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Greener Alternatives to Cremation?
Technology Podcast 340: This week, we'll take a look at two new technologies that are billing themselves as cleaner, greener alternatives to cremation. But if you still want to be cremated, we'll also tell you about a service that will shoot your ashes into space. more »
The Space Junk Scourge
Technology Podcast 336: We now return to our regularly scheduled programming with a look at space junk and how to get rid of it. Also, a smartphone app that makes the DMZ disappear. And a new way of growing plants in the Netherlands. more »
Voyager 1 Approaches Interstellar Space, Zombie Ladybugs
Podcast 124: Launched in 1977, the Voyager 1 spacecraft approaches interstellar space. Parasitic wasp larvae turn host ladybugs into mindless zombie bodyguards. Music from the Himba group in Namibia. 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 »
Gagarin’s Legacy, Space Memorabilia, Disordered Surroundings
Podcast 114: Fifty years since Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth, we look at his legacy on Earth. A new study suggests disordered surroundings breed discrimination. more »
Serengeti’s Conservation Battles, Whiskey Biofuel, Bacteria in Space
Podcast 81: Controversy over proposal to build a road through Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. Scientists have made biofuel from whiskey byproducts. A newly found bacteria survived a year in space. more »
Solar Flares & Northern Lights, Life in Space, Malaria Misdiagnoses
Podcast 78: Solar flares are sending hot plasma towards the Earth. Life in space is boring and full of interpersonal-squabbles. Cases of ordinary fever are sometimes misdiagnosed as malaria. more »
Plato & Music, Hope for AIDS Prevention, Cassava Sting Operation
Podcast 76: Plato's writings had a hidden musical structure. AIDS prevention efforts in Africa report some breakthroughs. Mounting an insect war to protect Thailand's cassava crops. 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 »
Dangerously Hot Tea, Claustrophobic Cosmonauts
Podcast 8: Cosmonaut claustrophobia in Moscow. Car pollution and hot tea in Iran. A mass toad killing in Australia. And your brain knows what you want before you do. 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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