Upcoming: Friday, May 8th, 2009

A cast made of some of the bones recovered in a cave on the island of Flores. Courtesy John Griffin, SBU.

Hour One- 2pm ET

Presidential Science Adviser John Holdren

Ira talks with John Holdren, head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, about the role of science in the Obama administration. (more)

Hour Two-3pm ET

Influenza Research

Why does the flu affect different people differently? We'll hear about new research into what makes the virus work. (more)

The Hobbit Debate

Are the 'hobbit bones' found in an Indonesian cave from a different species, or from modern humans suffering from bone deformations? (more)

The Two Cultures, Fifty Years On

Are the humanities and the sciences irrevocably divided? (more)

Science Friday Archives:

SciFri Blogs

China Bets On Wind Power -- How much is 100 Gigawatts of power? An awful lot. And China says it's ramping up its wind power ambitions... (more)

Spring Buds -- Studying honeybees has changed my focus, a bit. I knew that the bees were hunkered down in the hive all winter, waiting for the weather to warm up so that they can take some "relief" flights... (more)

My Personal Cyber-Spy -- If you're at all concerned about privacy in this day and age, take a look at this report "The snooping dragon: social-malware surveillance of the Tibetan movement... (more)