Tuesdays: 2PM Pacific Time
An hour long radio program on science, technology, politics, and the environment. Topics covered include black holes, time travel, higher dimensions, string theory, wormholes, search for extra-terrestial life, dark matter and dark energy, the future of space travel, genetic engineering, the aging process, the future of medicine, the human body shop, artificial intelligence, the future of computers and robots, as well as topics from science fiction. Hosted by Michio Kaku.
Guest: Dr. Ken Croswell discusses the 400th anniversary of the telescope, the most revolutionary instrument of science. Science summary of 2008:1) Pres. Obama might reverse Pres. Bush's policies on stem cells/global warming2) LHC/black hole controversy3) Chinese astronauts do a space walk4) Ice found by rovers on Mars5) NASA photographs extra-solar planets
When scientists work for the Nazis. The true story of Werner Von Braun and Heinz Haber.
Guest 1: Dr. David Dennet, can science explain religion?Guest 2: Dr. Steve Pinker, the science of the mind.
Guest #1: Dr. Robert Watson, state of the worldGuest #2: Dr. Robert Mann, science of CSI
1) 29 Environmental groups put presure on Obama's energy policy2) New findings on the fall of Rome point toenvironmental problems with the empire3) Gene therapy for sickle cell anemia?4) LHC accident to cost $29 million Special guest:Michael Marriot of the Nuclear Information Resource Service talks about Obama's nuclear energy policy, global warming, and terrorism.
Science news1) Iran now has enough uranium for one atomic bomb – what will Obama do?2) New planets photographed in space3) Scientists ask UN to protect earth against meteor impact.
Science in the news:1) Scientific challenges facing Pres.-elect Barak Obama: stem cell research, global warming, science policy.2) Special guest: Charles Seife, about the future of fusion power.
