in the Amazon. The cult of the future. And a hormone that increases a woman's odds of cheating on her partner. more »