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Science Friday: Lunar X Prize
Can big prize money spark a new race to return to the moon? In this segment, listen to Lunar X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis as he discusses the X Prize competition to send robots to the moon.
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Science Friday: Women, Girls, and Math
In this episode of Science Friday, they take a look at the progress American girls are making in mathematics.
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Science Friday: Rotifers, Reproduction, and the Red Queen
New research tackles the question of how one species of aquatic microorganism has managed to survive without the benefit of sexual reproduction for millions of years.
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Science Friday: Ice Age Extinctions
Scientists discuss their ideas about what led to the extinction of Ice Age animals. Aired Sep. 28, 2007 [7:44]
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Science Friday: Neil De Grasse Tyson on Exploring Cosmic Frontiers
Listen to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson talk about how space exploration, especially human voyages, can profoundly inspire scientists and technologists of the future, and charts the path for missions to Mars and beyond.
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Science Friday: Watchmen
Science Friday talks with one of the co-creators of the graphic novel Watchmen, and with a physicist who was a consultant to the feature film.
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Science Friday: Video Pick: Seeing the World Through Whiskers
Rats don't have sharp vision, relying on whiskers to help them navigate. An engineer at Northwestern University, and colleagues imaged 354 rat whiskers to create a 3-D model of a rat face to better understand how rats turn the bend of...
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Science Friday: Being a Veterinarian
From large animals to small animals, get an inside look their research and work of veterinarians.
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Science Friday: Hubble Repair Mission on Hold
After eighteen years in space, the Hubble Telescope needs repairs. A planned NASA mission to make those repairs was delayed due to Hurricane Ike, which turned out to be a good thing when scientists discovered an additional problem that...
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Science Friday: Balloon Scientists Prepare for Thanksgiving Day Parade
Science Friday goes behind the scenes at Macy's design studio to see the final preparations for the parade.
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Science Friday: Hoarding
A discussion with the author of a book on hoarding, and the psychology behind this behavior. Aired May 14, 2010 [20:11]
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Science Friday: A Mobile Wallet: Cash, Credit, or Cell Phone?
Google already offers a way to buy lunch with a phone; cell providers and banks aren't far behind.
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Science Friday: Blue Marble: The Making Of
Hear how the famous "blue marble" pictures of Earth are actually built from datasets collected by instruments aboard satellites and then translated into imagery here on the ground.
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Science Friday: Biofuels Update
Join Ira Flatow in this hour of Science Friday for a discussion of alternative energy and biofuels.
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Science Friday: Hurricane Forecast
A hurricane forecaster explains factors that indicate a hurricane could form, and precautions to take before and during a hurricane. Aired Aug. 21, 2009 [11:51]
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Science Friday: Hunting Mammoth Dna
Scientists have been able to collect DNA from a piece of mammoth hair, and they hope this will help them understand more about other ancient animals. Aired Sep. 28, 2007 [17:49]
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Science Friday: The Hunt for a Vanishing Woodpecker
Film footage from 1956 of the rare, or possibly extinct, Imperial woodpecker, a two-foot tall bird found in a mountainous area of Mexico. Aired Nov. 11, 2011. [3:58]
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Science Friday: Artificial Muscles Flex Using Fishing Line and Thread
Join the director of the NanoTech Institute as he shares details of the discovery of using sewing thread and fishing line to make artificial muscles.
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Science Friday: As Storm Recovery Continues, Looking to the Future
With Sandy leaving destruction in her wake, a look at how cities might plan for future storms.
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Science Friday: As the Web Turns 25, Where Is It Going Next?
Celebrate the web's 25th birthday with an archival clip of Tim Berners-Lee, the web's inventor.
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Science Friday: Ask a Dentist: Facts to Sink Your Teeth Into
Two renowned dentists answer callers' questions about all things dental.
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Science Friday: Ask a Quantum Mechanic
MIT's Seth Lloyd discusses quantum mysteries in this episode of Ask a Quantum Mechanic.
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Science Friday: Ask an Astronaut: Don Pettit and Jeff Hoffman on Spaceflight
Two NASA astronauts, Donald Pettit and Jeffrey Hoffman, answer questions and discuss the many curiosities of living in space.
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Science Friday: Astronomers Spot Another Moon Around Neptune
Scientists discuss a newly discovered moon orbiting Neptune, which is just 12 miles across.