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Oldest Known Paint Workshop, Australia’s Water Wars
Podcast 135: Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known paint workshop in a cave in South Africa. Water wars grow in Australia's heartland. The social and biological underpinnings of race. 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: New study on Tetris and trauma
Technology Podcast 308: Can playing a visual video game like Tetris help ease the effects of trauma? Some researchers at the University of Oxford are trying to answer that question. You'll hear from them in this week's technology podcast. more »
Tech Podcast: What is a ‘cyber-war,’ anyway?
Technology Podcast 291: Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves opened last week's cyber-security conference in Tallinn with a wake-up call to governments. "Get your heads out of the sand," he said, and wake up to the host of global online threats facing us. But is the whole notion of "cyber-war" completely over-hyped? Download this week's Technology Podcast for an in-depth... more »
Baboons in Vineyards, A Guatemalan Sinkhole, Termite Bite
Podcast 70: Baboons raid South African vineyards. A Guatemalan sinkhole. Russia begins simulation of its manned mission to Mars. An anthropologist talks about her work and how music fits into it. more »
Cyprus Water Woes, Conservation Refugees, Saving Kenya’s Lions
Podcast 37: Cyprus is facing dire water shortage. Conservation movement has created many refugees. Kenya is proposing a controversial plan to save its lions. more »
Happy Birthday, Darwin!
Podcast 1: The Anglican Church apologizes to Charles Darwin on the naturalist's 200th birthday. Darwin's legacy in S. Africa. And the scientist who scooped Darwin. 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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