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Tue, May 22
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The Science Times Podcast
Scientists behaving badly; a new front in the war on Alzheimer’s; and the tale of the manta ray and the coconut palm.
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Tue, May 15
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The Science Times Podcast
Bionic limbs; chimps with table manners; and sperm buyer beware.
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Tue, May 8
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The Science Times Podcast
An H.I.V. success story; a Soviet medical mystery; and a hard look at the U.S. health care system.
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Tue, Jan 31
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The sound of the 1880s; wolves versus moose in northern Michigan; and watch
The sound of the 1880s; wolves versus moose in northern Michigan; and watch where you get that nose job.
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Mon, Jan 23
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The long reach of a toxic metal; the outsized importance of a just one seco
The long reach of a toxic metal; the outsized importance of a just one second; and discussing disgust
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Mon, Jan 16
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Opening science and doing it yourself; plus the malaria medicine of Chairma
Opening science and doing it yourself; plus the malaria medicine of Chairman Mao
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Tue, Jan 10
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The poop on how zebras might help us solve our energy problems; how to save
The poop on how zebras might help us solve our energy problems; how to save a marriage after one spouse suffers a brain injury; and a life in the Antarctic polar desert.
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Tue, Jan 3
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The Science of Contagion; Contagious Science; and Mistreating an Eating Dis
The Science of Contagion; Contagious Science; and Mistreating an Eating Disorder
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Tue, Dec 27 2011
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Middle childhood, censoring bad news on avian flu and the science behind a
Middle childhood, censoring bad news on avian flu and the science behind a character in the movie “Hugo.”
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Mon, Dec 19 2011
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The Light in the Ocean and the Quest for the Higgs
The light in the ocean and the quest for the Higgs boson.
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Tue, Dec 13 2011
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A century at the South Pole, the gift of giving and the dangers of using yo
A century at the South Pole, the gift of giving and the dangers of using your head.
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Mon, Dec 5 2011
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The future of computing and the poetry of medicine.
The future of computing and the poetry of medicine.
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Mon, Nov 28 2011
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The decline of violence, a medical adventure story and a hunt for the cure
The decline of violence, a medical adventure story and a hunt for the cure for AIDS.
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Tue, Nov 22 2011
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‘Six degrees of separation’ is history; the obesity occupation goes on the
Six degrees of separation is history; the obesity occupation goes on the offensive and a closet clutterer comes clean.
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Mon, Nov 14 2011
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Beyond planet Earth, taking care of our closest relatives and when your bra
Beyond planet Earth, taking care of our closest relatives and when your brain just won’t deliver.
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Mon, Nov 7 2011
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The mouse that got old gracefully, a computer way, way, ahead of its time a
The mouse that got old gracefully, a computer way, way, ahead of its time and keeping patients happy.
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Mon, Oct 31 2011
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Left brain meets right brain, Fiji’s coral reefs and debating high-end medi
Left brain meets right brain, Fiji’s coral reefs and debating high-end medical treatments.
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Mon, Oct 24 2011
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The chambered nautilus fights for its life, talking to your shirt and the l
The chambered nautilus fights for its life, talking to your shirt and the long-term battle over long-term care.
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Mon, Oct 17 2011
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The origins of AIDS, the South Pole chronicles and intriguing new clues abo
The origins of AIDS, the South Pole chronicles and intriguing new clues about a common, deadly cancer.
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Mon, Oct 10 2011
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A science lesson from the singer Bjork, the life and times of University of
A science lesson from the singer Bjork, the life and times of University of California San Francisco’s Susan Desmond-Hellman and a new study on the nature of envy.
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Tue, Oct 4 2011
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The revenge of the slime molds, readers take a global health challenge and
The revenge of the slime molds, readers take a global health challenge and we take a look at pathological altruism.
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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How “small fixes” can save millions and a new study on the consequences of
How “small fixes” can save millions and a new study on the consequences of prostate cancer.
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Mon, Sep 19 2011
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A visit with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, speaking with dolphins
A visit with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, author of “The Selfish Gene” and “The God Delusion”; speaking with dolphins and why racing brings out your personal best.
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Tue, Sep 13 2011
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A new experiment in gene therapy for cancer, tracking a tree-killing insect
A new experiment in gene therapy for cancer, tracking a tree-killing insect and comparing the movie “Contagion” to real-life epidemics.
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Wed, Sep 7 2011
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Analyzing a destructive storm; reconstructing a bike accident; the science
Analyzing a destructive storm; reconstructing a bike accident; the science of psycho-acoustics; and the many children of sperm donors.
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Mon, Aug 29 2011
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The Microbe Hunters; Candid Camera for Endangered Animals; and Trying to Pl
The Microbe Hunters; Candid Camera for Endangered Animals; and Trying to Plan a Graceful Exit
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Tue, Aug 23 2011
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The dance of the flamingos, new questions about a newborn ritual and malari
The dance of the flamingos, new questions about a newborn ritual and malaria in the microwave.
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Mon, Aug 15 2011
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This week: A disease with a mind of its own, looking for the oldest forms o
This week: A disease with a mind of its own, looking for the oldest forms of life on Earth and, is it a boy or a girl?
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Mon, Aug 8 2011
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Scientists mixing it up in the political arena, facelifts and breast implan
Scientists mixing it up in the political arena, facelifts and breast implants for the over-65 crowd, and do your friends make you fat redux.
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Mon, Aug 1 2011
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A race to the bottom of the ocean, an extinct marsupial comes to life and t
William J. Broad on plans by billionaires to explore the deepest parts of the ocean; molecular biologist Sean Carroll on signs of the existence of an extinct marsupial near Australia; and Denise Grady with Dr. Richard Friedman, psychiatrist at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, about the science of addiction.
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