Nell Boase and the team chat to Brian Cox about his new TV series and the latest developments at the LHC; we learn why the Flat Earth Society raises genuine questions for science; breaking news from the AAAS; and Lord Robert Winston on anticipating the dangers of new technology
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/audio/2010/mar/01/science-weekly-podcast-brian-cox
NPR: Krulwich on Science: Lucy’s Laugh Enlivens the Solar System
In 1951, when CBS first broadcast the I Love Lucy show, Ricky, Lucy, Fred and Ethel became electromagnetic signals traveling at nearly the speed of light to receivers all over America, where they got bounced on to our living rooms and into our lives.
But not all those signals stayed on Earth.
Beyond Zero’s Anthony and Matthew recap four recent interviews on rooftop solar technology - Tindo Solar, Solar Junction, Solarus and Tractile Solar.
Science, pop culture & comedy collide on StarTalk w/ astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-hosts, celebrities & scientists.
http://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-tour-of-the-solar-system/