Sep 07 Watch ‘An Interpretation of Dreams’ and Freud’s Cocaine Nightmare 'An Interpretation of Dreams' and Freud's Cocaine Nightmare… Continue watching
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Sep 07 Watch Supernova Burns Bright in a Galaxy Not So Far Away Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists recently discovered a supernova about 21 million light years away in the Pinwheel Galaxy. Jeffrey Brown and Peter Nugent, who found the brightest and closest supernova in decades, discuss how the dying star could prove… Continue watching
Sep 07 New Photos Show Tracks from Apollo Landings Decades Ago The twists and turns of the last tracks left by humans on the moon mark the moon's surface in this image of the Apollo 17 site. Photo by NASA/Goddard/ASU. New images show the sharpest pictures yet of… Continue reading
Sep 07 Texans Displaced by Raging Fires Two Texas National Guard CH-46 Blackhawks fly over the flames to dump their water near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011. Photo via Flickr user The National Guard. GALVESTON, Texas - Flames tore through more than 550 homes near… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch WikiLeaks Under Fire After Document Dump Risks Identifying Sources The latest WikiLeaks document dump of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables included the names of thousands of people who had spoken in confidence to American diplomats. Ray Suarez discusses what created the controversy and the potential fallout with Wired's Kim… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch How Has Skyscraper Design Changed Since 9/11? The collapse of the Twin Towers served as a stark and stunning reminder to architects and engineers of the value of using concrete to protect skyscrapers from the ravages of fire. Miles O'Brien reports on how the design of skyscrapers… Continue watching
Sep 05 NASA Technology, at Work on Earth Marathon finish line blankets. Photo by NASA Spinoff Magazine. Variations of many NASA inventions, initially developed for space travel and exploration, have worked their way into consumer culture, ranging from common household items to complex medical technology. Since 1973,… Continue reading
Sep 05 Motion Sickness Treatments Make Waves Photo by Flickr user billyblackbear38. James Locke, a flight surgeon at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, has made dozens of people sick in the name of science. When he puts subjects in a spinning chair designed to… Continue reading