Explorations – October 11, 2005
Special edition of Explorations. Bush administrationâ
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.
Special edition of Explorations. Bush administrationâ
Depart from usual format. Filming a new series for BBC about the mystery of time and will be traveling and will be running interviews from past episodes. The future of medicine.
Life of Albert Einstein. His equation changed the world. Author Fred Jerome talks about Einstein’s religion and politics, which include not believing in a personal god, being a pacifist, advocating the formation of Israel and opponent of nuclear weapons and nationalism.
Dr. Sean Carol, a biologist and professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, on his latest book about evolution. The Pentagon and nuclear weapons and the stance that these weapons will be used to deter terrorists. Global warming and what is causing it in Greenland. Italian astronomers have noted that a gamma ray burster … Continued
Interview with controversial author Chris Mooney and the attempt by Republicans to destroy science and replace it with ideological jargon. Anti-science bias in government policy making.
Social responsibility of scientists. What is the responsibility of scientists if they unleash weapons of mass destruction? Is the government to blame or are scientists merely puppets? Former technology correspondent for NPR and author of â
Global warming and the weather, the extremes of weather have been changing rapidly. The tenth planet going around the sun was discovered and is three times farther from the sun than Pluto, which has scientists saying that it might not actually be a planet, but a comet. Scientists in South Korea have announced that they … Continued
Space program and shuttle Discovery landed on earth successfully. Iranian government determined to build independent nuclear technology and negotiations with European countries is not looking promising. Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidelines for storage of nuclear waste in Yucca Valley. Bird Flu is in the news and a vaccine has been ordered. Special guest … Continued
Special program about the environment. U.S. and U.K. seem to be taking diverging roles on energy. Cell phones and safety record which is comparable to being drunk. A new report cast doubt on the question of drinking water in the Northeast. Special guest Genie Clark, part of Defenders of Wildlife, speaks about the Endangered Species … Continued
Cape Canaveral had a perfect launch. Many entrepreneurs are suggesting that we accelerate the privatization of space and tourism. Special guest from Australia, Dr. Fred Watson and author of â