Climate summit begins today
The summit on America’s climate choices begins in Washington, D.C. on Monday, March 30. Congress has asked the National Academies – advisors to the nation on science – to help guide U.S. climate policy. Follow news from the summit via EarthSky on Facebook, or earthskyscience on Twitter.
Stamp-sized test to diagnose killer disease
Listen to chemist George Whitesides talk about a fast, cheap diagnostic test that could save lives in the developing world.
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Gregory Berns on pain, the brain, and personal finance
In this 8-minute EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcast, Gregory Berns talks about how people’s brains work when they make decisions.
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SCIENCE PODCASTS: SCIENTISTS SPEAK ON ISSUES
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Listen to Harvard’s William Clark talk about what ‘sustainable development’ really means, and why it’s a matter of life and death.
more... - Hania Zlotnik: Economic challenges in aging population
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Listen to Hania Zlotnik, director of the UN population division, talk about the economic challenges for a future with an aging population, and why an aging population is an encouraging sign.
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In this 8-minute EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcast, Gregory Berns talks about how people’s brains work when they make decisions.
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In this ninth episode of Chronicles of a Science Experiment, Aaron’s confident that he’s learned enough about the puzzle-like system of proteins and sugar molecules he’s synthesizing in his lab to be able to publish results in a scientific journal.
more... - Steven Benner: incremental step to artificial life
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Molecular biologist Steven Benner talks about a molecule he’s designed that could be a first step towards an artificial life form.
more... - Andy Ridgwell: Reflective crops can curb warming
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Listen to climate scientist Andy Ridgwell talk about how certain crops could have a cooling effect on Earth.
more... - Hurricane Ike ‘back surge’ eroded islands
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Geophysicist John Goff talks about the effects of Hurricane Ike on some of the slim barrier islands running parallel to the Texas coast – including Galveston Island.
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- Lindsay Patterson A history of the nuclear age precedes a nuclear renaissance
- A couple of weeks ago, just as I started researching an upcoming series on nuclear energy, a book on the history of nuclear power landed […]
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- Deborah Byrd Swine flu preparedness - I vote yes
- Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the pandemic alert level to Phase 5, its second-highest level, the level just before a full-blown pandemic […]
Posted by Deborah Byrd May 4, 2009 (4)
- Beverly Spicer Do all roads lead to politics?
- I got lost in cyberspace this morning and suddenly found myself upon the shores of McClatchy, an online political newspaper in Washington DC. �McClatchy has […]
Posted by Beverly Spicer April 25, 2009 (3)
- Dan Kulpinski Dust storms escalate in Western U.S., affect ecosystems
- This year 11 serious dust storms have hit the Colorado Rockies -- and it's only April. The storms affect snow melt, air quality and local […]
Posted by Dan Kulpinski April 24, 2009 (3)
- Larry Sessions Preparing to say "Goodbye"
- Many years ago, when I was at the Noble Planetarium at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, I had the honor and priviledge […]
Posted by Larry Sessions April 7, 2009 (6)
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