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North Korea’s nukes - Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Underground nuclear tests have been the biggest roadblock to a comprehensive test ban. How are these explosions detected, and how reliably?

Counting birds - Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

The feds put out a massive report on American birds, and the #1 source of data is – amateurs! What is the role of amateurs in ornithology? Hint: if you want to survey 800 species on 3.5 million square miles…

Embryonic stem cells - Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Last week, Pres. Obama revoked the limits on studies of cells that can become any body cell. What was lost in eight years of limits on embryonic stem cells? What’s ahead?

Small is beautiful: Nanotech meets biology! - Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Biology operates on the nanometer scale, and now ultra-small technology is producing monster benefits for genetic analysis, cell biologists, and the treatment of blinding glaucoma.

Dig the latest top tech tricks - Thursday, June 5th, 2008

What you can’t see can still interest you. Archeologists use radar, magnetic, electrical gizmos to see through the ground, find places to dig.

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?

Telescopes: Tomorrow’s Technology - Thursday, June 5th, 2003

New technology in ground-based telescopes will give better picture of the universe and detect deadly asteroids.

Space Telescope Gets Fixed - Thursday, March 21st, 2002

Hubble Space Telescope is fixed, will add to history of discovery. Get a gander of galaxies, quasars, gamma ray sources, and other greatest hits of the greatest spyglass.

Alternative Medicine: Some Stuff Works! - Friday, March 8th, 2002

New research into alternative and complementary medicine shows effects of St. John’s wort, hypnosis and the placebo effect.

Creativity, Scientific Style: Nobel Season - Wednesday, October 18th, 2000

What is the secret of scientific creativity? What does it take to come up with the big discoveries? How do some institutions come up with more than their share of Nobels?

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