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SciA: 30 July 2009 from Science in Action
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Who Really Owns Your Digital Data? from NPR: Science Friday Podcast
Tech columnist Randy Stross discusses whether users really own the digital books and music they purchase, or merely rent them. Computer scientist Hank Levy talks about privacy software that causes e-mails and documents on remote servers to self-destruct after eight hours.
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Robert Ballard: 50 Years Exploring Deep Waters from NPR: Science Friday Podcast
Deep-sea voyager Robert Ballard has discovered everything from 10-foot-tall tube worms to the Titanic on his ocean expeditions around the world. Ballard discusses his underwater finds and how new robotic technology allows scientists to explore the sea from ashore.
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Same-Sex Behavior Documented In Many Animals from NPR: Science Friday Podcast
A review of research concludes that same-sex sexual behaviors are common in many animals, including worms, frogs, flies and birds. Postdoctoral researcher Nathan Bailey describes some of the documented behaviors and explains how they may influence animal evolution.
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Science Podcast, 8 May 2009
Bioelectricity versus ethanol for transportation energy; infrared fluorescent proteins to image mammalian cells and whole mice; fighting the fungus that threatens wheat; and more.
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This Week in Science - 05 May, 2009
from This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast by Kirsten Sanford Remote Control Brains, Making Blood Crawl, Birdsong Basics, This Week in Science History, Drink To Your Sanity, and an Interview with Dr. Leonard Mlodinow re: The Drunkard’s Walk.
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NASA Astronaut Dreams Up Space Inventions from NPR: Science Friday Podcast
NASA astronaut Don Pettit spent nearly six months aboard the International Space Station and elected to spend his off-duty time performing science experiments of his own design. Pettit talks about life in space and some of the gadgets he invented while he lived there.
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SciA: 10 April 09
This week we talk to a physicist making an impact in both science and politics. Neil Turok has worked with the world’s leading physicists on developing theories of how the universe started. He also set up AIMS, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. Based in Cape Town AIMS is a unique institution offering postgraduate training in mathematical science to African students.
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SciA: The Final Frontier 3 April 09
How did our universe begin? How did galaxies, stars and planets form? How did life begin and was there ever life on Mars? Why are we here? Jon Stewart investigates the big questions of the cosmos.
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Thinning Brain Cortex May Signal Depression
A new study suggests that a thinning of the brain cortex is associated with an increased risk of developing depression. Psychiatrist and MRI expert Brad Peterson explains what the cortex does and what the study results may mean for people with a family history of depression.
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