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DECEMBER
December 25, 2003
Mars
Mission
An initial attempt to contact Europe's first Mars lander failed
. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on past efforts to explore the
Red Planet.
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December 22, 2003
Picturing
Space
NASA has released the first images, including of distant galaxies
and once-blurry stars, from the new orbiting telescope it launched last summer.
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December 1, 2003
Worms
and Viruses
Computer bugs have cost the global community more than
$140 billion in damages so far this year -- almost three times as much as in
2002. Tom Bearden looks into recent anti-viral research in the latest report
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December 1, 2003
Forum: De-'Bugging' Computers
The Internet has facilitated global communication like never before but also created the need to secure computer networks from viruses and worms. Two security experts on the front line of the battle against these computer "bugs" answer your questions. |
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NOVEMBER
November 18, 2003
Reconnecting
A report from the NewsHour's Science Unit explains cutting-edge technology
that helps amputees reconnect with the functionality of their missing limbs.
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November
4, 2003
Elegant Universe
The final installment of a three-part NOVA series about "String Theory,"
a new branch of science that seeks to explain nothing less than how the universe
works, airs on PBS. Ray Suarez speaks with series host Brian Greene.
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OCTOBER
October 29, 2003
Solar
Storm
Another kind of firestorm struck the earth's atmosphere this
morning. The giant geometric flare unleashed by the sun threatened to disrupt
airline and satellite communications and trigger shutdowns on electrical power
grids. Margaret Warner follows up on the solar flare in a conversation with
Space.com writer Robert Roy Britt.
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October 20, 2003
Hydrogen
Power
One of nature's most intrinsic elements may someday have the largest
impact on the creation of energy for human consumption. Hydrogen power has the
potential to fuel vehicles for transportation, generate most of the world's electricity
and ultimately replace all use of fossil fuels. Tom Bearden reports on the journey
of hydrogen power from research to reality.
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October 15, 2003
China
in Space
Four decades after the height of the space race between
the United States and the Soviet Union, China became only the third country
to launch a person into orbit.
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October 8, 2003
Nobel
Prize Winners
Two biochemists were honored with the Nobel prize for
chemistry in recognition of their discoveries of the tiny channels that
let vital substances move through cell walls. Margaret Warner talks to Peter Agre,
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October 7, 2003
Nobel
Prize Winners
Three scientists won the Nobel prize in physics
for their research into the behavior of atoms and electrons at extremely low temperatures.
Ray Suarez interviews one of newest Nobel laureates, Anthony Leggett of the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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October 6, 2003
Nobel
Prize Winners
An American and a Briton won the Nobel prize in medicine
for laying the groundwork for the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI), which has revolutionized the detection of disease.
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October 1, 2003
Tracking
Hurricanes
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the science of hurricane forecasting.
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October 1, 2003
Forum: Tracking Hurricanes
In recent years, scientists have made leaps and bounds in improving our ability to predict and track hurricanes, mitigating their destructive power. Two scientists answer your questions about the latest developments in predicting and tracking the devastating storms. |
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SEPTEMBER
September 10, 2003
Nuclear Architect
Nuclear scientist Edward Teller died Tuesday. Ray Suarez discusses his work on the atomic and hydrogen bombs with author Richard Rhodes. |
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AUGUST
August 28, 2003
Newsmaker:
Sean O'Keefe
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe responds to a pointed report
by the official accident investigation board on the destruction of the space
shuttle Columbia.
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August 27, 2003
Close
Encounter
Earlier the planet Mars had its closest encounter with Earth
in 60,000 years. Terence Smith discusses the event with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist
and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History
in New York City.
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August 26, 2003
Columbia
Report
An independent board announced that flawed practices
at NASA and falling foam debris contributed to the space shuttle Columbia disaster
last February.
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August 18, 2003
Power
Politics
Last week's sweeping power outages heated up the debate over the
country's energy policies.
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August 15, 2003
Unplugged
The massive power failure Thursday raises new questions about the nation's
electrical power system.
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August 15, 2003
Blackout
Power slowly returned after Thursday's blackout across the northeast
and Midwestern United States.
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JULY
July 11, 2003
Ancient
Planet
Scientists said they discovered a planet that is some 9 billion
years older than any known previously.
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July 10, 2003
Risky
Research
Betty Ann Bowser reports from Hamilton, Mont., where the
National Institutes of Health wants build a new laboratory to study some deadly
pathogens.
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July 8, 2003
Columbia
Shuttle 'Smoking Gun'
A test Monday may have revealed the cause
of February's space shuttle Columbia disaster. Gwen Ifill discusses the continuing
investigation with the New York Times' Matthew Wald.
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JUNE
June 30, 2003
The
Rocketeers
Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on privatizing space
exploration.
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June 13, 2003
Out of Africa
Ray
Suarez and Professor Tim White of the University of California at Berkeley look
at recent human fossil discoveries and what they reveal about the origins of man.
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MAY
May 29, 2003
Destination
Mars
Next month, NASA will launch a search for life on Mars. Jeffrey Kaye
of KCET-Los Angeles reports on the Mars program.
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May 29, 2003
On
Top of the World
Fifty years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and his guide
Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach Mount Everest's peak.
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May 6, 2003
Columbia
Probe
Ray Suarez reports on the findings and remaining questions in the space
shuttle Columbia disaster investigation and then follows up in a discussion with
Jerry Grey of the American Institute of Astronautics and Donna Shirley of the
University of Oklahoma.
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APRIL
April 25, 2003
DNA's
50th Anniversary
Margaret Warner discusses DNA with Eric Lander, director
of the Whitehead Institute's Center for Genome Research in Cambridge, Mass.
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FEBRUARY
February 27, 2003
Search
for Answers
Investigators continue to look for answers to the space shuttle
Columbia disaster. Terence Smith discusses the latest evidence with Anthony
Weiner, a member of the House science committee; and Lori Garver, a former associate
administrator for policy and plans at NASA.
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February 13, 2003
Search
for Answers
Wednesday NASA released copies of an e-mail by one of their
engineers, which warned of catastrophic consequences to the shuttle Columbia
from the piece of foam insulation that struck the shuttle during liftoff.
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February 6, 2003
Disaster
in Space
The search for debris from the shuttle Columbia continued.
After a report by Kwame Holman,
Gwen Ifill discusses the investigation with David Sanger, White House correspondent
for The New York Times and former astronaut Jeff Hoffman.
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February 4, 2003
Reaching
for the Stars
As America mourns the loss of Columbia, Jim Lehrer looks at
our country's fascination with space travel with Roger Launius, chair of the
space history department of the Air and Space Museum; Neil DeGrasse Tyson, director
of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York;
science fiction writer Octavia Butler; and Timothy Ferris, a science writer
and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
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February 3, 2003
Disaster
in Space
NASA continued to investigate the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia over the weekend. Terence Smith reports on the disaster and Jim Lehrer follows up with Kathy Sawyer, a science and technology writer for the Washington Post; and Col. Dick Covey, a former NASA astronaut and four-time shuttle crew member. |
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February 3, 2003
Unanswered
Questions
Gwen Ifill discusses the future of the space program with Donna
Shirley, former manager for Mars exploration at NASA; John Logsdon, director
at the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University; and Gregg Easterbrook,
senior editor for the New Republic magazine.
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JANUARY
January 6, 2003
You've Got Mail
E-mail has been changing human communication for almost a decade. About 90 million Americans use the electronic medium. Terence Smith reports on e-mail and its effects on American culture. |
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
