The Scientific American Podcast is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join host Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine, and his column, "Antigravity", is one of science writing's rare venues for humor. Check out the new daily podcast from Scientific American: "60 Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.sciam.com/podcast http://www.sciam.com/podcast/ http://www.sciam.com/podcast/images/sciam_podcast.jpg http://www.sciam.com/podcast/ 144 144 © 2008 Scientific American, Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Fri, 9 May 2008 12:10:00 -0500 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:30:00 -0500 A weekly exploration of the latest developments in science and technology The Scientific American Podcast is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join host Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine, and his column, "Antigravity", is one of science writing's rare venues for humor. Check out the new daily podcast from Scientific American: "60 Second Science." science,technology,scientific american,steve mirsky,science news,nanotech,business,chemistry,biology,cloning,genetics,physics,evolution,meicine,astronomy,stem cells,anthropology,space,archaeology,iotechnology,global warming,health,mathematics Scientific American mharbolt@sciam.com Micheal Harbolt no Evolution Enclaves: Darwin the Botanist and Origins of Life Research http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=C49BBD9A-EF04-9EFE-6ABF8CD5BA21782B&ref=p_rss C49BBD9A-EF04-9EFE-6ABF8CD5BA21782B Wed, 7 May 2008 14:30:08 -0500 Evolution Enclaves: Darwin the Botanist and Origins of Life Research David Kohn, curator of the Darwin's Garden exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, discusses Darwin's botanical studies. And Harvard Medical School's Jack Szostak talks about research into the origins of life. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.nybg.org/darwin; www.hhmi.org; www.sciam.com/daily 00:29:01 Evolution, botany, origins of life Scientific American no Plasma Physics: From Black Holes to Radio Reception http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=9FC85F47-E26D-F464-F9CB72C248931F27&ref=p_rss 9FC85F47-E26D-F464-F9CB72C248931F27 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:45:08 -0500 Plasma Physics: From Black Holes to Radio Reception Plasma plays a big role from the ionosphere to black holes. Stanford physicist Roger Blandford explains plasma and its connection to black holes in a conversation with <i>Scientific American</i>'s JR Minkel. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites mentioned on this episode include www.snipurl.com/26dun-sciam1; www.snipurl.com/26dv2-sciam2; www.nybg.org/darwin 00:21:39 Plasma, black holes Scientific American no Can Science Save the Banana? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=7BA7726C-EBE6-29DB-B21F7FF464B293E9&ref=p_rss 7BA7726C-EBE6-29DB-B21F7FF464B293E9 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:25:08 -0500 Can Science Save the Banana? The banana is the world's most important fruit. But it's under threat from a disease spreading around the world. We'll hear from Dan Koeppel, author of the book "Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World." And we'll visit a Guatemala banana plantation with guide Julio Cordova. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites mentioned on this episode include www.bananabook.org 00:24:24 Banana, agriculture Scientific American no On The Shoulders of Giants: John Wheeler and Salome Waelsch http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=58AD0DA4-F12F-B68C-02506A9B55CA95B6&ref=p_rss 58AD0DA4-F12F-B68C-02506A9B55CA95B6 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:30:08 -0500 On The Shoulders of Giants: John Wheeler and Salome Waelsch Physicist John Wheeler and geneticist Salome Waelsch both had incredibly long and fruitful careers, providing numerous fundamental insights in their respective fields. We'll hear from Kenneth Ford, former director of the American Institute of Physics, about Wheeler, who died April 13th at 96. And Princeton's Lee Silver talks about Waelsch, who died last fall at 100 and who was memorialized on April 14th at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.ianford.com/kenford; www.leemsilver.net 00:26:34 Physics, genetics, John Wheeler, Salome Waelsch Scientific American no Expelled Explained http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=34145C53-079F-CA62-1A6616EAA8567357&ref=p_rss 34145C53-079F-CA62-1A6616EAA8567357 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 16:35:08 -0500 Expelled Explained A new movie, Expelled, claims that intelligent design is good science that is being censored by adherents to evolution, which is nothing but Darwinian dogma. Scientific American's editor-in-chief, John Rennie, and podcast host Steve Mirsky discuss the movie. And Eugenie Scott, director of the National Center for Science Education, talks about being interviewed for the film as well as her organization's efforts to provide correct information about the claims in Expelled. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. For more of SciAm's coverage of Expelled visit www.sciam.com/expelled. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.expelledthemovie.com; www.expelledexposed.com; www.natcenscied.org 00:28:48 Evolution, intelligent design, darwin, expelled Scientific American no A Scientists' Bill of Rights? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=0FC90128-F8A1-5564-960E6977E7B6561C&ref=p_rss 0FC90128-F8A1-5564-960E6977E7B6561C Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:00:08 -0500 A Scientists' Bill of Rights? Francesca Grifo from the Union of Concerned Scientists talks about the need for legislation to protect federal scientists. We'll also hear from the UCS's Kurt Gottfried and Anthony Robbins, who spoke at a press conference in Boston in February. And Scientific American's editor-in-chief, John Rennie, previews the April issue of the magazine. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.ucsusa.org 00:28:01 Union of Concerned Scientists, federal science Scientific American no Baseball Science http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=E7C749BE-E982-2B21-2AADBDF1AF968B99&ref=p_rss E7C749BE-E982-2B21-2AADBDF1AF968B99 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:00:08 -0500 Baseball Science Dan Gordon, editor of the new book "Your Brain On Cubs" from the Dana Foundation, talks about the neuroscience of baseball players and their fans. And statistician Shane Jensen of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School discusses attempts to get a statistical handle on defense in baseball. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.dana.org, www.snakejazz.com 00:23:22 Baseball, statistics, neuroscience Scientific American no For the Birds: A look at birds, habitat conservation and environmental economics http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=C7BB3729-B589-D10D-A3585FD13B01109F&ref=p_rss C7BB3729-B589-D10D-A3585FD13B01109F Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:08 -0500 For the Birds: A look at birds, habitat conservation and environmental economics Ornithologist and conservation biologist Jeffrey Wells talks about birds and their roles as markers for environmental health. He also discusses the Boreal Forest, the Boreal Birdsong Initiative, the eBird research project (that you can assist) and his new book, The Birder's Conservation Handbook. We also have a brief tribute to the late Arthur C. Clarke. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.ebird.org; www.borealbirds.org 00:25:49 Birds, ornithology, Boreal Scientific American no Science and America's Future http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=A4A0FB94-EC47-CC46-775B8D65B47CA5AE&ref=p_rss A4A0FB94-EC47-CC46-775B8D65B47CA5AE Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:08 -0500 Science and America's Future Argonne National Laboratory director Robert Rosner talks about the role of science in keeping America an economic leader. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.anl.gov 00:28:43 Argonne National Laboratory, science funding Scientific American no A Mars Rovers Once Over http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=7F8E5840-EB45-833D-B6F297159DF6C659&ref=p_rss 7F8E5840-EB45-833D-B6F297159DF6C659 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:08 -0500 A Mars Rovers Once Over We look at the state of the rovers currently on Mars, the big accidental discovery by the Spirit rover, and the next-generation device slated to join them in 2010, the Mars Science Laboratory Rover. Interviews with Cornell's Melissa Rice, the payload downlink lead for the rover cameras, and the Jet Propulsion Lab's Michelle Viotti, about the Mars Science Laboratory Rover. Also press conference clips featuring Cornell's Steve Squyres, principal investigator for the science instruments on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, and Harvard's Andrew Knoll, a biologist with the Mars missions. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.jpl.nasa.gov 00:18:08 Mars, Rovers, Mars Science Laboratory Scientific American no Arachnophilia! And War...What Was It Good for (in Human Evolution)? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=5822E6F5-B9E6-2691-2AAB69BE1229E420&ref=p_rss 5822E6F5-B9E6-2691-2AAB69BE1229E420 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:08 -0500 Arachnophilia! And War...What Was It Good for (in Human Evolution)? Spider expert Greta Binford, from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and her student MG Weber talk about the fascinating world of spiders. And economist Samuel Bowles, from the Santa Fe Institute, discusses the co-evolution of war and altruism. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites mentioned on this episode include www.santafe.edu/~bowles 00:23:55 Sociobiology, spiders, phylogenetic inference, human behavior Scientific American no Science, Science Everywhere: AAAS Conference Highlights http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=41F9B841-AE0E-FBC5-B49FBF403ABE8B61&ref=p_rss 41F9B841-AE0E-FBC5-B49FBF403ABE8B61 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:08 -0500 Science, Science Everywhere: AAAS Conference Highlights In this episode, we'll hear about the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which took place last week in Boston. Nobel Laureate and AAAS President David Baltimore talks about the ongoing challenges of HIV vaccine research; NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Charles Elachi discusses the lab's next batch of missions; and Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti summarizes a few sessions he went to covering the environment. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.jpl.nasa.gov; www.aaas.org 00:23:38 HIV vaccine, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars, global warming, economics Scientific American no Fat Chance: Do Dietary Guidelines Actually Contribute to Obesity? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=13BE8F96-CC52-62E0-362994556CDDD508&ref=p_rss 13BE8F96-CC52-62E0-362994556CDDD508 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:08 -0500 Fat Chance: Do Dietary Guidelines Actually Contribute to Obesity? In this episode, Albert Einstein College of Medicine public health researcher Paul Marantz questions whether dietary guidelines are counterproductive and talks about the philosophy of recommendations based on population studies. We'll hear a Valentine's Day poem. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include sciammind.com, sciamdigital.com, snipurl.com/sing-sciam, snipurl.com/paul-sciam, snipurl.com/paul2-sciam, snipurl.com/paul3-sciam. 00:26:58 Epidemiology, public health Scientific American no You Say Potato, I Say Cassava: Language, Culture and Perception http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=EC04BBF9-EC69-C83D-F002C6456C0E4C4F&ref=p_rss EC04BBF9-EC69-C83D-F002C6456C0E4C4F Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:00:08 -0500 You Say Potato, I Say Cassava: Language, Culture and Perception In this episode, University of California, Berkeley, linguist Alice Gaby talks about the relationships among language, culture, cognition and perception. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include geekcruises.com 00:23:16 Linguistics, cognition Scientific American no Knock, Knock, Hal's There: Teaching Computers Humor; and the 50th Anniversary of America's First Satellite http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=B2A19AC1-C819-23BD-D23B72C0224573E0&ref=p_rss B2A19AC1-C819-23BD-D23B72C0224573E0 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:08 -0500 Knock, Knock, Hal's There: Teaching Computers Humor; and the 50th Anniversary of America's First Satellite In this episode, University of Cincinnati researchers Lawrence Mazlack and Julia Taylor discuss their efforts to improve human-computer communications by teaching computers about contextual humor. And Carl Raggio, formerly of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, talks about the efforts to launch Explorer 1, the first US satellite, which went into orbit on January 31st, 1958, exactly 50 years ago this week. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. 00:25:45 Explorer 1, sociable computing Scientific American no What's The Matter?: Cold Dark Matter and the Milky Way's Missing Satellites http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=A2B71EFB-ABFA-C6D7-0A728C56892215F8&ref=p_rss A2B71EFB-ABFA-C6D7-0A728C56892215F8 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:08 -0500 What's The Matter?: Cold Dark Matter and the Milky Way's Missing Satellites In this episode, Scientific American editor George Musser talks with Caltech Astronomer Josh Simon about dark matter, and about the efforts to try to locate the so-called missing satellites of the Milky Way--small galaxies that have yet to be found in the numbers that the cold dark matter theory predicts. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include: tinyurl.com/27g9op; www.astro.caltech.edu/~jsimon 00:26:59 Cold dark matter, missing satellite problem Scientific American no Mindful Motion: Miguel Nicolelis and Mind-Powered Robots; and Creating Science Cities in Brazil and Beyond http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=835EFB22-D4E1-ADD9-068213BE0712AA2C&ref=p_rss 835EFB22-D4E1-ADD9-068213BE0712AA2C Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:08 -0500 Mindful Motion: Miguel Nicolelis and Mind-Powered Robots; and Creating Science Cities in Brazil and Beyond In this episode, Scientific American editor Christine Soares talks with Duke University neuroengineer Miguel Nicolelis about his groundbreaking work in controlling robot movement using only thoughts, as well as efforts to create science cities in Brazil and national development through education, especially in science and technology. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include: www.weforum.org 00:22:45 Brazil, Nicolelis, neuroengineering Scientific American no Whose Phone Is It, Anyway: Did Bell Steal The Invention? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=5F1A8F35-C6A1-6742-6DCB11D92DAE6D09&ref=p_rss 5F1A8F35-C6A1-6742-6DCB11D92DAE6D09 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:00:08 -0500 Whose Phone Is It, Anyway: Did Bell Steal The Invention? In this episode, journalist and author Seth Shulman talks about his new book, The Telephone Gambit, in which he produces compelling evidence that Alexander Graham Bell plagiarized a key element of the telephone. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include: sethshulman.com 00:23:17 Alexander Graham Bell, telephone Scientific American no Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: Sci Am's History of Debunking http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=3B19B5E0-C66F-4457-646436E72B59234E&ref=p_rss 3B19B5E0-C66F-4457-646436E72B59234E Wed, 2 Jan 2008 00:00:08 -0500 Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: Sci Am's History of Debunking In this episode, Scientific American editor-in-chief John Rennie talks about the magazine's history of involvement with efforts to debunk medical quakery and paranormal fakery, which included a fistfight between a Sci Am editor and Harry Houdini. And we'll hear an 1883 Sci Am editorial on the relative merits of the telephone and telegraph. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include: gutenberg.org; ssrn.com/abstract=970413 00:22:50 Medical quakery, debunking, Houdini Scientific American no What's In A Latin Name: The Legacy of Linnaeus http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=0AFC0A72-AF9D-CCE6-D93BA3F6E131F8BB&ref=p_rss 0AFC0A72-AF9D-CCE6-D93BA3F6E131F8BB Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:08 -0500 What's In A Latin Name: The Legacy of Linnaeus In this episode, Harvard naturalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author EO Wilson talks about Linnaeus and the continuing effort to classify life on earth. From a talk given at the New York Botanical Garden on November 8th. Websites mentioned on this episode include: www.nybg.org; tinyurl.com/2botqy; eol.org 00:26:34 Biodiversity, Linnaeus, E.O. Wilson, systematics Scientific American no Here Comes the Sun--A Grand Plan for Solar Energy; and Sci Am's New Body http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=F304542B-E7F2-70F7-E6CAEF1C8B401080&ref=p_rss F304542B-E7F2-70F7-E6CAEF1C8B401080 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Here Comes the Sun--A Grand Plan for Solar Energy; and Sci Am's New Body In this episode, Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti talks about an audacious new plan, featured in the January issue of Scientific American, for turning the US into a solar-powered country. And editor-in-chief John Rennie talks about a new Sci Am health publication, Scientific American Body. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: www.sciam.com/sciambody; tinyurl.com/2vygvs; tinyurl.com/39spft; bccp.lbl.gov 00:25:57 Solar Energy, Scientific American Body Scientific American no Are There (Microbial) Aliens On Earth? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=CA585818-E7F2-99DF-39D641EEBA149A05&ref=p_rss CA585818-E7F2-99DF-39D641EEBA149A05 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Are There (Microbial) Aliens On Earth? In this episode, theoretical physicist, cosmologist and astrobiologist Paul Davies ponders the question of whether life originated more than once on earth, and how to find examples of a second origin if it did. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: www.sciam.com/sciammag or tinyurl.com/3b8voo; www.beyond.asu.edu; www.sciam.com/sciambody; www.mayoclinic.com 00:26:45 Astrobiology, origin of life Scientific American no Three Whiz Kids, Two Winning Projects And A Nobel Laureate http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=A8478DA2-E7F2-99DF-3BF58B36451B6401&ref=p_rss A8478DA2-E7F2-99DF-3BF58B36451B6401 Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Three Whiz Kids, Two Winning Projects And A Nobel Laureate In this episode, Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology solo winner Isha Himani Jain and team titlist Janelle Schlossberger (who shared the win with Amanda Marinoff) discuss their projects. And lead judge Joseph Taylor, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, talks about the competition and his life and work. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: www.siemens-foundation.org 00:25:45 Siemens Competition, Joseph Taylor, binary pulsar, general relativity Scientific American no Neuroscience and the Law http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=82CE9C8B-E7F2-99DF-320EEC8640412E2D&ref=p_rss 82CE9C8B-E7F2-99DF-320EEC8640412E2D Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Neuroscience and the Law In this episode, neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga talks about neuroscience's impact on legal practice, and The Law and Neuroscience Project, a new MacArthur Foundation effort, which he directs, to delineate the issues surrounding neuroscience and the law. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: www.lawandneuroscienceproject.org; www.tinyurl.com/292rq3 00:23:40 Neuroscience, law Scientific American no The Science of Cheese; and Scientific American's New Community http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=5F90AF43-E7F2-99DF-32CA6C476FA4B381&ref=p_rss 5F90AF43-E7F2-99DF-32CA6C476FA4B381 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:08 -0500 The Science of Cheese; and Scientific American's New Community In this episode, University of Wisconsin-Madison cheese researcher Carol Chen explains the physics, chemistry and biology of cheese. And Scientific American's Christie Nicholson talks about our new web community. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: www.cdr.wisc.edu; www.cheese.com 00:26:24 Cheese, web community Scientific American no Need For New Nukes?; and News From Neuroscience http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=3EF8DBCB-E7F2-99DF-324C2994D65EA612&ref=p_rss 3EF8DBCB-E7F2-99DF-324C2994D65EA612 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Need For New Nukes?; and News From Neuroscience In this episode, Scientific American's David Biello discusses his article on nuclear weaponry in the November issue of the magazine. And Scientific American Mind's Karen Schrock talks about some of the highlights of the Neuroscience 2007 conference that she attended last week in San Diego. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: www.sciam.com/sciammind; www.sfn.org 00:26:53 Nuclear weapons, neuroscience Scientific American no The Ethics of Climate Change; and NOVA Does Dover http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=173BE356-E7F2-99DF-3E8DA11E99F7F3BE&ref=p_rss 173BE356-E7F2-99DF-3E8DA11E99F7F3BE Wed, 7 Nov 2007 00:00:08 -0500 The Ethics of Climate Change; and NOVA Does Dover In this episode, University of Wisconsin-Madison public health expert Jonathan Patz talks about the ethical issues raised by climate change--who's causing it and who suffers most from it. Also, writer and producer Joseph McMaster talks about the upcoming episode of the PBS science program NOVA devoted to the 2005 Dover intelligent design trial. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: www.pbs.org/nova/id 00:28:20 Global warming, climate change, evolution, intelligent design Scientific American no Quest for the Giant Pumpkin http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=F665B9FB-E7F2-99DF-3E93FAE0DEDB4E96&ref=p_rss F665B9FB-E7F2-99DF-3E93FAE0DEDB4E96 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Quest for the Giant Pumpkin In this episode, journalist Susan Warren, author of the new book Backyard Giants, talks about the art and science involved in the Quixotic quest to grow the world's biggest pumpkins. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: bigpumpkins.com; 60secondscience.com 00:22:02 Pumpkins, botany, horticulture, agriculture Scientific American no Good Germs, Bad Germs http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=D26FFF1C-E7F2-99DF-3FD2B7893175EBA9&ref=p_rss D26FFF1C-E7F2-99DF-3FD2B7893175EBA9 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Good Germs, Bad Germs In this episode, journalist Jessica Snyder Sachs, author of the new book Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World, talks about the complex relationships between you and the numerous single-celled critters that live on and in you. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: jessicasachs.com 00:25:32 Bacteria, infectious disease, MRSA, staph Scientific American no Chickens and Pigs and Yeast, Oh My!: The Public Health Threat of Animal Diseases; and Gene Duplication in Evolution http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=ADB900B7-E7F2-99DF-3ED1ACF35B1A4566&ref=p_rss ADB900B7-E7F2-99DF-3ED1ACF35B1A4566 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Chickens and Pigs and Yeast, Oh My!: The Public Health Threat of Animal Diseases; and Gene Duplication in Evolution In this episode, Scientific American news editor Phil Yam discusses how veterinarians, physicians and multinational food companies need to work together in the global fight against animal-borne infectious diseases; and University of Wisconsin evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll talks about recent research tracking the evolution of yeast genes with specific functions descended from a single, duplicated gene with multiple functions. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: tinyurl.com/2rb37v; tinyurl.com/2sj6bf; seanbcarroll.com 00:26:04 Public health, zoonosis, evolution Scientific American no When Worlds Collide: The Ig Nobel and Nobel Prizes http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=8AB49720-E7F2-99DF-3EEF0E46444AFAE3&ref=p_rss 8AB49720-E7F2-99DF-3EEF0E46444AFAE3 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:08 -0500 When Worlds Collide: The Ig Nobel and Nobel Prizes In this episode, Ig Nobel Prize maven Marc Abrahams discusses this year's crop of "winners." And we'll review the recipients of the 2007 real Nobel Prizes in science. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: www.improbable.com; tinyurl.com/3bblmt; www.amnh.org; tinyurl.com/26z8wv 00:24:52 Nobel Prizes, Ig Nobel Prizes Scientific American no The Final Frontier: Our Future in Space http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=5D4CD202-E7F2-99DF-3D633D31109EC017&ref=p_rss 5D4CD202-E7F2-99DF-3D633D31109EC017 Wed, 3 Oct 2007 00:00:08 -0500 The Final Frontier: Our Future in Space In this episode, Scientific American editors George Musser and Steven Ashley discuss the special section of the October issue devoted to the future of space exploration. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. 00:23:12 Space, astronomy, moon, Mars Scientific American no Who Do You Think You Are: Chatting With Bots, and the Sexuality Spectrum http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=4270BA58-E7F2-99DF-3DB620A6570D54F9&ref=p_rss 4270BA58-E7F2-99DF-3DB620A6570D54F9 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Who Do You Think You Are: Chatting With Bots, and the Sexuality Spectrum In this episode, pyschologist Robert Epstein talks about his articles in the upcoming issue of Scientific American Mind, on being fooled by a chatterbot--a computer program designed to make you think you're communicating with a human--and on the spectrum of human sexuality. And he has some comments about the CBS TV program "Kid Nation." Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites related to this episode include www.audible.com/sciencetalk; www.drepstein.com; www.sciammind.com; blog.sciam.com; www.news.wisc.edu/14162 00:29:36 Sexuality, chatterbot, human-computer communication Scientific American no What's In A Rose: Ethnobotany and the Search for Useful Plants http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=1E5B6D81-E7F2-99DF-3A1431B73A41F3B9&ref=p_rss 1E5B6D81-E7F2-99DF-3A1431B73A41F3B9 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:08 -0500 What's In A Rose: Ethnobotany and the Search for Useful Plants In this episode, ethnobotanist Nat Bletter talks about his field and his recent article about the new plant family Simulacraceae--the phony plants. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites related to this episode include www.audible.com/sciencetalk; www.simulacraceae.org; www.tinyurl.com/2gqgnb; www.tinyurl.com/2obv6k 00:23:23 Ethnobotany, botany Scientific American no Can Fat Be Fit? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=F7AE3CAB-E7F2-99DF-3A13C77D3C140D3E&ref=p_rss F7AE3CAB-E7F2-99DF-3A13C77D3C140D3E Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Can Fat Be Fit? In this episode, award-winning journalist Paul Raeburn talks about his article in the September issue of Scientific American, called "Can Fat Be Fit?" as well as another piece he wrote as a sidebar to a feature, about losing weight and keeping it off. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites related to this episode include www.audible.com/sciencetalk; www.paulraeburn.com 00:23:52 Nutrition, diet, fitness Scientific American no Putting Food On The Table: What To Eat http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=D6029523-E7F2-99DF-3BF8CE4CE6142A95&ref=p_rss D6029523-E7F2-99DF-3BF8CE4CE6142A95 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Putting Food On The Table: What To Eat In this episode, New York University's Marion Nestle talks about her article in the September issue of Scientific American, called "Eating Made Simple." Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites related to this episode include www.sciam.com/issue.cfm; www.whattoeatbook.com; www.foodpolitics.com 00:23:37 Nutrition, diet, agribusiness Scientific American no Another Look at The World Without Us; and What's New At Scientific American http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=AF3C9C7E-E7F2-99DF-3762B6CC88FEB9CA&ref=p_rss AF3C9C7E-E7F2-99DF-3762B6CC88FEB9CA Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Another Look at The World Without Us; and What's New At Scientific American In this episode, journalist Alan Weisman continues his discussion (started on the June 27th podcast) about his bestselling book "The World Without Us," a massive thought experiment about the aftermath of humanity's sudden disappearance. And Scientific American editor-in-chief John Rennie discusses what's up at the magazine. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. 00:21:30 Environment, ecology Scientific American no The World Is Fat: Obesity Now Outweighs Hunger WorldWide http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=8DFF8662-E7F2-99DF-38E67664ABFF1D05&ref=p_rss 8DFF8662-E7F2-99DF-38E67664ABFF1D05 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:08 -0500 The World Is Fat: Obesity Now Outweighs Hunger WorldWide In this episode University of North Carolina Chapel Hill nutrition epidemiologist Barry Popkin discusses the growing problem of obesity, even in developing countries that only recently faced hunger as their primary diet challenge. Popkin is the author of the article The World Is Fat in the September Scientific American. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include: www.nutrans.org; wwwtheskepticsguide.org 00:21:33 Obesity, nutrition Scientific American no Is Your Food Contaminated; New Orleans Now; And the Science of Dogs http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=6A169DDC-E7F2-99DF-3C128D97D3836F3F&ref=p_rss 6A169DDC-E7F2-99DF-3C128D97D3836F3F Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Is Your Food Contaminated; New Orleans Now; And the Science of Dogs In this episode Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti talks about the challenges of keeping the food supply safe and about the state of New Orleans hurricane preparedness. And journalist Jackie Mow discusses her new TV show about the science of dogs. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include: channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/explorer; www.theskepticsguide.org 00:22:00 Food safety, New Orleans, dogs Scientific American no Better Brains: The Revolution in Brain Science http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=465B1677-E7F2-99DF-36E1378B1640D492&ref=p_rss 465B1677-E7F2-99DF-36E1378B1640D492 Wed, 8 Aug 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Better Brains: The Revolution in Brain Science In this episode Scientific American correspondent Christie Nicholson talks to journalist Sharon Begley about the changing landscape of brain science. Begley is the author of the book "Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain." Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. 00:28:32 Sharon Begley, neuroscience, neuroplasticity, neurogenesis Scientific American no Is Privacy Dead? Technological Approaches to the Technological Threat http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=21B327C9-E7F2-99DF-388D396B65D97693&ref=p_rss 21B327C9-E7F2-99DF-388D396B65D97693 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Is Privacy Dead? Technological Approaches to the Technological Threat In this episode Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist Latanya Sweeney talks about the changes in privacy due to data collection and approaches to protect privacy in the future, with Scientific American contributor Chip Walter. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned in this episode include privacy.cs.cmu.edu; www.chipwalter.com 00:24:02 Privacy, computer science Scientific American no Saddle Up That Stegosaurus--A Visit To The Creation Museum http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=FDACA16A-E7F2-99DF-323D104DD12EFCAE&ref=p_rss FDACA16A-E7F2-99DF-323D104DD12EFCAE Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Saddle Up That Stegosaurus--A Visit To The Creation Museum In this episode Columbia College Chicago's Stephen Asma discusses the new antievolution Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, as well as his books on natural history museums and monsters, both mythological and teratological. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned in this episode include www.skeptic.com, www.stephenasma.com 00:27:38 Evolution, creationism, Ken Ham, Creation Museum Scientific American no Space For Both?--Human Vs. Robotic Space Missions http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=D9A7341D-E7F2-99DF-3D14CB5FAD1A7A66&ref=p_rss D9A7341D-E7F2-99DF-3D14CB5FAD1A7A66 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Space For Both?--Human Vs. Robotic Space Missions In this episode Cornell University astronomer Jim Bell talks about future space missions and why people need to be part of them. Bell is the leader of the team operating the color cameras on the Mars rovers, and the author of the book Postcards From Mars and of an opinion piece in the August issue of Scientific American on humans in space. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned in this episode include www.itswild.org; http://marsrovers.nasa.gov 00:24:51 Pancam, Mars rovers, human space flight Scientific American no Systems Biology: The Future of Biomedical Science? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=B5DC7F38-E7F2-99DF-399CF283DC79993B&ref=p_rss B5DC7F38-E7F2-99DF-399CF283DC79993B Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Systems Biology: The Future of Biomedical Science? In this episode eminent biologist Leroy Hood, founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, talks about systems biology, an approach to understanding complex biological systems in their entirety, with major implications for the future of medicine. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned in this episode include www.systemsbiology.org 00:19:58 Leroy Hood, Systems Biology Scientific American no Benjamin Franklin the Scientist http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=8EEFA9A9-E7F2-99DF-337F30052F79CCB9&ref=p_rss 8EEFA9A9-E7F2-99DF-337F30052F79CCB9 Wed, 4 Jul 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Benjamin Franklin the Scientist In this Fourth of July episode, historian Joyce Chaplin discusses Benjamin Franklin the scientist, and how his science paved the way for his future career as a diplomat and elder statesman of the Revolution. She is the author of the book "The First Scientific American: Benjamin Franklin and the Pursuit of Genius." Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. 00:18:59 Joyce Chaplin, Benjamin Franklin, Gulf Stream Scientific American no The World Without Us: Suppose Humans Just Vanished--Then What? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=6D007B15-E7F2-99DF-3B37C740C915B3CE&ref=p_rss 6D007B15-E7F2-99DF-3B37C740C915B3CE Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:08 -0500 The World Without Us: Suppose Humans Just Vanished--Then What? In this episode, journalist Alan Weisman, Laureate Associate Professor in Journalism and Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona, discusses his new book "The World Without Us," a massive thought experiment about the aftermath of humanity's sudden disappearance. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. For info on and articles by Alan Weisman, go to www.homelands.org/producers/weisman.html 00:26:25 Alan Weisman, The World Without Us, ecology, environment Scientific American no Why We Eat, Eat and Eat Some More; and Remembering Mr. Wizard http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=459D563B-E7F2-99DF-3A0A8498216FFFAD&ref=p_rss 459D563B-E7F2-99DF-3A0A8498216FFFAD Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Why We Eat, Eat and Eat Some More; and Remembering Mr. Wizard In this episode, Brian Wansink, eating behaviorist and director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, talks about "Mindless Eating" habits; and Doug Lane, who was once a youngster on the Mr. Wizard TV series, remembers his time with the late Don Herbert. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.mindlesseating.org; www.mrwizardstudios.com 00:23:27 Mindless Eating, behavior, Don Herbert, Mr. Wizard Scientific American no Jared Diamond on the State of the World Environment http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=21D9D2C4-E7F2-99DF-3E7FE44D9B7D0A77&ref=p_rss 21D9D2C4-E7F2-99DF-3E7FE44D9B7D0A77 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Jared Diamond on the State of the World Environment In this episode, biologist, ecologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jared Diamond discusses the environmental state of the world and the relationship between the environment and economics and politics in remarks at a recent benefit for the organization Conservation International. We'll also hear from CI's president, Russell Mittermeier. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.conservation.org 00:22:18 Jared Diamond, Conservation International Scientific American no Mark Twain: Fossil Hunter and Science Writer http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=013429DB-E7F2-99DF-341402C912A40D31&ref=p_rss 013429DB-E7F2-99DF-341402C912A40D31 Wed, 6 Jun 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Mark Twain: Fossil Hunter and Science Writer In this episode, Mark Twain scholar Michael Pratt from Elmira College talks about Twain's paleontological activities and his general interest in science and technology. And host Steve Mirsky reads from a Twain essay rebutting some anthropocentric views of Alfred Russel Wallace and a Twain short article published in Scientific American in 1870. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.elmira.edu; www.store.cornell.edu 00:28:00 Mark Twain, paleontology, Alfred Russel Wallace Scientific American no How Cargo Containers Shrank the World and Transformed Trade; and Smart Skylights http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=DD5541C2-E7F2-99DF-3E4D2546AC400A79&ref=p_rss DD5541C2-E7F2-99DF-3E4D2546AC400A79 Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:08 -0500 How Cargo Containers Shrank the World and Transformed Trade; and Smart Skylights In this episode, Maritime History Professor Arthur Donovan talks about cargo containerization and how it transformed world markets. And architect Paul Topogna discusses skylights that change shape for more effective heating, cooling and UV control. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.joc.com; www.fxfowle.com 00:22:54 Cargo container, shipping, architecture Scientific American no Lying in Weight: The Hidden Epidemic of Eating Disorders in Adult Women (And A Few Men) http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=B506746A-E7F2-99DF-312F648B8A55D4A9&ref=p_rss B506746A-E7F2-99DF-312F648B8A55D4A9 Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Lying in Weight: The Hidden Epidemic of Eating Disorders in Adult Women (And A Few Men) In this episode, molecular biologist and journalist Trisha Gura discusses her new book, Lying In Weight, about eating disorders in adult, even elderly, women, as well as a small percentage of men. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.trishagura.com; www.sciam.com/podcast 00:23:48 Anorexia, bulimia, eating disorders, Trisha Gura Scientific American no The Encyclopedia of Life; and the End of John Horgan's Pessimism http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=92C215AB-E7F2-99DF-3BAE971E203A0870&ref=p_rss 92C215AB-E7F2-99DF-3BAE971E203A0870 Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:08 -0500 The Encyclopedia of Life; and the End of John Horgan's Pessimism In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist and writer E.O. Wilson talks to award-winning journalist John Horgan about the Encyclopedia of Life project and finding common ground between science and religion. And Horgan, the Director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, talks about his research into whether war might someday become a thing of the past. Plus we'll test your knowedge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.eol.org; bloggingheads.tv; www.cfa.harvard.edu/~tcox/localgroup; arxiv.org/abs/0705.1170 00:28:12 Encyclopedia of Life, EO Wilson, John Horgan Scientific American no Beer Science; And A Cancer Research Report http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=716465BC-E7F2-99DF-3EAB0C599937C0E6&ref=p_rss 716465BC-E7F2-99DF-3EAB0C599937C0E6 Wed, 9 May 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Beer Science; And A Cancer Research Report In this episode, University of California, Davis, professor Charles Bamforth talks about beer science. And journalist Kevin Begos discusses the centennial meeting of the American Association For Cancer Research. Plus we'll test your knowedge of some recent science in the news. Website mentioned on this episode include www.aacr.org. 00:26:29 Beer, fermentation, brewing, cancer Scientific American no Small Matters: Microbes In Us And The Environment http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=4AC4B821-E7F2-99DF-37A98885E6093940&ref=p_rss 4AC4B821-E7F2-99DF-37A98885E6093940 Wed, 2 May 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Small Matters: Microbes In Us And The Environment In this episode, Stanford's David Relman talks about the microbial life that lives on and in humans. Princeton's Andrew Dobson discusses the importance of parasites to an ecosystem. And former National Science Foundation director Rita Colwell mentions a low-tech practice with big public health implications. All from a conference on microbes and the environment at the American Museum of Natural History. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.amnh.org/biodiversity. 00:24:37 Microbes, parasites Scientific American no Peer Review of Peer Review; and the Franklin Institute Awards http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=2908B306-E7F2-99DF-34A74DAF6CFCFDF2&ref=p_rss 2908B306-E7F2-99DF-34A74DAF6CFCFDF2 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Peer Review of Peer Review; and the Franklin Institute Awards In this episode, Scientific American editor-in-chief John Rennie discusses peer review of scientific literature, the subject of a panel he recently served on at the World Conference of Science Journalists. He also talks about some out-of-the-box thinking about burial rites. And physicist Bo Hammer talks about the awards being presented this week at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Plus we'll test your knowledge about recent science in the news. Website mentioned on this episode include www.fi.edu. To vote for the Scientific American podcast in the podcast category of the Webby Awards, go to www.webbyawards.com. 00:24:19 Peer review, ecoburial, Franklin Institute Awards, Webby Awards Scientific American no Atul Gawande, Author of Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=01507B4D-E7F2-99DF-3C2E966C312C3599&ref=p_rss 01507B4D-E7F2-99DF-3C2E966C312C3599 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Atul Gawande, Author of Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance In this episode, surgeon, writer and MacArthur grantee Atul Gawandee talks about his new book Better, which focuses on performance as a science. Plus we'll test your knowledge about recent science in the news. Website mentioned on this episode include http://www.fi.edu/tfi/exhibits/bower/07/schedule.html and www.hbo.com/realsports. To vote for the Scientific American podcast in the podcast category of the Webby Awards, go to www.webbyawards.com. 00:28:35 Gawande, performance, Webby Awards. Scientific American no Catching Corrupted Photos; and Big Bird Brains http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=DCE76B97-E7F2-99DF-36C0431A482BE7B2&ref=p_rss DCE76B97-E7F2-99DF-36C0431A482BE7B2 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Catching Corrupted Photos; and Big Bird Brains In this episode, animal behavior expert Bernd Heinrich discusses his article in the April issue of Scientific American on animal intelligence, and Adobe Systems scientists David Story and Martin Newell talk about methods in development to enable investigators to spot phonied-up digital images. Plus we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. 00:24:08 Digital imaging, forensics, ravens, animal intelligence. Scientific American no Baseball Science http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=B922A2B0-E7F2-99DF-3985005FB523E886&ref=p_rss B922A2B0-E7F2-99DF-3985005FB523E886 Wed, 4 Apr 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Baseball Science In this episode, former big league pitcher Dr. Dave Baldwin talks about his run-in with Ted Williams, his life in science, the physics of the gyroball versus the slider, and how he finally made it to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Plus we'll test your knowledge about some baseball science. Websites mentioned on this episode include http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/chance_news/recent_news/chance_news_13.04.html; http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=3486; http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/42392 00:25:15 Baseball, gyroball Scientific American no Alcoholism and Genetics; and Why Aren't the Pioneer Spacecraft Where They Should Be? http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=98D29C91-E7F2-99DF-310D5D545B29FF8A&ref=p_rss 98D29C91-E7F2-99DF-310D5D545B29FF8A Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Alcoholism and Genetics; and Why Aren't the Pioneer Spacecraft Where They Should Be? In this episode, psychiatric geneticist Laura Jean Bierut talks about her article in the April Scientific American about the influence of genes on alcoholism. And Scientific American editor George Musser discusses the March 26th Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate at the American Museum of Natural History that dealt with the discrepency between the calculated and actual positions of the Pioneer spacecraft. Plus we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. 00:26:47 Alcoholism, genetics, Pioneer Anomaly Scientific American no Naturally Speaking: Finding Nature's Treasure Trove with the Global Ocean Sampling Expedition; and Natural Products Chemistry http://www.sciam.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?e_id=74F46951-E7F2-99DF-37873C5B678DC19D&ref=p_rss 74F46951-E7F2-99DF-37873C5B678DC19D Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:08 -0500 Naturally Speaking: Finding Nature's Treasure Trove with the Global Ocean Sampling Expedition; and Natural Products Chemistry In this episode, the J. Craig Venter Institute's senior computational biologist Douglas Rusch talks about the Global Ocean Sampling Expedition's genomic treasure hunt and the first batch of research results that just came out. We'll also talk about an analysis of pharmaceutical agents in the Journal of Natural Products that showed that the majority of approved agents in the last quarter century are still derived from natural products. Plus we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned include http://www.plos.org; http://collections.plos.org/plosbiology/gos-2007.php; http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jnprdf 00:23:24 Global Ocean Sampling Expedition, natural products Scientific American no