Scientific American Podcast
The Scientific American Podcast is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine and his column, "Antigravity", is one of science writing's rate venues for humor. Check our the new daily podcast from Scientific American: "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.sciam.com/podcast
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60 Episodes of this Podcast:
Tree Ring Science and Tomorrow's Water
Published: 2009-11-18 11:42:08Tree ring expert Kevin Anchukaitis, of the tree ring lab at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia Universitys Earth Institute, talks about the information available in tree rings. And Colin Chartres, the director general of the International Water Management Institute, talks to Lynn Peeples about water issues. Plus, we test your knowledge of some recent science in the news, specifically the November issue of iScientific American/i magazine. Web sites related to this episode include http://snipurl.com/sciamwater; http://snipurl.com/sciamnov
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Human Evolution II: Recent Evolution; and Becoming Human NOVA Preview
Published: 2009-11-03 12:50:08Anthropologist John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin - Madison talks about recent human evolution, especially of our ability to digest lactose. And producer Graham Townsley discusses his three-part PBS iNOVA/i premiering on November 3rd called Becoming Human. Plus, we test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.snipurl.com/t1ivr
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Human Evolution: Lucy and Neandertals
Published: 2009-10-23 17:37:08Anthropologist Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London talks about Neandertals. And iScientific American/is Kate Wong, co-author with Donald Johanson of Lucys Legacy, talks about the discovery and impact of the famous Lucy fossil. Plus, we test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.snipurl.com/lucyfinder; http://bit.ly/bntu0
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Brain Enhancement: October Issue of Scientific American
Published: 2009-10-14 12:49:08In this episode Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina discusses the contents of the October issue of iScientific American,/i including articles on brain enhancement, lost cities of the Amazon and a century-old plan to make subway rides more entertaining
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New Nobel Laureate Jack Szostak and Surrogates Film Director Jonathan Mostow
Published: 2009-10-05 22:59:08Jack Szostak, who just shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, talks about his latest research on the origin of life. And iScientific American/i editor George Musser talks to Jonathan Mostow, director of the new Bruce Willis sci-fi thriller iSurrogates/i. Web sites related to this episode include www.snipurl.com/surrogates; www.snipurl.com/telomere; www.snipurl.com/origin
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Clean Energy Contest; and Counting Crickets and Katydids
Published: 2009-09-28 19:20:08iScientific American/i podcast correspondent Cynthia Graber talks about the M.I.T. Clean Energy Prize Competition. And we take part in the recent Cricket Crawl, an effort to take a census of crickets and katydids in the New York metropolitan area. Plus, well test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.amnh.org and www.discoverlife.org/cricket
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Where There Was Smoke, Theres Science
Published: 2009-09-08 21:00:08Wake Forest University School of Medicine neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin talks about the the Winston-Salem areas adoption of biomedical research as well as meetings with Congress about science funding and his comic strip contributions to iScientific American Mind/i. Plus, well test your knowledge of some recent science in the news
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Origins of Everything: The September Scientific American Magazine
Published: 2009-08-31 20:50:08iScientific American/i Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina discusses the September special single-topic issue of iScientific American/i magazine, which covers origins, from the universe to the horse stirrup. Plus, well test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.thelongtail.com
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Colony Collapse and Ruptured Ribosomes; Minding Darwins Beeswax
Published: 2009-08-25 21:05:08John Williams, the beekeeper at Down House in England, talks about Darwins bees. And May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks about the latest publication related to colony collapse disorder and ribosome damage in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i. Web sites related to this episode include www.bee-craft.com
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To Bee or Not to Bee
Published: 2009-08-21 22:00:08In part 2 of our bee podcast, we talk with May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and inspiration for the iX Files/i fictional entomologist Bambi Berenbaum, about bees, other insects and how life history analysis can make us rest easy during scary sci-fi invasion movies. Plus, well test your knowledge about some recent science in the news
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