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All episodes 60-Second Science
Tune in every weekday for quick reports and commentaries on the world of science-- it’ll just take a minute.
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60-Second Science: July 03, 2009 Genetic Link For Perfect Pitch?
Listen to this podcast:Recent research claims to have found some evidence for a genetic link to perfect pitch. Christie Nicholson reports
60-Second Science: July 02, 2009 Rain Zone Moving North
Listen to this podcast:An article in Nature Geoscience predicts that the rainiest area on Earth, the intertropical convergence zone, is moving steadily north. Christie Nicholson reports
All episodes Science Talk
Join host Steve Mirsky each week as he explores the latest developments in science & technology through interviews...
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Science Talk: July 01, 2009 Atul Gawande Redux
Listen to this podcast:While Steve's at the conference of the World Federation of Science Journalists in London, we look ahead to some of the programming coming your way in the coming weeks, and we replay our 2007 interview with surgeon Atul Gawande, whose recent research in The New England Journal of Medicine and writing in The New Yorker have caused a big stir in the medical and health care reform communities. Web sites related to this episode include http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande?yrail and http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMsa0810119
Science Talk: June 26, 2009 Hello Moon, Good-Bye Rennie
Listen to this podcast:We look at the contents of the July issue of Scientific American magazine, the last under outgoing Editor in Chief John Rennie, including an article by moon explorer Harrison Schmitt, a piece on the fight against superbugs, a report on the potential of biofuels such as grassoline, and a recollection of the pernicious effects of chess! Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news
All episodes 60-second psych
Tune in every Monday for quick commentary on the latest news in behavior and brain research -- it’ll just take a minute.
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60-Second Psych: June 14, 2009 Increase Your Creativity: Live Abroad
Listen to this podcast:Recent research shows that people who have lived in a foreign country are more creative when it comes to solving problems. Christie Nicholson reports
60-Second Psych: June 01, 2009 Our Bodies, Our Brains
Listen to this podcast:Recent studies have shown that moving our body in certain ways can improve our ability to think. Christie Nicholson reports
All episodes 60-second earth
Tune in every Thursday for quick reports on the science of the environment and the future of energy. It'll just take a minute!
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60-Second Earth: July 02, 2009 The Wonderful World of Transgenic Animals
Listen to this podcast:From spider silk in goat's milk to tomato genes in salmon, genetically modified animals are proliferatingin the lab. David Biello reports
60-Second Earth: June 25, 2009 Can America's Trains Go High-Speed?
Listen to this podcast:The government is pushing for it, but are high speed trains even possible in the U.S.? David Biello reports
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