Explorations – August 14, 2007
1) Dr. Daniel Dennet, speaking about the origin of religion.2) Dr. Steven Pinker, speaking about language and the brain
Exploration
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.
Explorations – July 31, 2007
1) Calif. Spaceport disaster – 3 killed2) Aftershocks of Japan’s earthquake on nuclear power plan3) Mars Rovers threatened by storm on Mars4) Astronauts drunk in space? Special Guest:Peter Frumhoff, of the Union of Concerned Scientists, explains their massive study of global warming on New York City, Boston, and the Northeast.
Explorations – July 24, 2007
Dr. Tom Jones, astronaut, author of Skywalking: An Astronaut’s MemoirsDr. Robert Zubrin, advocate of a manned mission to Mars.
Explorations – July 17, 2007
1) Dr. Fulvia Melia, astronmer at the Univ. of Arizona, speaks on black hole science.2) Dr. Richard Gott of Princeton University speaks of the possibility of time travel in Einstein’s universe.
Explorations – July 10, 2007
Special guests: 1) Dr. Seth Shostak, of the SETI Institute, speaks of alien life in outer space 2) Dr. Seth Lloyd of MIT, speaks of the future of quantum computers, which may eventually replace silicon computers.
Explorations – July 3, 2007
Special guests: 1) Jeannie Clark, of the Defenders of Wildlife, on the Endangered Species Act. 2) Prof. Dan Gilbert of Harvard, speaks of the science of what makes us happy.
Explorations – June 26, 2007
Special guests: 1) Robert Watson of the World Bank, leading environmentalist, speaks of the state of the planet. 2) Robert Mann, forensic scientist, speaks about crime and science.
Explorations – June 19, 2007
Two guests: 1) Prof. David Sloan Wilson, author of the book Evolution for Everyone 2) Phil Coyle speaks of the possibility of war with Iran – he is a former Assist. Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon.
Explorations – June 12, 2007
Two guests: 1) Dr. Dana McKenzie speaks of the latest theory of the origin of our moon. 2) Dr. Greg Stock, of UCLA, speaks of genetically modifying humans in the future
Explorations – June 5, 2007
Two guests: 1) Dr. Douglas Erwin speaks of a huge extinction that almost wiped out life on earth 250 million years ago. 2) Astronaut Tom Jones speaks of the future of the space program.