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Pave New Worlds Updated: 2010-02-08 08:00:00 Description: The extra-solar planet count is more than 400 and rising. Before long we may find an Earth-like planet around another star. If we do, and can visit, what next? Stake out our claim on an alien world or tread lightly and preserve it? Weâ€...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Waking the Dead Updated: 2009-09-21 07:00:00 Description: The undead, those mindless shambling specters from the grave, are enjoying a cultural (if not literal) resurgence, in films, books, and through strange, urban “zombie crawls.” Discover the unearthly appeal of these reanimated beings a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aloha Astronomy Updated: 2009-09-28 07:00:00 Description: From Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the view of the cosmos is spectacular. Giant black holes, distant galaxies, and extrasolar planets have all been uncovered by the massive telescopes that perch on this volcanic cone. Join the astronomers who use th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Say What? Updated: 2009-10-05 07:00:00 Description: There’s no escape from the chattering classes – they talk, squawk, squeal and sing all around us. Every animal communicates in some form – it’s essential for survival. They’ve evolved to understand each other … but do we under...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Extreme Geology Updated: 2009-10-12 07:00:00 Description: We think of major geologic events as taking place a long time ago – but the Earth is just as active as it ever was. We’re a planet in motion. Discover why earthquakes might be increasing worldwide… descend into daring cave exploratio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seth's Storage Locker Updated: 2009-10-19 07:00:00 Description: It’s always an adventure to go digging in Seth’s storage locker – who knows what we’ll find … In this imposing pile of paraphernalia, tucked between boxes of socket wrenches and old 45s, we stumble upon the hunt for extrasolar ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Mind Your Body Updated: 2009-10-26 07:00:00 Description: Popping a pill may help when you’re sick… but maybe not for the reasons you think. Sugar pills – placebos – cure illness better than prescription pills in as many as half of all cases in clinical trials … and the placebo e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do Computers Byte? Updated: 2009-11-02 08:00:00 Description: The march of computer technology continues. But as silicon chips and search engines become faster and more productive – can the same be said for us? The creator of Wolfram Alpha describes how his new “computational knowledge engine” ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Doomsday at the Movies Updated: 2009-11-09 08:00:00 Description: Hollywood has a few ideas of how the world will end: killer asteroids … lethal pandemics … deadly ice-ages. These themes have all played out on the big screen. But, hey, they’re only movies, right? We’ll separate the science from...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SETI: Now What? Updated: 2009-11-16 08:00:00 Description: Hello! Is anyone out there? As the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence marks its 50th anniversary, there’s been no contact as yet with alien beings. But SETI researchers maintain that we are not alone. Find out why in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Carbon Your Enthusiasm Updated: 2009-11-23 08:00:00 Description: Bond it to oxygen and it’s the scourge of climate change. But earthly life wouldn’t be possible without carbon, and maybe that’s true for alien life, too. And carbon has other exciting forms: tiny diamonds may be evidence of a c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Vaccines: Give 'Em Your Best Shot Updated: 2009-11-30 08:00:00 Description: As the anti-vax campaign rages, parents are just saying “no” to vaccines. But now the incidence of childhood diseases such as whooping cough are on the rise. A number of studies have refuted the link between vaccines, autism and other c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Feather Knows Best Updated: 2009-12-07 08:00:00 Description: Can animals think? Merely asking the question was once thought ridiculous. But studies that range from chimps to birds to sea creatures have prompted scientists to reassess the cognitive capabilities of our animal friends. These results ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Man, A Planet, A Tenal: Panama! Updated: 2009-12-14 08:00:00 Description: While the Kepler spacecraft hunts for habitable planets beyond the solar system, we’ve let one of our own planets slip away! Find out why Pluto’s demotion to dwarf status created a public uproar as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Journey to a Black Hole Updated: 2009-12-21 08:00:00 Description: A massive black hole lies at the center of our galaxy, a monster hunkered down in the Milky Way’s innermost sanctum. Here, the bizarre laws of General Relativity take over, as the physics we know break down. And our spaceship is headed s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time's Mysteries Part I: Marking Time Updated: 2009-12-28 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE Time’s a mystery, yet we’ve invented clever ways to capture it. From sundials to atomic clocks, trace the history of time-keeping. Also, discover the surprising accuracy of nature’s dating schemes – from the de...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time's Mysteries Part II: Warping Time Updated: 2010-01-04 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE Ever since Einstein, we’ve known that time doesn’t barrel willy-nilly into the future. Moving clocks tick at a different rates, and by riding a fast rocket, we can slow time to a crawl. Such tricks may give you a way to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eureka! Updated: 2010-01-11 08:00:00 Description: From the double-helix to the expansion of the universe, great scientific discoveries reshape our understanding of who we are and how things work. But great discoveries require more than just a great mind. We tour brainy breakthroughs from...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Swimming in Denial Updated: 2010-01-18 08:00:00 Description: Public distrust of science is higher than at any time since the Enlightenment. New Yorker writer Michael Specter argues how our anti-science bias and our irrationalism about everything from genetically modified foods to climate change to ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who's on First? Updated: 2010-01-25 08:00:00 Description: Being first counts in science. Land that coveted spot and you’ll make history, whether it’s with the first steam engine or the discovery of our earliest human ancestor. But what does “first” mean when technological invention so heav...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It's the Science, Cupid! Updated: 2010-02-01 08:00:00 Description: Love makes us feel warm and mushy, but the sweet sting of Cupid’s arrow makes a compelling chemistry lesson, too. Research into animal mating and human courtship provides clues to an eternal mystery: what’s the purpose of love? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It's the Science, Cupid! Updated: 2010-02-01 08:00:00 Description: Love makes us feel warm and mushy, but the sweet sting of Cupid’s arrow makes a compelling chemistry lesson, too. Research into animal mating and human courtship provides clues to an eternal mystery: what’s the purpose of love? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who's on First? Updated: 2010-01-25 08:00:00 Description: Being first counts in science. Land that coveted spot and you’ll make history, whether it’s with the first steam engine or the discovery of our earliest human ancestor. But what does “first” mean when technological invention so heav...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Swimming in Denial Updated: 2010-01-18 08:00:00 Description: Public distrust of science is higher than at any time since the Enlightenment. New Yorker writer Michael Specter argues how our anti-science bias and our irrationalism about everything from genetically modified foods to climate change to ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eureka! Updated: 2010-01-11 08:00:00 Description: From the double-helix to the expansion of the universe, great scientific discoveries reshape our understanding of who we are and how things work. But great discoveries require more than just a great mind. We tour brainy breakthroughs from...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time's Mysteries Part II: Warping Time Updated: 2010-01-04 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE Ever since Einstein, we’ve known that time doesn’t barrel willy-nilly into the future. Moving clocks tick at a different rates, and by riding a fast rocket, we can slow time to a crawl. Such tricks may give you a way to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time's Mysteries Part I: Marking Time Updated: 2009-12-28 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE Time’s a mystery, yet we’ve invented clever ways to capture it. From sundials to atomic clocks, trace the history of time-keeping. Also, discover the surprising accuracy of nature’s dating schemes – from the de...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Journey to a Black Hole Updated: 2009-12-21 08:00:00 Description: A massive black hole lies at the center of our galaxy, a monster hunkered down in the Milky Way’s innermost sanctum. Here, the bizarre laws of General Relativity take over, as the physics we know break down. And our spaceship is headed s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Man, A Planet, A Tenal: Panama! Updated: 2009-12-14 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE While the Kepler spacecraft hunts for habitable planets beyond the solar system, we’ve let one of our own planets slip away! Find out why Pluto’s demotion to dwarf status created a public uproar as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Feather Knows Best Updated: 2009-12-07 08:00:00 Description: Encore Presentation Can animals think? Merely asking the question was once thought ridiculous. But studies that range from chimps to birds to sea creatures have prompted scientists to reassess the cognitive capabilities of our animal frie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Vaccines: Give 'Em Your Best Shot Updated: 2009-11-30 08:00:00 Description: As the anti-vax campaign rages, parents are just saying “no” to vaccines. But now the incidence of childhood diseases such as whooping cough are on the rise.A number of studies have refuted the link between vaccines, autism and other chronic con...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Carbon Your Enthusiasm Updated: 2009-11-23 08:00:00 Description: Bond it to oxygen and it’s the scourge of climate change. But earthly life wouldn’t be possible without carbon, and maybe that’s true for alien life, too. And carbon has other exciting forms: tiny diamonds may be evidence of a c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SETI: Now What? Updated: 2009-11-16 08:00:00 Description: Hello! Is anyone out there? As the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence marks its 50th anniversary, there’s been no contact as yet with alien beings. But SETI researchers maintain that we are not alone. Find out why in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Doomsday at the Movies Updated: 2009-11-09 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE Hollywood has a few ideas of how the world will end: killer asteroids … lethal pandemics … deadly ice-ages. These themes have all played out on the big screen. But, hey, they’re only movies, right? We’ll separate the sci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do Computers Byte? Updated: 2009-11-02 08:00:00 Description: The march of computer technology continues. But as silicon chips and search engines become faster and more productive – can the same be said for us? The creator of Wolfram Alpha describes how his new “computational knowledge engine” ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Mind Your Body Updated: 2009-10-26 07:00:00 Description: Popping a pill may help when you’re sick… but maybe not for the reasons you think. Sugar pills – placebos – cure illness better than prescription pills in as many as half of all cases in clinical trials … and the placebo e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seth's Storage Locker Updated: 2009-10-19 07:00:00 Description: It’s always an adventure to go digging in Seth’s storage locker – who knows what we’ll find … In this imposing pile of paraphernalia, tucked between boxes of socket wrenches and old 45s, we stumble upon the hunt for extrasolar ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Extreme Geology Updated: 2009-10-12 07:00:00 Description: >p>We think of major geologic events as taking place a long time ago – but the Earth is just as active as it ever was. We’re a planet in motion. Discover why earthquakes might be increasing worldwide… descend into daring cave e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Say What? Updated: 2009-10-05 07:00:00 Description: There’s no escape from the chattering classes – they talk, squawk, squeal and sing all around us. Every animal communicates in some form – it’s essential for survival. They’ve evolved to understand each other … but do we under...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aloha Astronomy Updated: 2009-09-28 07:00:00 Description: From Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the view of the cosmos is spectacular. Giant black holes, distant galaxies, and extrasolar planets have all been uncovered by the massive telescopes that perch on this volcanic cone. We’ll sit in as astronomers u...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Waking the Dead Updated: 2009-09-21 07:00:00 Description: The undead, those mindless shambling specters from the grave, are enjoying a cultural (if not literal) resurgence, in films, books, and through strange, urban “zombie crawls.” Discover the unearthly appeal of these reanimated beings a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seeing Stars and Planets Updated: 2009-09-14 07:00:00 Description: It’s hot, too darn hot! And bright, too darn bright! But over-the-top photon flux doesn’t stop scientists from studying the sun. And solar eclipses are an ideal time for observing our favorite nuclear reactor. Discover what it was li...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD That's Cosmic! Updated: 2009-09-07 07:00:00 Description: ENCORE What makes up the universe? Lots of tiny particles with strange names: bosons, leptons, quarks and neutrinos. But physicists think there are more members to be discovered in this particle zoo. From strange particles to dark ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Were You Thinking? Updated: 2009-08-31 07:00:00 Description: ENCORE Say what you mean. That’s difficult, if you don’t know what you’re thinking. But the neuromarketers do, and they’ll be happy to tell Madison Avenue what’s on your mind. Discover why this marketing strate...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earth: A Millennium Hence Updated: 2009-08-24 07:00:00 Description: Humans have not gone unnoticed on this planet. We’ve left our mark with technology, agriculture, architecture, and a growing carbon footprint. But where is this trajectory headed? In the second of a two-part series: what we’ll lose an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earth: A Century Hence Updated: 2009-08-17 07:00:00 Description: Listen now Humans have not gone unnoticed on this planet. We’ve left our mark with technology, agriculture, architecture, and a growing carbon footprint. But where is this trajectory headed? In the first of a two-part series: what will...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Doomsday at the Movies Updated: 2009-08-10 07:00:00 Description: Hollywood has a few ideas of how the world will end: killer asteroids … lethal pandemics … deadly ice-ages. These themes have all played out on the big screen. But, hey, they’re only movies, right? We’ll separate the science fro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Grave Matters Updated: 2009-08-03 07:00:00 Description: We could choose not to pay income tax and suffer the consequences. But we can’t avoid death. The biological functions of all organisms eventually cease. But why should this be? Find out why animals die and meet one creature that is bio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD TXT MSG: Behavior Updated: 2009-07-27 07:00:00 Description: ENCORE From iPods to Google to Facebook – information swims at our fingertips and friends are just a txt msg away. Digital devices have re-defined what it means to be connected – but how else are they shaping behavior? Join us ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Sheer Lunacy Updated: 2009-07-06 07:00:00 Description: Watch out, the moon is full… of intrigue. Our lovely satellite is blamed for all sorts of Earth-bound mischief – from robberies to shape-shifting to general nutty behavior. It’s also the setting for more than one loony tale. In...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rxs Get Personal Updated: 2009-07-13 07:00:00 Description: Medicine’s back.. and this time it’s personal. Get ready to have your genome read… your brain scanned… and undergo a chemical analysis so detailed, it’ll reveal the Twinkie you had for lunch. Everyone’s different, and reading ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD TXT MSG: Thought Updated: 2009-07-20 07:00:00 Description: ENCORE From iPods to Google to Facebook – information swims at our fingertips and friends are just a txt msg away. Digital devices have re-defined what it means to be connected – but how else are they shaping behavior? Join us...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Humans in Space... ace... ace Updated: 2009-06-29 07:00:00 Description: ENCORE When the economy’s down, will humans still be going up – into space, that is? We investigate the future of human spaceflight at the International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow, Scotland and find out whether sending ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bodies in Motion Updated: 2009-06-08 07:00:00 Description: Feel the need for speed? Well, you’ll need an extra helping of speed if you plan to leave the Earth and explore other parts of the solar system. On the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, and as part of our series for the Inte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Makes Us Human Part I: Others Updated: 2009-06-15 07:00:00 Description: Are humans unique or do we just do some things a little better than other species? In the first of our two-part series on the nature of humanity: how the influence of others has shaped our evolution. Find out how baby talk gave root to hu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Makes Us Human Part II: Adaptability Updated: 2009-06-22 07:00:00 Description: Are humans unique or do we just do some things a little better than other species? In the second of our two-part series – how our ability to adapt has shaped our evolution. Find out how throwing a burger on the grill has transformed our s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robots Call the Shots Updated: 2009-06-01 07:00:00 Description: Dr. Robot, I presume? Your appendix may be removed by motor-driven, scalpel-wielding mechanical hands one day. Robots are debuting in the medical field… as well as on battlefields. And they’re increasingly making important decisions â...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skeptic Check: Playing Doctor Updated: 2009-05-25 07:00:00 Description: A new herbal supplements is on the shelf, and it claims to improve memory. Should you take it? It’s not easy to sort through the firehose of health and nutrition advice that comes at us daily. Find out how to get healthy about health ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why We Do What We Shoo Be Do Be Do Updated: 2009-05-18 07:00:00 Description: ENCORE We see a man laughing and we smile in response. Our heart goes out to the sad-looking woman on the train. Humans are empathetic creatures – we feel what others feel, even the emotions of strangers. And it may be due to brain cells th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seas the Moment Updated: 2009-05-11 07:00:00 Description: With more water than land on this planet, Earth is more aptly-named “Ocean” or “Water.” The oceans have been here for billions of years, and make all life possible. Yet, it’s taken less than a century for humans to deal some seri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Genes That Fit Updated: 2009-05-04 07:00:00 Description: ENCORE Remember Mr. Potato Head? You changed his look by snapping in plastic mustaches, googly eyes and feet. Now imagine doing the same with a living cell: inserting the genes you want to create the organism you want. Welcome to the world...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Building Better Brains Updated: 2009-03-09 07:00:00 Description: ENCORE Forgot your own birthday? Misplaced your Shih Tzu? Did you put the milk in your backpack and the iPod in the fridge? Age may bring wisdom but – alas – not a boost in RAM. But there’s hope – scientists are discoverin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seth's Garage Updated: 2009-04-27 07:00:00 Description: It’s always a surprise to go digging in Seth’s garage – who knows what we’ll find! In this impressive heap of paraphernalia, tucked between boxes of old radio tubes and hydraulic jacks, we stumble upon the secrets to our galaxy’s central b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Reading Life's Tea Leaves April 20 2009 Updated: 2009-04-20 07:00:00 Description: For nearly four billion years, life has been swimming and shuffling across our planet. But how can we deduce what it was like? You don’t need Sherlock Holmes to track the clues of life that came before – call on an anthropologist ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Is Ignorance Bliss? April 13 2009 Updated: 2009-04-13 07:00:00 Description: Europe is a country. Six justices sit on the Supreme Court. The Vietnamese attacked Pearl Harbor. If ignorance is bliss, this is one happy-go-lucky country. The average American's grasp of history, current events, and geography is so poor, accord...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Life of Brain April 6 2009 Updated: 2009-04-06 07:00:00 Description: We should award frequent travel miles to your brain. After all, it’s evolved a long way from the days of guiding brachiation from tree-to-tree to become the three pounds of web-surfing, Sudoku-playing powerhouse it is today. But a s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Speaking Klingon March 30 2009 Updated: 2009-03-30 07:00:00 Description: Ever try talking to an alien? In the movies, they always speak perfect English. But what if we really made contact? Could we just whip out a universal translator - or even a babelfish - to understand one another? Let's say we...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Take a Number March 23 2009 Updated: 2009-03-23 07:00:00 Description: Pick a number, any number. Got it? Good. Is it a lucky or unlucky? Is it a code that gives you a clue to the future? A lot of people assign all sorts of magical significance to numbers. From Friday the 13th to lucky number 7 – we’ll find o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: You've Been Slimed! March 16 2009 Updated: 2009-03-16 07:00:00 Description: Hollywood horror flicks have captivated us with alien blobs, but the slime slithering on our own planet is as beguiling. From microscopic machines to life on ocean floors, new research reveals how essential slime is to life on Earth, and possibly o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: A Man, A Planet, A Tenal: Panama! March 2 2009 Updated: 2009-03-02 08:00:00 Description: While the Kepler spacecraft hunts for habitable planets outside our galaxy, we’ve let one of our own planets slip away! Find out why Pluto’s demotion to dwarf status created a public uproar as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reads us his hat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: It's the Science, Cupid! February 23 2009 Updated: 2009-02-23 08:00:00 Description: Love make us feel warm and mushy, but the sweet sting of Cupid's arrow makes a compelling chemistry lesson, too. Research into animal mating and human courtship provides clues to an eternal mystery: what's the purpose of love? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Que Sera... No Sera? February 9 2009 Updated: 2009-02-09 08:00:00 Description: We all want to peek into the future and find out what fate has in store: Will I get that raise? Is love around the corner? What’s the winning combo in Las Vegas? Some people claim the ability to see events before they occur....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Feather Knows Best February 2 2009 Updated: 2009-02-02 08:00:00 Description: Can animals think? Merely asking the question was once thought ridiculous. But studies that range from chimps to birds to sea creatures have prompted scientists to reassess the cognitive capabilities of our animal friends. Thes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Carbon Your Enthusiasm January 26 2009 Updated: 2009-01-26 08:00:00 Description: Bond it to oxygen and it’s the scourge of climate change. But earthly life wouldn’t be possible without carbon, and maybe that’s true for alien life, too. And carbon has other exciting forms: tiny diamonds may be evide...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: You Animal! January 19 2009 Updated: 2009-01-19 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE Maybe Dr. Doolittle was on to something; animals are smarter than we think. Birds, apes, and dolphins are all clever problem solvers with a rich vocabularly and - in some cases - self-awareness. Find out what you can learn from ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Ghost of a Chance December 15 2008 Updated: 2008-12-15 08:00:00 Description: Half of all Americans believe in ghosts - despite any compelling evidence of their existence. Find out why we believe in what we can't see, and why loneliness may increase our chances of a poltergeist experience. Hear the tale of the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Scoping Out Astronomy January 12 2009 Updated: 2009-01-12 08:00:00 Description: A loud radio hiss is coming from the cosmos. Is it the swan song of the first giant stars of the universe? Find out from stargazers attending the American Astronomical Society meeting in California... the brightest flash in the univ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Sex: From Beginning to End January 5 2009 Updated: 2009-01-05 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE We all know how sex begins: a dimly-lit room, a come-hither smile, and a surfeit of parasol-shaded cocktails. But long before all that, the gentle currents of the ancient sea floor set the mood. It was there, 570 million years ago, that two ro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Nerds December 29 2008 Updated: 2008-12-29 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE There are two kinds of people: those who are unstylish, socially inept, yet academically gifted, and those who tease them. Being a nerd is rough; it's no fun to sit alone in the cafeteria or be forced to dine on beach sandwi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Ghost of a Chance December 15 2008 Updated: 2008-12-15 08:00:00 Description: Half of all Americans believe in ghosts - despite any compelling evidence of their existence. Find out why we believe in what we can't see, and why loneliness may increase our chances of a poltergeist experience. Hear the tale of th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Science and Art: Worlds Apart? December 22 2008 Updated: 2008-12-22 08:00:00 Description: ENCORE Leonardo da Vinci is considered a genius for combining art and science. But how usual is this for us mere mortals? Can science and art sucessfully inform each other? We'll hear how the insights of French writer Marcel ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: That's Cosmic! December 8 2008 Updated: 2008-12-09 17:50:06 Description: What makes up the universe? Lots of tiny particles with strange names: bosons, leptons, quarks and neutrinos. But physicists think there are more members to be discovered in this particle zoo. From strange particles to dark m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: I'll Buy That! November 17 2008 Updated: 2008-12-01 16:57:26 Description: Smoking is good for you! Doctors want you to light up! Discover how cigarette companies of the 1950s manipulated the media to peddle their tobacco - and why not much has changed since then. Also, what goes on in our brain when we buy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: First Contact! November 24 2008 Updated: 2008-12-01 16:57:25 Description: From human settlers to alien visitors - when one society meets another, the results can be messy. The Jamestown settlement may have kicked off the colonization of the New World. But, you'll hear how it also left an indelible mar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Got Life? December 1 2008 Updated: 2008-12-01 16:57:25 Description: "Spore" is the ultimate game of life. Play it wisely and you can evolve from a single-celled organism, swimming in salt water, to an intelligent being rocketing through the galaxy. It's survival of the cleverest - are you game? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Time's Mysteries Part II: Warping Time November 10 2008 Updated: 2008-11-11 22:14:05 Description: Ever since Einstein, we've known that time doesn't barrel willy-nilly into the future. Moving clocks tick at a different rates, and by riding a fast rocket, we can slow time to a crawl. Such tricks may give you a way to see the dis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Time's Mysteries Part I: Marking Time November 3 2008 Updated: 2008-11-06 02:25:07 Description: Time's a mystery, yet we've invented clever ways to capture it. From sundials to atomic clocks, trace the history of time-keeping. Also, discover the surprising accuracy of nature's dating schemes - from the decay of carbon to layi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: War of the Worlds: Happy Anniversary! October 27 2008 Updated: 2008-10-28 15:45:54 Description: It's been 70 years since malevolent Martians landed in Grover's Mill, New Jersey. Orson Welles described the dramatic events as they unfolded on CBS's Mercury Theater On The Air. Some listeners were so frightened, they became hyste...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Senses Census October 13 2008 Updated: 2008-10-22 11:07:35 Description: REPEAT Don't worry if you've lost your senses - we've found them. Find out why we've evolved taste, sight, hearing, touch, and smell the way we have, and why we don't sense our world through antennae or echolocation. Discover what ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: What Were You Thinking? October 20 2008 Updated: 2008-10-22 11:07:35 Description: Say what you mean. That's difficult, if you don't know what you're thinking. But the neuromarketers do, and they'll be happy to tell Madison Avenue what's on your mind. Discover why this marketing strategy is wired for success. A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Humans in Space... ace... ace October 6 2008 Updated: 2008-10-07 13:47:29 Description: When the economy's down, will humans still be going up - into space, that is? We investigate the future of human spaceflight at the International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow, Scotland and find out whether sending Homo sapiens...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Get Your Boson June 16 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:48 Description: What happens when particles collide? The answer may tell us the dark secrets of the cosmos. At least, that's the hope for the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator. When it fires up this summer, colliding prot...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: The Science of Indiana Jones June 23 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:48 Description: He looks great in a fedora - we'll give him that. But surviving a tumble over three 100-foot waterfalls or toughing out an atomic blast by climbing into a refrigerator? We love Indy, but his exploits seem to be over the top when it com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Sigh. It's Science June 30 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:48 Description: REPEAT Is the public interested in science? The signs aren't encouraging. The Hubble Telescope teeters on the edge of breakdown, and the public's response is lukewarm. Science coverage in the media continues to shrink like cheap cotto...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Speaking Klingon July 7 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:48 Description: Ever try talking to an alien? In the movies, they always speak perfect English. But what if we really made contact? Could we just whip out a universal translator - or even a babelfish - to understand one another? Let's say we ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: When Machines Rule July 14 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:48 Description: REPEAT Every year, computing machines become more powerful, a fact that hasn't escaped the notice of anyone who occupies an office. Many experts now agree that within a few decades, your laptop will be smarter than you are. Not only t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Genes That Fit July 21 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:48 Description: Remember Mr. Potato Head? You changed his look by snapping in plastic mustaches, googly eyes and feet. Now imagine doing the same with a living cell: inserting the genes you want to create the organism you want. Welcome to the world of s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Risky Business July 28 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:48 Description: REPEAT Airplanes falling out of the sky! Lethal bird flu! Killer rocks from space! There's a lot that can do us in, and it would seem you have good reason to worry. Except that you're worried about the wrong things! Many of our fear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Why We Do What We Shoo Be Do Be Do August 4 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:48 Description: We see a man laughing and we smile in response. Our heart goes out to the sad-looking woman on the train. Humans are empathetic creatures - we feel what others feel, even the emotions of strangers. And it may be due to brain cells tha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: From Mars to Eternity August 11 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:48 Description: The discovery of water on Mars has scientists asking whether they're could have once been life on the Red Planet. It's a big question - and it's prompted us to follow up with a few of our own, such as: what is our relationship to the co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Seth's Attic August 18 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:47 Description: Why wait until the robins are bobbin' to do a bit of spring cleaning? Join Seth and Molly as they dare to enter the cobweb-cluttered confines of Seth's attic and sort out trash from treasure in his dusty collection. Find out which of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Bigfoot Press Conference August 25 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:47 Description: Finally, Bigfoot meets habeus corpus: three men claim they have the body of the elusive hirsute creature on ice, and throw a big press conference to prove it. Lots of journalists show up, as do the Bigfoot baggers. Days later the purp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: TXT MSG: Thought September 1 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:47 Description: From iPods to Google to Facebook - information swims at our fingertips and friends are just a txt msg away. Digital devices have re-defined what it means to be connected - but how else are they shaping behavior? Join us for the first o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: TXT MSG: Behavior September 8 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:47 Description: From iPods to Google to Facebook - information swims at our fingertips and friends are just a txt msg away. Digital devices have re-defined what it means to be connected - but how else are they shaping behavior? Join us for the second ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Bear Right in a Bull Market September 15 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:47 Description: When we're in love, we do some crazy things. And that's OK. But when we merge lanes on the highway, sign up for a credit card, or just order a book, we're as irrational as a teenager who's got a crush. Find out why we're mad in mone...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Get Your Boson September 22 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:47 Description: What happens when particles collide? The answer may tell us the dark secrets of the cosmos. At least, that's the hope for the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator. When it fires up this summer, colliding prot...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Formula One: The Drake Equation September 29 2008 Updated: 2008-10-06 17:44:47 Description: Show description REPEAT When it comes to contacting ET, SETI scientists do the math. They've been filling in values for the Drake Equation ever since 1961. That's when Frank Drake proposed his simple formula for estimating the n...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Building Better Brains June 9 2008 Updated: 2008-06-13 13:13:25 Description: Forgot your own birthday? Misplaced your Shih Tzu? Did you put the milk in your backpack and the iPod in the fridge? Age may bring wisdom but - alas - not a boost in RAM. But there's hope - scientists are discovering that the brain i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Aging: Stop Right There! June 2 2008 Updated: 2008-06-04 01:42:57 Description: REPEAT Imagine if aging were a disease like measles, one that could be cured. Some scientists think it's possible and that we'll eventually halt - or at least slow - the march of time and extend lifespans into the triple digits and bey...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Robots on the Move May 26 2008 Updated: 2008-05-28 06:30:43 Description: They can walk, roll, swim, and even dance to that funky music. Okay, so they're a little stiff on that one. But today's robots are not content to just sit and hum in a corner - they're movers and groovers, and not only on this planet. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Is Ignorance Bliss? May 19 2008 Updated: 2008-05-21 02:46:49 Description: Europe is a country. Six justices sit on the Supreme Court. The Vietnamese attacked Pearl Harbor. If ignorance is bliss, this is one happy-go-lucky country. The average American's grasp of history, current events, and geography is so...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Here's an Idea! May 12 2008 Updated: 2008-05-14 13:11:19 Description: Do you have some imagination? What about junk; got any of that? Thomas Edison said you need both to be an inventor. And Tom could speak with authority about switching on innovation's light bulb. Find out who today's inventors ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Life's Stories May 5 2008 Updated: 2008-05-07 02:10:34 Description: How did the first cells make the scene? Could there be critters on some newly discovered planets? And what happens if we ever encounter weird life? These may not be the sort of questions you hear being bandied about in your local coff...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Sex: From Beginning to End April 21 2008 Updated: 2008-05-01 20:07:06 Description: We all know how sex begins: a dimly-lit room, a come-hither smile, and a surfeit of parasol-shaded cocktails. But long before before all that, the gentle currents of the ancient sea floor set the mood. It was there, 570 million years ago...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: You Animal! April 28 2008 Updated: 2008-05-01 20:07:06 Description: Maybe Dr. Doolittle was on to something; animals are smarter than we think. Birds, apes, and dolphins are all clever problem solvers with a rich vocabularly and - in some cases - self-awareness. Find out what you can learn from our furr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Ctrl-S April 14 2008 Updated: 2008-04-14 15:52:47 Description: We all struggle with our memories. This is as true for society as a whole as it is for an individual. In some cases, the effort to preserve cultural history is also a race against time. We'll hear how a cave in Norway is helping keep ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Nerds April 7 2008 Updated: 2008-04-11 20:15:45 Description: There are two kinds of people: those who are unstylish, socially inept, yet academically gifted, and those who tease them. Being a nerd is rough; it's no fun to sit alone in the cafeteria or be forced to dine on beach sandwiches. But r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: You Sure About That? March 31 2008 Updated: 2008-04-03 13:08:14 Description: We all have something we feel certain about; the Sun will rise, the sky is blue and dried egg is hard to remove from shag carpet. You may feel strongly about these things - even swear by them; but that doesn't make them true, only that ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Order and Chaos Encore Presentation March 24 2008 Updated: 2008-03-25 13:04:29 Description: Like your stomach subjected to repeated $1.99 buffets, the universe is ever-expanding. As it grows, it inexorably becomes more chaotic. We'll hear what drives this increase in entropy, and whether there can be meaning in a universe tha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Formula One: The Drake Equation March 17 2008 Updated: 2008-03-18 11:57:02 Description: When it comes to contacting ET, SETI scientists do the math. They've been filling in values for the Drake Equation ever since 1961. That's when Frank Drake proposed his simple formula for estimating the number of communicating civiliza...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Science and Art: Worlds Apart? March 10 2008 Updated: 2008-03-16 01:10:11 Description: Leonardo da Vinci is considered a genius for combining art and science. But how usual is this for us mere mortals? Can science and art sucessfully inform each other?We'll hear how the insights of French writer Marcel Proust anticipate...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: The Early Bird Gets the Wormhole March 3 2008 Updated: 2008-03-04 06:05:52 Description: Here's a time-saver: ditch that car and find your local wormhole. You'll be transported from your front door to Pilates - or to a piazza in Rome, if you prefer - faster than you can say "instant messaging."We'll get reaction from a phy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: The End of Food February 25 2008 Updated: 2008-02-27 01:46:46 Description: Do you find eating tiresome? Is taking time to chew taking too big a bite out of your productivity? Well, you can soon say goodbye to the burden of beefy burgers and chlorophyll-ridden lettuce - you'll be able to pop a pill for all you...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Driving Evolution February 18 2008 Updated: 2008-02-20 02:19:07 Description: We've all descended from a common ancestor, but, as Homo sapiens, we no longer brachiate through trees and have long abandoned our stone tools for iPods. Evolution has shaped us into the big-brained, bipedal, text-messaging specimens we...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Senses Census February 11 2008 Updated: 2008-02-14 13:55:07 Description: Don't worry if you've lost your senses - we've found them. Find out why we've evolved taste, sight, hearing, touch, and smell the way we have, and why we don't sense our world through antennae or echolocation. Discover what part of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: You Talkin' to Me? February 4 2008 Updated: 2008-02-06 00:39:27 Description: Blah, blah, blah. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Yap, yap, yap. There's a lot of blather out there in the verbalsphere - you know what I'm saying? So you need to be crafty in order to be heard. We'll wax eloquent about those who succeed at ge...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Fortune Cooking January 28 2008 Updated: 2008-02-01 02:08:09 Description: "As I look into the crystal ball, I see... I see... I see James Randi, magician and skeptic extraordinaire. It's the self-same Randi who once exposed Uri Geller's trick for bending spoons. What does he say now that Geller has apparentl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Aging: Stop Right There! January 21 2008 Updated: 2008-01-26 21:39:06 Description: Imagine if aging were a disease like measles, one that could be cured. Some scientists think it's possible and that we'll eventually halt - or at least slow - the march of time and extend lifespans into the triple digits and beyond. 10...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: May the Forces Be With You January 14 2008 Updated: 2008-01-16 03:51:01 Description: Think you have it together? Then, you'll want to thank the four fundamental forces of nature. They hold the universe together, govern everything that happens, and generally make it what it is today. Discover their universal properties...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Science Detectives December 24 2007 Updated: 2007-12-25 04:13:53 Description: Some detectives don't look for fingerprints or interrogate suspects to unravel mysteries. Instead, they're dressed in white coats, and armed with DNA probes and star maps. These are the science detectives: researchers who have found inno...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Sputnik: 50 Years, One Month, Two Weeks Later December 10 2007 Updated: 2007-12-12 13:55:50 Description: It looked like no more than an oversized grapefruit with whiskers. So you wonder what all the fuss was about. But the small silver ball kicked into orbit by the Soviets in 1957 set off a decades-long space race between the U.S. and the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pole to Pole Updated: 2007-11-21 14:19:17 Description: The north and south poles are hot news right now, but for disturbing reasons. As the Earth's atmosphere warms, ice at high latitudes is melting at alarming rates. You're undoubtedly aware of this massive melt and even feeling anxiety a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Risky Business November 12, 2007 Updated: 2007-11-13 12:55:03 Description: Airplanes falling out of the sky! Lethal bird flu! Killer rocks from space! There's a lot that can do us in, and it would seem you have good reason to worry. Except that you're worried about the wrong things! Many of our fears are misplaced. It's mor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA:That Thinking Feeling November 5, 2007 Updated: 2007-11-10 02:07:30 Description: You think, therefore what? We can't be sure of much when it comes to consciousness. Not only do scientists not agree on what consciousness is they don't agree on whether they ever will be able to agree! What if you're not you, but a self-aware s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Mot'am I'm Atom Updated: 2007-10-29 16:33:48 Description: Meet the Atom. It's small, mostly empty, and held together by nature's strongest force. Without this nanoid nuclear bundle, you and I wouldn't be here. But the atom is not without its quarks. The uncontrolled splitting of atomic nuclei can vaporize c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Hand Me Microbe (and Slippers) October 8, 2007 Updated: 2007-10-08 23:57:56 Description: You can try to get far from the madding crowd. But it's a futile exercise. Wherever you go, you're a traveling trillion-ring circus of bacteria. In fact, you have more microbes on you and in you than you do human cells (and bathing won't help.) So co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Let's Do Launch July 30, 2007 Updated: 2007-07-30 16:31:57 Description: It's a traffic jam in northern Florida these days - as a bevy of NASA spacecraft queue up for launch. We'll get the lowdown of what's going up; from missions to land near the poles of Mars and dig into its cold, crusty surface... to an investigation ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Array of Hope March 29, 2007 Updated: 2007-03-29 15:59:06 Description: Although SETI experiments have not yet picked up a signal from another world, there\'s plenty of optimism among the scientists looking for ET\'s pings. That\'s because new telescopes, both radio and optical, will soon greatly speed up our cosmic reco...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA:DNA: The Nucleotide is Turning February 28, 2007 Updated: 2007-03-03 17:02:12 Description: A, C, G and T you can thank these four nucleotides for your auburn hair, lack of hand-eye coordination, and sparkling wit. The procession of these base pairs accounts for all human diversity, and as we crack its code, we're changing our understand...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Exploring the Unexplained December 20, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-21 15:54:26 Description: What is that strange light zipping across the sky at a speed that,well, no aircraft could match? Today, despite major achievements in our scientific understanding of the cosmos, there are still plenty of mysteries that perplex the public. Did alien...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: That Last 2 Percent December 20, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-14 15:40:51 Description: Okay, so we’re not as hirsute and we don’t routinely brachiate through trees, but in what other ways are we different from chimpanzees? With a map of the chimp genome in hand, scientists are closer to answering that question. Join us for a trip to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA: Rubble Trouble September 6, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-09 20:08:01 Description: How safe is our future? With millions of rocks careening around the solar system, what are the chances of a major impact wiping out a city, a country, or all life on Earth? We’ll talk to NASA scientists about how they’re hunting for asteroids that ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AWA:Lost and Found Astronomy August 23, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-24 18:09:37 Description: Poor Pluto – talk about losing your identity. This punk world was hailed in 1930 as the first planet found in the 20th century, only to be dismissed as a hunk of icy rock by the start of the 21st. Now, astronomers have changed their minds: Pluto an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dinos and Carnivorous Kangaroos July 26, 2006 Updated: 2006-07-27 16:44:09 Description: Dinos are still big, even though they vanished from the landscape 65 million years ago: it seems we just can’t get enough of these economy-sized lizards. Meet the only ichnologist* in Canada, and discover what he’s learned about dinosaur behavior fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD No Free Launch June 28, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-29 19:50:24 Description: The lesson that you first learned in Economics 101 is alive and kicking at NASA; there’s no such thing as a free launch. The hefty price tag on repeated Shuttle flights to finish the International Space Station, combined with treks to the moon and Ma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD F Is For Science May 31, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:39 Description: Where have all the eggheads gone? America used to be the unparalleled leader in science; its universities and laboratories fertile ground for the world’s top thinkers and innovators. But now our potential Einsteins are going overseas, and other count...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Look! Up In the Sky! May 24, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:38 Description: Rocks from space, saucers from space, and dramatic celestial events above our heads. This week, we’re headed for the wild, blue yonder, to take a look at things that fall, sail, or occasionally appear in the sky. We’ll hear how the most famous mete...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Gospel According to SETI May 17, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:38 Description: Critics of SETI call the endeavor a quasi-religious quest. They say that after 45 years of effort, those who still search for signals from the stars are fueled by faith rather than by scientific rationale. Is SETI religion? Listen to a discussion abo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Not So Cool April 26, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:37 Description: We love tossing little squares of it into lemonade... and curse having to chip it off windshields in the winter. Its sheer vastness and weight have shaped our planet, and new forms of it are now being created in labs. Believe it or not, ice has a h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aliens Ready For Their Close-Up April 12, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:37 Description: You\'ve seen them on the screen -- now see them up-close, behind plexiglass. They\'re all your favorite aliens -- Robbie the Robot, R2D2, and even the socially awkward Alien Queen -- stacked up and labeled for your viewing pleasure. Join Seth and M...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sleight of Hand April 5, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:37 Description: If an 800 lb. gorilla lumbers onto to a basketball court and nobody sees it, is it really there? Yes, says psychologist and magician Richard Wiseman, but he knows why you failed to spot it. Find out how we train ourselves to miss the obvious. Also...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD These Planets Are a Gas March 29, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:37 Description: Hydrogen, helium…we’re jumping into the swirling gases that make up some of the most alluring planets of our solar system. The Cassini mission has beamed back evidence of water geysers on Saturn’s moon Enceledus – could these other worldly Old Faithf...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don\'t Be a Chimp March 22, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:36 Description: Charles Darwin is catching a lot of flack these days – his work is being challenged in the courts where some still dismiss the science of evolution as “mere theory.” We’ll look at how this word “theory” is used to mislead. Also, say hello to your ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Trip Through the Solar System...But How Do You Planet? March 15, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:36 Description: We hear a lot about the discovery of extrasolar planets these days, but these are also exciting times for those who study the planets in our own backyard. We\'ll talk about the discovery of new rings around Uranus and new studies that throw cold wat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Horrendous Space Kablooie March 8, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:36 Description: Author Simon Singh says if you’re after a theory of how the universe began, the Big Bang is the only game in town. Also in the show: the genetic roots of pale skin, Karen Meech’s damp facts of life, reporter Bud Gundy on the Allen Telescope Array, a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mutants and Monsters Excerpt February 19, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:36 Description: A tiny blip in DNA can lead a species to extinction-- but genetic mutations can also give rise to new species. We\'ll hear how mutations may have shaped the fate of the woolly mammoth, and why avian flu hasn\'t yet evolved into a human pandemic. Also...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Trip Through the Solar System...But How Do You Planet? Excerpt February 12, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:36 Description: We hear a lot abot the discovery of extrasolar planets these days, but these are also exciting times for those who study the planets in our own backyard. We\'ll talk about the discovery of new rings around Uranus and you\'ll hear Dava Sobel, author ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Psychic Sleuth Excerpt January 29, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:36 Description: Joe Nickell has many aliases – but he won’t tell you what they are. He needs these pseudonyms when he goes undercover as a psychic sleuth. It\'s a rare medium he can\'t outwit -- find out how this ex-magician does it. Also, why the government can\...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Singularity November 27, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:35 Description: Every three years, the amount of computer processing you can buy for a thousand dollars doubles. By 2025, your desktop machine will have more computational power, and more memory, than you do. Is Homo sapiens about to replace himself? Guest Ray Ku...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Secret Einstein November 20, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:35 Description: Here’s your pop quiz -- who was Albert Einstein? Easy enough, you say – A brilliant scientist with a German accent who first wrote the equation e = mc2 and changed physics with his theories of space and time. But did you know that he was dyslexic?......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life: Chapter 1 November 13, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:34 Description: How did life begin? Was it some highly improbable chemical reaction in the deep waters of the early Earth that sparked biology on our world? Perhaps we were seeded with life from a distant star system. Or is life such a commonplace occurrence that...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sci Fi and the Fall Lineup November 6, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:34 Description: Anyone who\'s glanced at their TV in recent weeks knows that aliens have invaded the tube. No fewer than six new science fiction series are unreeling during the Fall season: three with space aliens, and three with ghosts. Why the sudden deluge of e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Superhumans October 30, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:33 Description: Superheroes -- those physically gifted individuals who can hop, skip, and bound through cities without breaking a sweat -- are useful for more than simply dealing with urban crime. Their abilities (not to mention their notoriety) make them beneficia...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Astrobiology: Questions of Cosmic Life October 9, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:33 Description: Is astrobiology just a subject in search of data? And what the heck is astrobiology anyway? There\'s more to this new research field than meets the eye. \"Are We Alone?\" recently attended a NASA conference on the subject, and some of the research...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alien Memories October 2, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:33 Description: Approximately seven percent of Americans claim to have memories of nefarious extraterrestrials who have kidnapped them from their beds, whisked them into alien spacecraft, and subjected them to brazen prodding and probing. Are these real memories – ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ID on Trial September 25, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:33 Description: Observers say a court proceeding in Dover, Pennsylvania over Intelligent Design is shaping up to be another Scopes Trial. At stake: whether teaching Intelligent Design is teaching religion, or teaching science. A reporter covering the trial tells u...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Big Bang, Again and Again September 18, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:33 Description: What was there before the universe began? Is it a question we can ever hope to answer? Today\'s cosmologists are toying with the idea, among others, of cyclic universes --scenarios in which the Big Bang is reprised endlessly. Join us as we talk ab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Radical Evolution Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:32 Description: Where do you think humankind will be in two decades\' time? Will our future existence simply be a matter of longer lives and faster, non-polluting cars? In fact, that might only be the half of it. Genetics, robotics, and nanotechnology are about t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Amazing Randi September 4, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:32 Description: The Amazing Randi either has money to burn, or has a diehard belief in the scientific method. His foundation’s one million dollar challenge for evidence of paranormal powers has yet to pay out, but James Randi assures us he\'ll sign the check just...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is Anyone Interested in Science? August 28, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:32 Description: Newspapers around the country are cutting their science sections, and giving pink slips to their science beat reporters. In an age so dependent on research and technology, does this make sense? Join us as we discuss science literacy with two top jo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Recycling Hi-Tech August 21, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:31 Description: As we move into the post-industrial age, our technology becomes higher-tech, and shorter lived. As we rush to buy the newest electronic wizardry, what happens to the old? A hundred million electronic devices are tossed out each year, creating moun...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friendly Robots August 14, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:31 Description: Could a robot ever be your best friend? We all know that machines don’t sport real intelligence - yet. But as researchers devise mechanical beings with personality and a hint of emotion, they’re definitely becoming more appealing as companions. So...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why We Love Live Radio August 7, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:31 Description: Ahhh...the pleasures of Live Radio. Seth and Molly improvise when tonight's guest makes an emergency exit. After a bumpy start, Phil Plait leaps into the breach and a conversation about skepticism ensues. Don't believe us? Download and find out f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ultimate Chill Out: The Promise of Cryonics July 31, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:30 Description: Is icy immortality in your future? For decades now, small numbers of people have been trying to ensure an existence beyond death by having their bodies – sometimes only parts of their bodies – deep frozen. The idea is simple: years from now, when t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shuttle Showdown July 24, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:30 Description: The space shuttle program will be given a lift on the wings of Discovery when it blasts off from the Cape, but some say that taking one of these three-decade-old designs is like driving your Grandma’s Model T, and they argue the Shuttle should be s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is the Church Pulling Back on Evolution 7/17/05 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:29 Description: Is Darwinian evolution incompatible with Church doctrine? Pope John Paul II didn’t think so, saying that evolution was “more than a hypothesis.” But now an Austrian Cardinal is saying that random mutation and selection are not the full explanation ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD War of the Worlds July 10, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:29 Description: The Martians are coming... again. Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" is the latest reprise of H.G. Wells' classic 1898 tale of alien invasion and human hubris. But while Mars remains everyone's favorite planet for possible life, we know a lot m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Teaming Bacteria May 8, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:29 Description: It may surprise you – given that they don’t have eyes, hands, or Palm Pilots – but bacteria can organize and communicate in clever ways. These miniscule creatures can actually sense each others’ presence, and cooperate to survive – even swarming fo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Genes and Genius Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:29 Description: How smart are you? Brainy enough to have your genetic material set aside to breed a race of high IQ kids? A recent book, The Genius Factory, is a tale about the Nobel Prize sperm bank, a project that produced more than 200 children. Is this sort o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Was He Wrong? Einstein Centennial, Part II Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:28 Description: Ten years after Einstein\'s \"miracle year\", he took on gravity with his Theory of General Relativity. He realized that mass will warp spacetime, and consequently a flashlight beam will bend as it goes past a star or planet, and moving bodies will ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Global Warming June 5, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:28 Description: Global warming skeptics have had a prominent voice in the climate discussion for over a decade. But now with scientific consensus that the atmophere is heating up, is there still room for skepticism? Also, the \"Michael Crichton effect\" in the disc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Extraterrestrial May 29, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:28 Description: In less than a decade, new space-based telescopes will be scanning the heavens, looking for planets, and examining their atmospheres for signs of life. On May 30, National Geographic Channel will broadcast a two-hour TV special entitled "Extraterre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Back to the Moon! Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:28 Description: As private companies race to launch lunar-bound rockets, is it time to seriously consider colonizing our nearest celestial neighbor? Also, don't be in the dark about the upcoming lunar eclipse - we offer a complete guide to greater crater enjoymen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Out of Time Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:28 Description: Ever since H.G. Wells took us both backward and forward in time, visionary folk have dreamt of the possibility of building a time machine. From rockets to wormholes, renowned physicist and author Paul Davies describes how it might be done. Also, S...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD That's What You Think! Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:27 Description: Open lines. The Are We Alone? hosts take your calls and answer questions ranging from why we think life might be common in the cosmos to what it would smell like on Mars. Also, we talk with SETI Institute astronomer Peter Jenniskens about the Leoni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The International Space Station Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:27 Description: Critics of the International Space Station say the multi-billion dollar floating laboratory is too expensive for what it's doing. Is it worth the investment? We'll be speaking with Bonnie Dalton, of NASA Ames Research Center, about the value of putt...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Living Small Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:27 Description: Meet the bacterial buddies that call your garden home. The new science of metagenomics aims to sequence, not single organisms, but the DNA of entire ecosystems that might be hanging out in a patch of soil or seawater. We talk to Jo Handelsman , a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live from Arecibo Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:27 Description: The Project Phoenix team is once again using the super-sized Arecibo radio telescope to scan nearby star systems for signals. Join Seth Shostak in a first-hand, live report from the telescope control room as we take you to the front line in the sea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Investigating Paranormal Claims Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:27 Description: Skeptical Sunday is back as we talk to CSICOP paranormal investigator Joe Nickell and learn how he goes undercover to test the abilities of a mentalist who claims psychic powers. Then James Underdown from the Center for Inquiry West offers $10,000 t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hitchhiker's Guide Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:26 Description: It started on the radio,and it's been in the bookstores for decades, eventually achieving cult status. It's the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", a tongue-in-cheek semi-epic now playing at the local cineplex. But is the "Guide" merely mindless e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alien Visitors? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:26 Description: Half of all Americans believe that extraterrestrials have come to Earth, usually for nefarious purposes. But how solid is the evidence? Are We Alone? talks to those that investigate claims of cosmic company. Find out why they remain skeptical. Gue...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD President Bush: Fly Us to the Moon...and Mars Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:25 Description: The President has given NASA new marching... er, blasting orders: return to the Moon, establish a permanent base, and then move on to the Red Planet. Is this new roadmap for the space agency realistic, and what will be the scientific and societal ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Its the Red Rover All Over Again Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:25 Description: We go to Pasadena\'s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the second Mars robot bounces onto the Red Planet. Can the successful landing of Spirit be duplicated?Find out from Molly Bentley as she reports live from NASA's Mission Control at JPL during the e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Views on Ooze Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:25 Description: Life has carpeted our planet for more than 3 billion years. Some researchers think that the first biology was cooked up in the hot waters at the bottom of the ocean, but can we be sure? And how did it happen?Understanding how life got started on E...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Going to Extremes Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:25 Description: You think your life is tough? Well, meet creatures that live in some of the worst neighborhoods on Earth extremophiles. Whether it\'s in a churning deep sea vent, or at the bottom of an Antarctic lake, these creatures thrive where others wouldn't...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live from the AAAS Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:24 Description: From dark energy to the exploration of oceans elsewhere in our solar system, join us as we report live from the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Seattle. Guests: Christopher Stubbs, professor of physics and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Darwin Conspiracy Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:24 Description: Imagine a group of evolutionists, sitting in a darkened room, busily plotting how to forge fossils and skew facts so that textbooks tilt in favor of Darwinian evolution. This conspiratorial scenario might sound far-fetched, but some anti-evolutioni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live From Arecibo: Talk from the Telescope Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:24 Description: Join in the excitement of the search for extraterrestrial signals as SETI Astronomer Seth Shostak reports live from the world's largest radio telescope in Puerto Rico. You'll be in direct touch with Project Phoenix, the most sensitive hunt for extra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mars Pics: Curious Mix! Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:24 Description: Is it a rock, or might it be a fossil? An expert weighs in on what pictures from the twin rovers tell us about the Red Planet. Also, why London bookies stopped taking bets on Martian life, and the man-on-the-street Rorschach test - what do you see i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hollywood Aliens Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:24 Description: Hollywood loves movies about extraterrestrials, but most silver screen aliens - from E.T. to Star Wars - are remarkably anthropomorphic. Scientists say the real aliens may be far stranger than we think. Find out why intelligent life elsewhere in t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When Seeing Is Disbelieving Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:24 Description: Those who claim to have "remote viewing" capabilities say they can tune into distant events. These gifted folk can see a man crossing the street in Botswana while sipping a latte in a Berkeley café. If this is true, why bother with cable? Find ou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dino Demise Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:24 Description: Scientists are pointing to new evidence that the rock that slammed into the Yucatan 65 million years ago didn't, as widely assumed, wipe out the world's supply of overly large lizards. But their claim is controversial. We talk with experts to hear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Saving Hubble Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:23 Description: NASA's decision to stop servicing the world\'s most famous space-based telescope has ignited widespread protest. What began as a lonely plea from astronomers has now become a broad-based call to action. Is this famous eye in the sky going to be shu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The End of the Universe Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:23 Description: What is our long-term future? Some say the universe will expand forever, slowly turning cold and lifeless as the stars and galaxies die. Others say that dark energy will rip all existence apart in only a few tens of billions of years. Join us as ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When You Wish Upon a Star Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:23 Description: Nearly everyone has read a horoscope to get insight into their personal lives, and many have consulted astrologers for readings. But is there any reason to think that the positions of the stars and planets have any influence whatsoever on our fates?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Testing Einstein Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:23 Description: Einstein's general theory of relativity predicts strange things, including the dragging of space and time by a rotating planet like the Earth. But do these predictions hold up? Hard to tell, to verify some of Einstein's predictions has required m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why Sedna? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:23 Description: Astronomers have recently discovered a small world far beyond Pluto's distant orbit. In naming the planet Sedna, they\'ve broken with the Roman pantheon: Jupiter, Saturn and similar denizens of the mythological skies. Not everyone is happy with this...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Shroud of Turin Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:22 Description: Is it the authentic burial cloth of Jesus, or merely a carefully crafted hoax used to scam medieval pilgrims? The Shroud of Turin has been the subject of speculation and considerable scientific inquiry, including carbon dating and DNA analysis. Bu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Extraterrestrial History Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:22 Description: Long before modern SETI experiments -- and even before the invention of the telescope -- people looked into the sky and reasoned that there must be life on planetary bodies beyond Earth. In fact, ideas about extraterrestrial life go back at least a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Universe Below Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:22 Description: The vast majority of Earth\'s oceans remain unexplored -- in fact, we have better maps of Mars than we do of our own sea bed. But that may soon change. With the launch of new deep-diving vessels, and blueprints for building a vast network of perm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Launch of SpaceShipOne Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:22 Description: Join us as we cover the launch preparations for the first privately funded rocket into space. Could this open up the final frontier to everyone? Molly Bentley reports live from the Mojave desert. Guest: Jack Hagerty, mechanical engineer, aerospace ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lost in the Lost City of Atlantis Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:21 Description: This summer a team of archaeologists will launch a new hunt for the lost world of Atlantis. Using a hi-tech submersible, they'll investigate an underwater island near the Strait of Gibraltar whose features resemble the description given by Plato of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Lure of the Rings Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:21 Description: After a journey of seven years, the Cassini spacecraft is navigating its way around Saturn's neighborhood. It's beaming back detailed photos of this giant world\'s icy halo. Find out why the rings could be the Rosetta Stone for understanding how o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Star Trek Science Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:21 Description: Millions of fans have been tuning in Star Trek since Captain Kirk first ordered Scotty to beam him up in the mid-1960s. The show has kindled excitement about space exploration, but it has also inspired interest in real science. We\'ll find out ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD I, Robot Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:20 Description: During its first weekend in the theaters, millions of film fans spent two hours in the dark watching I, Robot, a movie set two dozen years in the future when androids are as common as phone poles. Inspired by the stories of Isaac Asimov, I, Robot i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bigfoot: Big Hoax? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:20 Description: In 1967, a photographer snapped a picture of a human-ape creature walking through the woods just as it turned to the camera. The photo is not entirely flattering - and it's somewhat out of focus - but it launched a thousand Bigfoot hypotheses. Since...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Little Orphan Earth? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:20 Description: In the last decade, astronomers have found more than 100 planets quietly orbiting other stars. That's the good news. The less-attractive news is that all of these planets are king-sized -- the mass of Saturn or more -- and are not the kind of pl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Will the Aliens Speak Math? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:20 Description: How's your math? Well, you may want to brush up on it -- that is, if you hope to be conversant with ET. Scientists say that any signal we receive from intelligent life is rather unlikely to be in English, but in the language of math. Find out why ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Black Holes and Other Weeeirrd Physics Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:20 Description: World-famous physicist Stephen Hawking once said that black holes destroy everything that falls inside them. Now he's backtracked a bit, and says that some things may escape a black hole after all. So what's the real story on these mysterious col...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aliens Under Glass Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:20 Description: You\'ve seen them on the screen -- now see them up-close, behind plexiglass. They're all your favorite aliens -- Robbie the Robot, R2D2, and even the socially awkward Alien Queen -- stacked up and labeled for your viewing pleasure. Join Seth and M...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Ultimate Genetic Code Book Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:19 Description: Join us as we follow the journey of Craig Venter - a man who always feels a code coming on - in his pursuit to collect the DNA of everything on the planet. Guests: Craig Venter, President of the Center for the Advancement of Genomics. Dr. Venter p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD World Wide Hoax Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:19 Description: Research shows that Americans are turning ‘being fooled' into a national pastime, particularly on the Internet: From offers of quick cash transfers from former African finance ministers to Web sites that resemble your bank… but aren't. Is the vi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Will ET Send Snail Mail? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:19 Description: Could the aliens be sending us messages in a bottle? While SETI researchers wield mammoth telescopes hoping to pick up a signal from some distant world, could it be that ET has long ago sent a message that's landed somewhere unnoticed in our solar s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Would a Signal From Space Change Our Religious Beliefs? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:18 Description: Could religions survive contact with extraterrestrials? The Medieval Church didn\'t think so, as this would challenge mankind's central role in the cosmos. Today such ideas are considered old fashioned, and many theologians welcome the discovery o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seven Warning Signs of Junk Science Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:18 Description: The ten commandments and the seven habits of highly effective people may help you navigate the vicissitudes of life, but they're little help in deciding, for example, whether a free-energy machine would reduce your heating bills. Fortunately, physi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Unorthodox Vision: the Stars of Amateur Astronomy Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:17 Description: There aren't many fields of modern research where amateurs play an important role. Amateur chemists? Hardly. Amateur physicists? Just a few. But amateur astronomers are not only plentiful, they\'ve made valuable contributions to science - from ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Halfpint Hominids Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:17 Description: The discovery of a dwarf species of humans in Indonesia is a giant story in paleoanthropology. Indeed, the 18,000-year old fossils have been called one of the most outstanding archeological discoveries of the last half-century; it may add a new bra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Heat is Really On Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:17 Description: Scientists agree: the Earth is heating up because of the nasty gas belched from cars and smokestacks. Humans are changing the climate – and in places like the Arctic, that change is happening fast. But despite the documented evidence of a warming ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The SETI Institute - Twenty Years of Looking for Life Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:17 Description: When it comes to searching for life beyond Earth, particularly of the intelligent variety, few organizations can rival the SETI Institute. This month, the Institute celebrates its twentieth birthday. Begun with one small NASA project and a handful ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Astronomy Superstar: Neil Tyson Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:16 Description: You've seen him on TV, and you've probably checked out his books. Neil de Grasse Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York. He recently hosted the PBS television series "Origins", and ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Walk This Way May 15, 2005 Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:16 Description: It's probably something you do without much thought: getting around by walking. But walking is a pretty remarkable -- and difficult -- mode of locomotion, especially if you're a robot. Meet the new generation of mechanical Martian explorers, and le...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life Chills Out: Biology at the Poles Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:16 Description: Get ready for a chilly reception on your radio when we go to the poles - the desolate lands and oceans that cover the spin axes of Earth. We'll be investigating the weird and remarkably tough microbes that live there, as well as the humans who stud...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fertile Imagination -- The Columbia University Prayer Study Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:16 Description: If you want something badly enough, can you just pray for it, and have it happen? That idea seemed to be vindicated by a famous Columbia University study claiming that women who were undergoing in-vitro fertilization were more likely to get pregnan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Titan Touchdown Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:15 Description: On Friday, after traveling more than seven years – and 3.5 billion kilometers – the Huygens probe will parachute down onto Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. It may land with a splash – in a methane-filled lake – or with a thud - on a hard or gooey surf...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Parallel Universes Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:15 Description: He's one of the superstars of string theory: Michio Kaku, a professor who's literally written the book on the novel idea that matter may ultimately consist of incredibly tiny, vibrating "strings". The implications of this new physics is that there ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Mother of All Extinctions Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:14 Description: Most scientists are convinced that what killed the dinosaurs, and the majority of their biological brethren 65 million years ago, was a rock from space. The evidence is strong that a planetoid about the size of Manhattan slammed into the Earth, pre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Will Intelligence Rule the Universe? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:14 Description: Are thinking beings like ourselves merely bit players in the enormous drama of the cosmos? Or is intelligence destined to become something vastly more important: the architect of this universe, and of other universes to come? That’s the the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creationism in the Classroom? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:14 Description: Will ID be required in biology class? Intelligent Design is the counter-evolution theory that says Darwin can't explain life's complexity. According to ID proponents, an intelligent 'designer' had a hand in designing all living things, from DNA to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Extra! Solar Planets! Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:14 Description: It's been ten years since the first planet was found around another sun-like star. Now new planets are coming out of the woodwork -- or should we say, out of the telescope domes -- at the rate of one every week or two. Nearly 150 have been uncover...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Einstein's Special Centennial Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:13 Description: It's been a century since Albert Einstein, a clerk at the Swiss Patent Office, came up with a radical new formulation of physics: the Special Theory of Relativity. The implications of relativity are so bizarre, most people have trouble getting thei...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alien Visitation - Closed Mind Encounters? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:13 Description: More than a third of the public thinks that extraterrestrials are visiting our planet, although few scientists agree. Many folks will passionately insist "they're here," and claim that those who don't agree are closed minded. Any calls for verifiab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Whence Cometh the Nextuth Ice Age? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:13 Description: What causes the slow-motion chills of the ice ages? New research suggests that dark space clouds may have thrown our planet into the mother of all deep freezes many millions of years ago. The effect was world-wide, with a thick layer of frost cover...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cyber Cerebella? Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:13 Description: Our computers get faster every year - so how long will it be before they're as good as the best computer around: the human brain? We'll be talking about how researchers are striving to construct an artificial mind - and whether a chip in your b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Emerging Viruses Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:13 Description: The avian flu is not just making headlines - it's making health officials nervous. The flu is a dangerous disease that illustrates just how adaptable viruses can be. We'll be talking with experts on the behavior of viruses on Earth, and the possib...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD All Luck is Dumb Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:12 Description: Do you carry a rabbit's foot or a special crystal, just in case? Maybe you avoid breaking mirrors, loping under ladders, or crossing paths with dark-furred felines. But does any of this matter? Indeed, is there really any such thing as luck, good ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life Beyond Earth Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:11 Description: We’ll be coming to you live, and in living audio, from Boulder, Colorado where NASA is hosting its annual astrobiology conference. You’ll hear top researchers talk about the hunt for planets beyond the solar system, how to recognize life on nearby ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Media Hype Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:11 Description: Do the media scare us unnecessarily? Do warnings about earthquakes, the Marburg virus, or even anthrax in your mail describe serious threats to your gusto-grabbing lifestyle, or are these merely exaggerated reports that make the news because they'r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science of Animal Personality Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:11 Description: Most dog and cat owners will aver that their furry housemates are brimming with personality. But what about animals that have a less intimate relationship with us? Are birds neurotic? Can octopuses be disarmingly charming? New research is tea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robot Uprising Updated: 2006-06-03 04:21:11 Description: How well do you know your toaster? Has your vacuum cleaner failed to suck it up recently? Sure, they’re compliant appliances now, but what happens when their hi-tech descendants develop second thoughts about non-stop housework? Find out what to d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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