Explorations – January 15, 2008
Jeanie Clark, Defenders of Wildlife, speaks of the collapse of certain forms of wildlife.Dr. Dan Gilbert of Harvard, speaks of studies concerning happiness.
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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.
Jeanie Clark, Defenders of Wildlife, speaks of the collapse of certain forms of wildlife.Dr. Dan Gilbert of Harvard, speaks of studies concerning happiness.
Guests:1) Dr. Dana McKenzie, astronomer, origin of the moon.2) Dr. Greg Stock, UCLA prof., redesigning humans genetically
Guest 1) MIT prof. Seth Lloyd talks about quantum computers- is the universe a computer?Guest 2) Dr. Seth Shostak speaks of the search for intelligent life in outer space.
Joseph Romm, author Hell and High Water, about the greenhouse effect.Travis Bradford, author of the Solar Revolution, about how solar power may save us.
Top science stories of 20071) Global warming – tipping point?2) CIA’s reversal on Iran’s nuke3) Personalized DNA4) Genes, race, and IQ?5) Stem cells from adult cells Special guest :Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu, author of Evolution.
Science news1) Is Iran building nuclear weapons? US intelligence agencies do about-face.2) Nations gather in Bali to discuss global warming – US isolated3) Sickle anemia cured (in mice) using stem cells Special Guest:Mr. Phil Coyle, former Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, and now with the Center for Defense Information, speaks about Iran and … Continued
Guest 1: Dr. Douglas Erwin,speaks about mass extinctions in the history of the earth.Guest 2: Dr. Tom Jones, NASA astronaut, speaks about the future of the space program.
Guest 1: Dr. Robert Watson, one of the world’s most influential environmentalists, talks about world population, food, and global warming.Guest 2: Dr. Robert Mann, one of the nations leading forensic scientists, talks about the science of CSI.
Guest !: Dr. Fulvia MeliaTopic: Black holesGuest 2: Dr. Richard GottTopic: Time machines
Should we go to the moon and Mars?Guest 1: Dr. Tom Jones, former NASA astronautGuest 2: Dr. Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society