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Science News Channel broadcasts the latest programs from some of the best science podcasts on the internet. Its purpose is to help the people of the world to be free of irrational fears and ignorance.
Four-year-old Tara has a very special brain. Like Rain Man, she was born without a Corpus Callosum. It´s the head´s superhighway -- a thick band of nerve fibres connecting the two hemispheres of the brain. Join Natasha Mitchell as she experiences a day in the life of the Ingerson family, with rare insights into one of the most complicated neurological birth defects.
This year is the centenary of the naming of the illness known as schizophrenia. Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Robert Kaplan from Wollongong talks about the history of schizophrenia.
Prospects for coral reefs Charlie Veron looks at threats to the Great Barrier Reef. The crown of thorns starfish and sediment runoff pale compared to the looming threats of warmer and more acidic seas.
Ten Questions Science Can't Answer (Yet!) Michael Hanlon discusses some of the questions in his book, questions which science has not yet come to grips with, or has chosen to ignore. He argues quite plausibly that dogs can have a sense of humour. He has some new suggestions for current dilemmas explaining why some populations are getting so enormously fat. Michael Hanlon then previews the approach he will take with his next book, Eternity.
Mythbusters Is Mythbusters science or entertainment? And does it matter! Nicholas Searle casts a critical eye over the program watched by millions and translated into nearly a dozen languages.
Join Zan Rowe and her scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triple j listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers! Thursdays from 11am EST
The world loves to fly, and indeed, needs to fly - over 2 billion passengers take to the wing in aircraft each year. So on average, one in every three people fly each year.
In this podcast, hear from MIT's Eric Lander and Li-Huei Tsai about new experiments that are exploring whether "lost" memories can be regained.
Podcast produced by David Levin. Interview by Betsey Arledge and Peter Standring. Music by www.animalhospital.com. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0229297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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David Cayley in conversation with historian Steven Shapin. He's one of the authors of "Leviathan and the Air Pump", a book which has helped a generation of readers to re-imagine the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. Steven Shapin talks about the authority of science in the 17th century and today.
Aylin Bozyap from the BBC’s Turkish Service travels to the west of Turkey to visit the ancient remains of a 2000 year old Roman spa town Allianoi. The archaeological site, is about to be submerged under the waters of an irrigation Dam. Aylin meets local people who are running short of water and therefore support the project. She also speaks to Archaeologists and politicians who are hopeful that some international action can be taken to give the site a last minute reprieve. The programme is produced under the World Service Documentary Bursary scheme.
Astronomers searching for extrasolar worlds have recently discovered several fascinating planets orbiting other stars. On this program, Dr. Jason Wright discussed the science and technology behind the search for extrasolar worlds.
Doug Melton from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute discusses embryology and ethics. Plus, the robot that pre-empts human surgeons, and the trustworthiness of regional accents
Connections between sleep and other health conditions are the focus of the April edition of the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Research published in the journal draws connections between sleep and a variety of conditions, including ADHD, obesity and long-term mental health.
Those long, spiky thorns on Fifth Avenue trees are no accident, says one biologist. He suspects they evolved millions of years ago to protect the honey locusts from a very large pre-Manhattan predator: mastodons.