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Gaming and Genomics
Technology Podcast 362: Can an online game help scientists better understand DNA? Some Canadians think so. They've created a game called Phylo, and you can hear more about it in this week's podcast. more »
The Spanish Enigmas
Technology Podcast 361: This week, we take you to Spain to hear about a pair of code-breaking Enigma machines from the Spanish Civil War that were recently found in a locked basement. Also, an appreciation of that much-loved instrument, the Theremin. more »
Can Tech Help Save the Greek Economy?
Technology Podcast 360: This is Vassilios Makios, General Director of a high-tech start-up incubator in Greece. Makios isn't letting a little thing like a financial crisis get in the way of high-tech in Greece. more »
The Way-C: The Tablet Designed in Africa
Technology Podcast 359: As people line-up worldwide for the new iPad, we'll tell you about the Way-C, a tablet computer designed in Africa. more »
Care for some Raspberry Pi?
Technology Podcast 358: This week, we give you a slice of Raspberry Pi, a new $35 computer that's just gone on sale. Wash it down with LuminAID, the inflatable, rechargeable solar lantern! more »
WTP B-side, Vol. 9: Garry Kasparov vs. Deep Blue
Technology Podcast 357: We step back in time for this B-side episode. In 1997, Deep Blue, IBM's chess-playing computer, beat World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov in a match held under tournament conditions. Listen in as two witnesses remember the match. Oh, and there's something fun about Stonehenge after that. more »
Spider Web Strength: It’s More Than Just The Silk…
Technology Podcast 356: Spider silk is as strong as steel. Literally. But some new research shows that a spider web's power lies in more than just strength. There's also its stretchiness... more »
Scientists Create Magnetic Soap
Technology Podcast 355: This week's podcast not only has magnetic soap, but also an invisibility cloak and yet another plan to save the Italian city of Venice from sinking. Oh, and some EU online privacy news, too. more »
New Rules for Chinese Microbloggers
Technology Podcast 350: This week, we look at the Chinese government's decision to make microblog users hand over their real names. We'll also hear about the need for a smartphone app that can detect malaria, HIV and tuberculosis in the developing world. more »
Helping Amputees Fight Phantom-Limb Pain
Technology Podcast 349: This week you'll get to meet Katherine Bomkamp, who at the age of 16 was inspired to find a way to help amputees suffering from phantom limb pain. Now she's 20, and she tells you about the Pain Free Socket. 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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