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More With Maryn: McKenna on Antibiotic Resistance Updated: 2012-02-03 03:10:08 Description: In part 2 of our conversation with journalist and author Maryn McKenna, she talks about antibiotic resistance in agriculture and human health, MRSA and offers a brief coda on the subject of fecal transplants....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fecal Transplants: The Straight Poop Updated: 2012-02-01 02:47:08 Description: Journalist and author Maryn McKenna talks about fecal transplants, which have proven to be exceptionally effective at restoring a healthy intestinal microbiome and curing C. diff infections, but which remain in regulatory limbo....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State of the Union: Research, Technology and Energy Updated: 2012-01-25 18:00:08 Description: About six minutes of President Obama's State of the Union address dealt with research, technology and energy....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Second Science Front: Evolution Champions Rise To Climate Science Defense Updated: 2012-01-16 21:35:08 Description: Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, long the nation's leading defender of evolution education, discusses the NCSE's new initiative to help climate science education....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Anna Deavere Smith: Let Me Down Easy Updated: 2012-01-14 16:27:08 Description: Actor, playwright and journalist Anna Deavere Smith talks about the health care crisis and her play about people dealing with illness, health and the health care system, Let Me Down Easy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Man From Mars: Health and Nutrition Research at Mars, Inc., and Beyond Updated: 2012-01-06 00:02:08 Description: Hagen Schroeter, the Director of Fundamental Health & Nutrition Research at Mars, Incorporated, talks about research on bio-active food compounds and the search for why a healthful diet is good for you....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The YouTube SpaceLab Competition Updated: 2011-12-12 05:01:08 Description: If you're 14 to 18 years old, you still have until December 14th to prepare a two-minute video of a suggestion for an experiment to be performed at the International Space Station and upload it to youtube.com/spacelab. Winners will see their experime...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Large Hadron Collider Backgrounder Updated: 2011-12-11 23:10:08 Description: Thomas LeCompte of Argonne National Lab was the physics coordinator for the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. He talks about the instrument and its future, as we await the December 13th announcement as to whether the LHc has found the Hi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Out of Our Depth: Sea Level on the Rise Updated: 2011-12-08 14:52:08 Description: Ocean and climate scientist Eelco Rohling talks with Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti about updated calculations of sea-level rise as a function of climate change...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brian Greene Talks Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Updated: 2011-11-23 10:00:08 Description: Physicist Brian Greene, host of the NOVA series "The Fabric of the Cosmos," addresses the question of faster-than-light neutrinos at a Q&A session after the debut of the PBS series...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Mind's Hidden Switches Updated: 2011-11-23 03:48:08 Description: Eric Nestler, director of the Friedman Brain Institute at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City talks about his article in the December issue of Scientific American magazine, on epigenetics and human behavior, called Hidden Switches In The Mind...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Discovery of Quasicrystals: The 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Updated: 2011-10-05 19:27:08 Description: Listen to the announcement of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, to Daniel Shechtman of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Then hear comments from the president of the American Chemical Society, Nancy Jackson, of Sandia National Laboratorie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Accelerating Universe: The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Updated: 2011-10-04 14:08:08 Description: Listen to the announcement of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, to Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Reiss, from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Following the formal announcement comes an explanation of the research, which tracked type Ia...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cancer Vaccines Updated: 2011-09-30 22:30:08 Description: Eric von Hofe, cancer researcher and president of the biotech company Antigen Express talks about his article in the October issue of Scientific American called "A New Ally against Cancer," about cancer vaccines...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Legend Christian de Duve Updated: 2011-09-09 22:20:08 Description: Christian de Duve, 1974 Nobel Laureate for physiology or medicine, talks about going from a cell biologist to a theorist on evolution and the origin of life....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Carl Zimmer on Rats, Cats, Viruses and Tattoos Updated: 2011-08-26 23:50:08 Description: In part 2 of our interview, award-winning author Carl Zimmer talks about his latest books, and a new study that shows how Toxoplasma influences the behavior of rats--and maybe of us...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Carl Zimmer on Evolution in the Big City Updated: 2011-08-25 03:20:08 Description: The annual Scientific American September single-topic issue is all about cities. And award-winning author Carl Zimmer recently penned a piece on evolution research in the urban environment for the New York Times. In part 1 of this interview, he talks...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The City That Became Safe: What New York Teaches about Urban Crime and Its Control Updated: 2011-08-10 02:14:08 Description: U.C. Berkeley School of Law professor Franklin Zimring talks about his article, "How New York Beat Crime," in the August issue of Scientific American...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nobel Laureate Avram Hershko: The Orchestra in the Cell Updated: 2011-07-28 01:00:08 Description: Nobel laureate Avram Hershko, who determined cellular mechanisms for breaking down proteins, talks about his research in a conversation recorded at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany. And Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nobel Laureate Peter Agre: From Aquaporins to Lutefisk Updated: 2011-07-20 17:40:08 Description: Peter Agre, 2003 Chemistry Nobel laureate for his work on aquaporins, the proteins that allow water into and out of cells, talks about his research, his upbringing and why he almost ran for the Senate, in a conversation recorded at the Lindau Nobel L...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let's Make a Probabilistic Deal: A Fresh Look at the Monty Hall Problem Updated: 2011-06-25 18:10:08 Description: Scientific American math and physics editor Davide Castelvecchi revisits the Monty Hall problem, so you can know whether you're better off holding on to your original pick or switching when new information presents itself...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How Physics Limits Intelligence Updated: 2011-06-17 21:55:08 Description: Award-winning author Douglas Fox talks about his cover story in the July issue of Scientific American on The Limits of Intelligence, placed there by the laws of physics...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dying for Science: The 100th Anniversary of the Doomed Scott Antarctic Expedition Updated: 2011-05-26 23:00:08 Description: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Larson talks about his article "Greater Glory" in the June issue of Scientific American on the forgotten science of the doomed Scott expedition a hundred years ago...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Skirting Steak: The Case for Artificial Meat Updated: 2011-05-17 22:39:08 Description: Journalist Jeffrey Bartholet talks about his June Scientific American magazine article on the attempts to grow meat in the lab, and Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina talks about the cover piece in the May issue on radical energy solutions...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Astronaut Love: An Interview with Spacewalker Stanley Love Updated: 2011-04-28 19:05:08 Description: On the eve of the launch of the penultimate space shuttle mission, STS-134, Scientific American astronomy editor George Musser talks to veteran astronaut Stanley Love about being in space and the future of spaceflight...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Editors' Roundtable: Science Conference Reports Updated: 2011-04-22 00:25:08 Description: Scientific American editors Christine Gorman, Robin Lloyd, Michael Moyer and Kate Wong talk about their recent trips to different science conferences: the meetings of the Association for Health Care Journalists, the Paleoanthropology Society, the Ame...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Can It Be Bad to Be Too Clean?: The Hygiene Hypothesis Updated: 2011-04-07 01:25:08 Description: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researcher Kathleen Barnes talks about the hygiene hypothesis, which raises the possibility that our modern sterile environment may contribute to conditions such as asthma and eczema...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Self-Aware Robots? Updated: 2011-03-03 01:00:08 Description: Journalist Charles Choi talks about work being done to make robots self-aware. Plus, we test your knowledge about some recent science in the news...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Cornucopia Conference: Roundtable on the AAAS Meeting Updated: 2011-02-25 02:35:08 Description: Podcast host Steve Mirsky talks with Scientific American magazine Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina, news editor Anna Kuchment, feature editor Mark Fischetti and online news editor Robin Lloyd about various sessions at the recently completed annua...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Spirit of Innovation: From High School to the Moon Updated: 2011-02-17 19:00:08 Description: Nancy Conrad, chair of the Conrad Foundation, talks about the Spirit of Innovation competition for high school students, and about her late husband, Pete Conrad, the third man to walk on the moon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What's New with Science News Updated: 2011-02-17 04:12:08 Description: Former Scientific American editor in chief and current Gleaming Retort blogger John Rennie, blogger and Scientific American blogs network director Bora Zivkovic, and Scientific American online news editor Robin Lloyd talk about the future of science ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jefferson's Moose: Thomas's Fauna Fight against European Naturalists Updated: 2011-01-26 22:10:08 Description: Biologist and author Lee Dugatkin talks about his article "Jefferson's Moose" in the February issue of Scientific American, the story of Jefferson's battle against the European theory of American biological degeneracy. Plus, we'll test your knowledge...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Is the Watson Jeopardy-Playing Supercomputer, Alex? Updated: 2011-01-14 05:02:08 Description: Scientific American editor Michael Moyer talks about the sneak preview he caught of of IBM's Watson Jeopardy-playing computer. And ScientificAmerican.com's Larry Greenemeier spoke with Ford's Brad Probert about the new all-electric Focus at the Consu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vinod Khosla: Searching for the Radical Solution Updated: 2010-12-24 04:50:08 Description: Clean technology investor Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, talks with Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti about the energy payoffs to be had by reinventing mainstream technologies...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How You Gonna Keep Flu Down on the Farm?: Pig Farms and Public Health Updated: 2010-12-22 17:20:08 Description: Journalist Helen Branswell discusses her January Scientific American article, "Flu Factories," about the attempts to monitor new strains of flu that can originate on pig farms and the difficulties of balancing economic and public health constituencie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Anna Deavere Smith: Let Me Down Easy Updated: 2010-12-21 04:05:08 Description: Actor, playwright and journalist Anna Deavere Smith talks about the health care crisis and her play about people dealing with illness, health and the health care system, Let Me Down Easy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Spewings of Titan (and More from the AGU Meeting) Updated: 2010-12-17 02:15:08 Description: Scientific American editor Davide Castelvecchi joins us from San Francisco to talk about some of the highlights of the meeting of the American Geophysical Union, including volcanoes on Titan, x-rays from lightning, the biota of the Sulawesi Sea, and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let's Talk Stuffing--Your Face Updated: 2010-11-25 05:02:08 Description: Cornell University's Brian Wansink talks about eating behavior and how mindless eating has us consuming way more calories than we suspect...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let's Talk Turkey! Updated: 2010-11-25 01:38:08 Description: Turkey scientist Rich Buchholz talks about the turkey on your plate and his own turkey research...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men? Updated: 2010-11-19 23:06:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and podcast host Steve Mirsky talk about longevity differences in the sexes, the importance of music education, the pros and cons of the Kindle, and other content from the November issue. Plus,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Physics Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg Updated: 2010-11-16 02:00:08 Description: Nobel physicist Steven Weinberg spoke to an audience of science journalists, and then to podcast host Steve Mirsky...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Photograph 51: Rosalind Franklin and the Race For The Double Helix of DNA (Part 2 of 2) Updated: 2010-11-06 02:11:08 Description: Photograph 51 is a new play about Rosalind Franklin, Watson and Crick, and the race to determine the structure of DNA, at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City, running through November 21st. A panel discussion about the play on November 2nd f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Photograph 51: Rosalind Franklin and the Race for the Double Helix of DNA, Part 1 of 2 Updated: 2010-11-04 03:15:08 Description: Photograph 51 is a new play about Rosalind Franklin, Watson and Crick, and the race to determine the structure of DNA, at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City, running through November 21st. This November 2nd, a panel discussion about the pla...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Quest for the Giant Pumpkin Updated: 2010-10-29 21:15:08 Description: Susan Warren, author of the book Backyard Giants, talks about "the passionate, heartbreaking and glorious quest to grow the biggest pumpkin ever." Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Not Your Grandfather's Scientific American Updated: 2010-10-20 18:51:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina talks about the new look and new outlook of Scientific American magazine and of ScientificAmerican.com Plus, we discuss the results of a poll of the readers of Scientific American and Nature...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Harlem Science Renaissance Updated: 2010-10-15 18:52:08 Description: Molecular geneticist Sat Bhattacharya talks about his creation, the Harlem Children Society, which gets underprivileged kids involved in scientific research. And 13-year-olds Mitchell Haverty and Angus Fung talk about their research on algae as alter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Totally Bogus: The Science Talk Quiz Updated: 2010-10-08 19:09:08 Description: In this special stand-alone edition, see if you know which of four science news stories is Totally Bogus....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exactly When Is a Person Dead? Updated: 2010-09-24 00:58:08 Description: Award-winning science journalist Robin Marantz Henig and podcast host Steve Mirsky discuss Robin's article in the September issue about organ donation and definitions of death. Plus, we test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Web s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Could Time End? Updated: 2010-09-22 04:55:08 Description: Scientific American staff editor George Musser joins podcast host Steve Mirsky to discuss his article in the September issue about the possibility of time itself coming to an end...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The End: Death, Endings and Things That Should End Updated: 2010-09-14 13:06:08 Description: Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and issue editor Michael Moyer talk with podcast host Steve Mirsky about the September single-topic issue of Scientific American--endings in science. Plus, we test your knowledge of some recent science in the news...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cooking for Geeks: Jeff Potter on Experimenting in the Kitchen Updated: 2010-09-03 23:05:08 Description: Jeff Potter, author of Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks and Good Food, talks with daily podcast correspondent Cynthia Graber, and podcast host Steve Mirsky tests your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to cont...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mary Roach Is Packing for Mars, Part 2 Updated: 2010-08-21 05:03:08 Description: Podcast host Steve Mirsky talks with author Mary Roach about her new book "Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void." Part 2 of 2. (Part 1 is at http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=mary-roach-is-packing-for-mars-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mary Roach Is Packing for Mars, Part 1 Updated: 2010-08-20 23:15:08 Description: Podcast host Steve Mirsky recently attended a talk by author Mary Roach about her new book Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. In part 1 of this two-part episode, we'll hear that talk. Web sites related to content of this podca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When Humans Almost Died Out; Earthy Exoplanets; And Scientific American 's 165th Birthday Updated: 2010-08-12 23:25:08 Description: Podcast host Steve Mirsky talks with human evolution expert Kate Wong about the small group of humans who survived tough times beginning about 195,000 years ago and gave rise to all of us, a story told in the cover article of the August issue of Scie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Arguing with Non-Skeptics, Part 2 of 2 Updated: 2010-07-28 23:05:08 Description: A panel discussion on arguing with non-skeptics at the recent Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism in New York City featured James Randi, George Hrab, D. J. Grothe and podcast host Steve Mirsky. Julia Galef moderated. Part 2 of 2. Web sites...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Arguing with Non-Skeptics, Part 1 of 2 Updated: 2010-07-28 02:35:08 Description: A panel discussion on arguing with non-skeptics at the recent Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism in New York City featured James Randi, George Hrab, D. J. Grothe and podcast host Steve Mirsky. Julia Galef moderated. Part 1 of 2. Web sites...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Whiz Kids: Intel Science Talent Search Documentary Updated: 2010-07-19 19:48:08 Description: The new documentary film Whiz Kids follows three high school student-scientists as they attempt to get their projects accepted into the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search. Scientific American podcast host Steve Mirsky talks with the film's write...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Will Your Plug-In Car Actually Be Coal-Powered? And Other July Stories Updated: 2010-07-08 13:40:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and staff editor Michael Moyer join podcast host Steve Mirsky to talk about articles in the July issue, including: "The Dirty Truth about Plug-In Hybrids"; "How Babies Think"; and "Birds That L...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Paul Dirac: "The Strangest Man" of Science, Part 2 Updated: 2010-06-25 23:35:08 Description: Award-winning writer and physicist Graham Farmelo talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky about The Strangest Man, Farmelo's biography of Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Paul Dirac. Part 2 of 2. Web sites related to this episode include www.th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "The Strangest Man" of Science, Part 1 Updated: 2010-06-25 00:45:08 Description: Award-winning writer and physicist Graham Farmelo talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky about The Strangest Man, Farmelo's biography of Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Paul Dirac. Part 1 of 2. Web sites related to this episode include www.th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Physics Now and Then: From Neutrinos to Galileo Updated: 2010-06-16 00:15:08 Description: Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss, director of the Origins Initiative at Arizona State University, talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky about neutrinos and gravity waves. And Cynthia Graber talks with Paolo Galluzzi, director of the newly reopene...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Big Dozen: 12 Events That Will Change Everything Updated: 2010-06-03 03:40:08 Description: Scientific American magazine Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and news editor Philip Yam join podcast host Steve Mirsky to talk about the cover story of the June issue of the magazine, "12 Events That Will Change Everything". How things like the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Remembering Martin Gardner, with Douglas Hofstadter Updated: 2010-05-24 13:27:08 Description: Martin Gardner died May 22nd at 95. He wrote the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American magazine for 25 years and published more than 70 books. Podcast host Steve Mirsky talks with Gardner's friend Douglas Hofstadter, Pulitzer Prize-winnin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD More from MacMania: Kindle v. iPad, Mac v. PC and App Development Updated: 2010-05-19 21:15:08 Description: MacWorld editorial director Jason Snell and app developer Peter Watling talk with podcast host Steve Mirsky about the iPad, computer culture and apps, aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic during MacMania, produced by insightcruises.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD David Pogue on Tech, Twitter and Transgenic Goats Updated: 2010-05-11 00:50:08 Description: The ubiquitous David Pogue, author of the Missing Manual series and tech columnist for The New York Times, talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic during MacMania, produced by insightcruises.com. Plus, we'll test you...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Your Inner Healers: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and More Updated: 2010-05-01 14:57:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky about the contents of the May issue, including articles on induced pluripotent stem cells, high-speed and maglev trains, and blindsight. Plus, we'll test yo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bill McKibben's Eaarth , Part 2 Updated: 2010-04-22 21:29:08 Description: Writer and activist Bill McKibben talks to Scientific American's Mark Fischetti about his new book Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. Part 2 of 2. Edited and produced by podcast host Steve Mirsky...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bill McKibben's Eaarth , Part 1 Updated: 2010-04-22 03:15:08 Description: Writer and activist Bill McKibben talks to Scientific American's Mark Fischetti about his new book Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Part 1 of 2. Edited and produced by podcast host Steve Mirsky...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Invisible Ink and More: The Science of Spying in the Revolutionary War Updated: 2010-04-21 02:29:08 Description: John Nagy, author of Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution, discusses the codes, ciphers, chemistry and psychology of spying in the American Revolution, in a talk recorded by podcast host Steve Mirsky at the historic Fraunces Tavern in N...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science of Staying in Love; and Scientists as Communicators--and Heroes Updated: 2010-04-07 23:35:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and psychology researcher Robert Epstein, a contributing editor to Scientific American MIND magazine, talk about falling in love and staying that way. And science communicator Dennis Meredith d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Eternity to Here: Sean M. Carroll's Quest to Understand Time Updated: 2010-03-30 17:18:08 Description: Sean M. Carroll, theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky about his new book From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time. Plus, we test your knowledge of some recent sci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Are We Pushing Earth's Environmental Tipping Points? Updated: 2010-03-19 16:02:08 Description: Jon Foley, director of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky about his article in the April issue of Scientific American, "Boundaries for a Healthy Planet". Plus, we'll test your knowledge ab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science Talk Quiz: "Totally Bogus" Updated: 2010-03-19 01:35:08 Description: Here are four science stories, but only three are true. See if you know which story is TOTALLY BOGUS...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Where's My Fusion Reactor? Updated: 2010-03-17 21:39:08 Description: Scientific American staff editor Michael Moyer talks about his article "Fusion's False Dawn" in the March issue, and Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina discusses the rest of the issue. Web sites related to this episode include www.sciamdigital.com;...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Algae, Art and Attitudes: A Roundtable about the AAAS Conference Updated: 2010-02-27 13:45:08 Description: Scientific American staffers Mark Fischetti and Robin Lloyd talk with podcast host Steve Mirsky about sessions they attended--including those about algae for energy, dissecting the astronomy in art, and attitudes about climate change--at the recent m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Poisoner's Handbook : The Sinister Side of Chemistry Updated: 2010-02-25 19:57:08 Description: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Deborah Blum talks about her new work, The Poisoner's Handbook, a look at how easy it used to be to kill someone with poison and the researchers who made poisoning much harder to get away with. Plus, we'll test your ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ice, Ice, Baby: The Physics of Curling Updated: 2010-02-18 15:46:08 Description: Mark Shegelski of the University of Northern British Columbia talks with podcast host Steve Mirsky about the physics of curling, currently taking its turn on the world stage at the Vancouver Olympics. (Shegelski is also the author of the new sci-fi c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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