Jun 28 Behind the Scenes: Attacking Science Jargon in ‘Flame Challenge’ EmbedVideo(3742, 482, 304); In 1947, when film star Alan Alda was 11-years-old, he asked a teacher the seemingly innocuous question, "What is a flame?" The answer, "oxidation," was thoroughly unsatisfying to young Alda. Fast forward… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Alan Alda Attacks Jargon in ‘Flame Challenge Hari interviews Miles on his report on the "Flame Challenge" and communicating science. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Alan Alda Attacks Science Jargon in ‘Flame Challenge’ Hari interviews Miles on his report on the "Flame Challenge" and communicating science. Continue watching
Jun 27 Invaders Hitch a Ride on Tsunami Debris "If you take nothing else from this lecture -- a tsunami is a flooding hazard," said Eddie Bernard, and then he repeated it: "It's a flooding hazard." Bernard, director of NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and longtime… Continue reading
Jun 27 Tsunami Dock Carries Invaders to Oregon By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Remnants of the 2011 Japan tsunami have started to arrive on the western shores of North America, posing new challenges to beach clean up, like a 165-ton industrial pier that made its way to Agate Beach in Oregon. Continue reading
Jun 25 Is Google Scared? Submit Your Questions on the Future of Social Media By Paul Solman // On Friday's show, I interviewed Rory O'Connor, longtime video journalist, blogger and author of the new book, "Friends, Followers and the Future," about the power and perils of social networks. O'Connor has agreed to answer… Continue reading
Jun 25 Species-Specific Microbes May Be Key to a Healthy Immune System Photo by Rick Eh? and Flickr Creative Commons. Mice have a jungle of bacteria, viruses and fungi in their stomachs--and so do we. These microorganisms help both mice and us break down dinner. As we… Continue reading
Jun 22 Families Struggle to Recover Long After Wildfires Are Out Patti McMillan standing outside her shop in Red Feather Lakes, Colo., where the recent fire has driven away customers. Courtesy: Tom Bearden. Every few years massive fires sweep through America's western forests, turning green mountainsides black. Over… Continue reading
Jun 21 Carl Zimmer Uncovers Our ‘Planet of Viruses’ EmbedVideo(3696, 482, 304); Consider these facts from Carl Zimmer's book, "A Planet of Viruses": If you put all the viruses in the ocean on a scale, they would equal the weight of 75 million blue… Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch Carl Zimmer on Bird Flu and Beyond Hari interviews Carl Zimmer on his book, "A Planet of Viruses."… Continue watching