Jim al-Khalili talks to the astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell about missing out a Nobel Prize, sexism in science and a strange smudge in the data from a radio telescope. While others dismissed this smudge as insignificant, Jocelyn revealed a series of strange flashing signals. They might have been evidence of faulty radio telescope or even messages from a little green man; but Jocelyn thought otherwise and her determination to get to the bottom of it all, led to one of the most exciting discoveries in 20th century astronomy, the discovery of pulsars, those dense cores of collapsed stars.
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The Life Scientific: Jocelyn Bell-Burnell
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Workflows with Merlin Mann
In our first “Workflows” episode we talk with Merlin Mann, or as David calls him, the “Hero of Nerds.” Merlin discussed how he uses his Mac for his work and the applications he uses to be more productive. This extra long episode is packed with geeky goodness. This is a new type of episode for us
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Water Trapped For 1.5 Billion Years Could Hold Ancient Life
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30 Minutes With Ryan Singer on Jobs-to-be-Done | Jobs-to-be-Done
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EP26: Amy Hoy sells her My Little Ponies
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Merlin Mann on Inbox Zero, Getting Things Done, Opportunity Cost and Sunk Cost Fallacy – BTTDL032
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The Arab Spring: Have We Missed the Real Story? - This…Is Interesting on KCRW
Matt Miller talks to economist Hernando de Soto about the causes of the Arab Spring, and how not being able to own things can lead to revolution.
http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/in/in130508the_arab_spring_have
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Getting Things Done author David Allen reveals common GTD pitfalls and secrets to overcome them.
David Allen is the originator of GTD, and founder of David Allen Co. GTD is the shorthand brand for "Getting Things Done," the groundbreaking work-life management system by David Allen that provides concrete solutions for transforming overwhelm and uncertainty into an integrated system of stress-free productivity.
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First He Invented The Phone. Then, Bell Left A Voice Message : NPR
We finally know what the inventor of the telephone sounded like. Last week, the Smithsonian unveiled recordings of Alexander Graham Bell’s voice from 1885. It’s the first known recording of him speaking.
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Fire, Water, Air, Earth: Michael Pollan Gets Elemental In ‘Cooked’
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