Science Friday

Science Friday

Brain fun for curious people.

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Hr1: News Roundup, Noise, Michael Mann, Mars Wheels, Splashing
47 Minuten
Michael Mann discusses his participation on the latest House Committee on Science hearing on climate change. Plus a visit to the playground where Mars rovers are put through their paces, and how one researcher peers deep inside sneezes to answer ques...
Hr2: Giant Virus, Radio Astronomy, SETI, Lyme
47 Minuten
Giant viruses evolved from smaller viruses that picked up genes from other organisms, according to a new study. Plus, a look at the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the challenges of listening to the stars from a planet filled with radio...
Hr1: News Roundup, Dino Family Tree, What-If Physics, Impact Glass
47 Minuten
Geologist Peter Schultz uses a high-velocity gun to test his hypothesis that asteroid impacts could preserve signs of ancient life. Plus, what would happen if you stuck your hand in a particle accelerator or jumped off of the Space Station?
Hr2: Engineering New Ideas, Bionic Arm, Robotic Prospecting
47 Minuten
If humans someday colonize the moon and Mars, robotic prospectors and miners will be among the first to arrive, manufacturing fuel, water, and other essentials. Plus technology like 3D printing is expanding what prosthetic limbs can do, and who can w...
Hr1: News Roundup, Residents Hours, BP Oil Spill, Gerrymandering
47 Minuten
A play explores the loss of human and animal life after the Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010. Plus, can the shape of a congressional district tell us everything we need to know about its fairness?

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