Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Rubik and His Cube
His simple-yet-complex cube puzzle took the world by storm in the 1980s. Ira talks with Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik's Cube, about science and engineering.
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Science Friday: Is Human Violence on the Wane?
In The Better Angels of Our Nature, Steven Pinker argues that violence is decreasing.
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Science Friday: Office Hours With Michio Kaku
Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku takes Science Friday on a tour of his office.
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Science Friday: Large Hadron Collider Set to Start Up
The massive Large Hadron Collider at CERN is just a few weeks away from startup. The particle accelerator has passed several key performance tests, and is on track to send the first beam of particles through the ring of the accelerator...
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Science Friday: Antonio Damasio: Self Comes to Mind
Where does consciousness 'live' in the brain? Why are we conscious - and how did consciousness evolve?
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Science Friday: Food Allergies
Peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, milk -- all ordinary foods that can have serious consequences if eaten by an allergic person. We'll talk about food allergies and how to diagnose and treat them. [30 mins. 34]
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Science Friday: Rare Mother to Fetus Cancer Transmission Described
Researchers have identified an instance of a pregnant mother transmitting cancer cells to her offspring.
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Science Friday: Of Genes and Antibodies
Researchers say they've identified the gene that tells the body to produce one type of immune antibody.
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Science Friday: Cancer Vaccine Update
We'll hear about new research into using vaccines to help the body battle melanoma.
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Science Friday: Influenza Research
Why does the flu affect different people differently? We'll hear about new research into what makes the virus work.
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Science Friday: Researchers Discover How Bleach Disinfects
Bleach is commonly used as a disinfectant -- but now, for the first time, researchers have described just how bleach works to kill bacteria.
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Science Friday: The Ethics of Synthetic Biology
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues took up the idea of synthetic biology this week.
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Science Friday: Camouflaging Red Blood Cells for Transfusion
Could matching blood types be a thing of the past?
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Science Friday: Restructuring Space Flight
This week, President Obama rolled out details of how changing budgets and changing priorities will affect NASA. We'll talk about the future of the agency, including plans for a larger role for private business in space flight.
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Science Friday: Living and Working in Space
Last week scientists reported definite signs of water hidden in darkened craters on the moon. Does that find change human plans for the exploration of space? Should it?
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Science Friday: Solar Sail Spacecraft
The Planetary Society plans to power a spacecraft using the pressure of sunlight reflecting off huge solar sails.
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Science Friday: Should Humans Return to the Moon?
NASA plans to return humans to the moon by 2020, but a review committee is weighing other options.
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Science Friday: Carbon Sequestration
New research says that basalt formations in the Northeastern US could serve as massive sinks for carbon dioxide.
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Science Friday: Deep Carbon Observatory
As people gather in Copenhagen for climate change talks, a new project is getting underway to better understand the carbon cycle deep below the Earth's surface.
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Science Friday: Supervolcano on the Rise
The remnants of a supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park are on the rise -- though researchers say there's no cause for alarm.
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Science Friday: Understanding Oil Geology
With response teams still working to seal the Deepwater Horizon well, we'll take a look at the geology of undersea oil fields. What makes some locations better drill sites than others?
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Science Friday: The Poles, They Are a Changin'
A Florida airport recently had to close its main runway to repaint directional signs, due to the changing location of magnetic north. We'll talk about the planet's magnetic field.
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Science Friday: Pick of the Week: Fluorescent Rocks
Under ultraviolet light, some minerals glow.
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Science Friday: The Oil Spill and the Limits of Science
Are there some challenges that are beyond us, despite money, intelligence, and desire?