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Science Friday: Global Climate Change Update
Researchers talk about global climate change, what the science says, the Kyoto Protocol, and what governments need to be doing immediately to help stem the tide of climate change. Aired Nov. 2, 2007 [41:25]
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Science Friday: Good Calories, Bad Calories?
Gary Taubes, author of the book Good Calories, Bad Calories, is interviewed about his position that carbohydrates rather than fats and cholesterol are responsible for weight gain and health issues related to diet. Joining him in this...
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Science Friday: Astronomy Meeting Highlights
Hear space news from researchers at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
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Science Friday: Chemistry and Personal Solar Power
We'll talk with an MIT chemist working on ways to improve solar energy.
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Science Friday: Celebrating a Space Pioneer
Space enthusiasts make plans to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first human space flight.
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Science Friday: China Launches a Space Laboratory
Is the unmanned spacecraft the first step toward a Chinese space station?
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Science Friday: How to Dress for Space Travel
The author of the book Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo discusses the history and design of the spacesuit that Neil Armstrong wore on the Apollo 11 mission. Aired Mar. 25, 2011 [16:46]
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Science Friday: Helium Shortage
A discussion of what has caused the global helium shortage, and what the future holds for helium supplies. Aired Oct. 12, 2007 [11:09]
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Science Friday: A Big Solar Deal for California
In 2009, Southern California Edison announced a deal with solar power plant maker BrightSource to install and operate solar power plants totaling 1300 megawatts in the deserts outside Los Angeles. Take a look at what this deal meant for...
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Science Friday: Hydrogen Storage in Chicken Feathers?
Scientists discuss a new method of storing hydrogen fuel, one that involves chicken feathers. Aired Jun. 26, 2009 [12:29 min]
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Science Friday: Green Building
A talk with the architect of Washington University's Tyson Living Learning Center, an environmentally sustainable building. Aired Mar. 12, 2010. [17:47] Links to a video about three minutes long.
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Science Friday: Birdfeeders and Evolution
What does it take for a species to evolve? Find out the details of how people putting out birdfeeders may have influenced the evolution of a species of songbirds.
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Science Friday: Astrobiology and the Origins of Life
Join a conversation on astrobiology, the origins of life- and the possibility we're not alone in the universe.
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Science Friday: A National Climate Service
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco discusses a proposal for the creation of a national climate forecasting department akin to the National Weather Service.
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Science Friday: Grizzly Bears Moving Into New Territory
Not all polar bears live in the far north. Some live below the Arctic Circle in the Hudson Bay region of Manitoba. Recently, grizzly bears have been seen moving into their territory. A scientist discusses what this means. Aired Feb. 26,...
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Science Friday: Genetic Marker for Breast Cancer
A discussion of a second genetic marker that had been discovered to be a higher-risk predictor of breast cancer. Aired Mar. 7, 2008 [16:53]
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Science Friday: Great Lakes Water Issues
A look at the Great Lakes Water Compact from the perspective of Wisconsin residents, at the health of the Great Lakes, and at efforts to protect this invaluable fresh water resource. Aired May. 16, 2008 [48:03]
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Science Friday: How Pleasure Works
A discussion of our perceptions of pleasure, why we enjoy some things and not others, and how the brain and the body are reacting when we feel a sense of pleasure. Aired Jul. 23, 2010 [24:24]
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Science Friday: Hiv/aids Update
The most recent research on HIV and AIDS is discussed following an International AIDS conference in Vienna. Aired Jul. 23, 2010 [23:02]
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Science Friday: Assessing the Health of the Gulf, Post Spill
Ira Flatow and guests discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil spill's impact on wetlands, wildlife, and human health.
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Science Friday: How Many Social Network Identities Is Too Many?
There are many social networks on the Internet and users often have multiple online identities and personalities. Aired Jan. 14, 2011 [17:40 min]
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Science Friday: A Goldilocks Planet?
Planet hunters say they've identified the first planet orbiting a distant star with conditions right to sustain liquid water and, perhaps, life.
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Science Friday: Be Here Now: Meditation for the Body and Brain
Oxford University clinical psychologist Mark Williams talks about his new book Mindfulness.
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Science Friday: Charting the Local Universe
Karen Masters describes the 2MASS Redshift Survey, an effort to map the location of galaxies beyond the Milky Way.