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Britain’s First Public Hydrogen Filling Station
Technology Podcast 344: This week, we talk about Britain's first hydrogen filling station. Also, the $35 tablet computer from India, conflict minerals in Congo, and solar power in Israel. more »
Mr. Mummy
Technology Podcast 343: Former taxi driver Alan Billis agreed to be mummified upon his death. We'll hear from the man who did the procedure, and find out what he hopes to learn about the ancient tools and techniques used by the Egyptians to preserve their dead. more »
Solar Powered Plane Takes Flight
Technology Podcast 328: A special podcast with André Borschberg, pilot of the world's first completely solar-powered airplane. We caught up with Borschberg about 12,000 feet up as he was making his way from Switzerland to Brussels. more »
Tech Week in Review: May 13, 2011
Blog 10: The first of our newly minted "Global Tech: Week in Review" posts, offering links to the top stories from the past week. We'll post it every Friday. This week, we take flight with the world's first completely solar-powered aircraft! more »
Bilingual Babies, Bringing Solar Power to Tanzania
Podcast 108: Language learning in bilingual babies. Efforts to bring solar power to rural Tanzania. more »
Tech Podcast: What the Internet does to your brain
Technology Podcast 301: On this week's technology podcast, we take a look at how spending time online might be altering our brain circuitry. We'll bring in a real neuroscientist to help sort out fact from fiction. Also, we'll hear about solar power in Tanzania, things that can speak for themselves, and the world's fastest texter. more »
Tech Podcast: Solar powered plane soars
Technology Podcast 293: The Solar Impulse project, based in Switzerland, aims to create a solar-powered airplane that can one day circumnavigate the globe without using a single drop of conventional fuel. They got one step closer this week, after a successful 26 hour test flight. Find out how the solar cells, and the pilot, held up during the night.... 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 »
China: Global Warming Savior or Sinner?
Forum 3: China burns more coal than any other country. It's also a leader in solar energy. So is China an environmental villain or savior? We talk to Julian Wong. more »
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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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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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