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Math-mangled: Better Way To Teach Math? - Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Test shows horrific math performance by U.S. students. What do mathematicians and educators say about teaching math? Are we near a resolution of the math wars? Is there one optimal way to teach math?

Lovable Loot: Vaunted Vase Heads “Home” - Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Museum returns a priceless classic vase to Italy. What’s at the root of obtaining ancient loot? Where should we draw the line? Does it make sense for big museums to keep artifacts, or should it all go back to source countries?

Science Meets Sports - Thursday, January 26th, 2006

The Why Files looks at kinesiology, sports medicine, psychology and some ancient Olympic history, brought to life.

Old Is Beautiful. Ancient Script Found - Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Who invented writing in the New World? New find in Guatemala may give credit to the Mayans, even though this is probably not the first Mayan writing.

Forensic Science: Bugs, Maggots and DNA - Thursday, July 14th, 2005

Don’t leave any goodies behind at the crime scene. Collect the bugs. Collect the maggots, and don’t forget to collect the ransom note. Forensic science — it’s better than you think!

Radio ID Tags: Are They Really EVERYwhere? - Thursday, December 2nd, 2004

RFID, radio frequency identification tags are being introduced to Wal-Mart, Defense Department, other parts of the supply chain. What are the privacy implications?

Arctic Warming Fast - Thursday, November 18th, 2004

Arctic environment is warming fast, causing harm to wildlife, environment and indigenous people; faster warming predicted in the future. Welcome to the warmer world…

Science vs. Politics (And the Winner is…) - Friday, November 5th, 2004

Climatologist instructed to obey NASA minder when talking with media. Political appointee wants to review web postings, journal articles, requests for interviews. What happens when science and politics mix?

Storytelling: What Relationship to Math Skills? - Thursday, August 5th, 2004

Three specific storytelling skills are related to certain math skills, but not to math skills in general. If you can adopt a character’s perspective in a story, does that mean you are likely to be a math whiz?

Nuclear Weapons Still Spreading - Thursday, March 25th, 2004

As weapons proliferate, we wonder: exactly how do you make a nuke? How many nations have this ability? How can we track proliferators?

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