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.
Ross Gelbspan and members of the Worldwatch Institute on the environment. Also: Recent satalite data show the melting of the polar ice cap region is accelerating; Commercial Rocket claims 10 million dollar prize; Scientists claim a computer program has forecast 15 of the last 16 large earthquakes in California; Water Quality Scandal: Washington Post reports … Continued
Professor Paul Davies, science writer, author of 25 books, talks about many of the topics covered in his books, such as life on other planets, intelligent life in the universe, exobiology, time machines, advanced civilizations, and black holes. Also: Will the weather get worse? More monster hurricanes?; Bio-engineered grass – often used in golf courses … Continued
Pulitzer Prize Winner Ross Ross Gelbspan, whose latest book is Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists and Activists Are Fueling the Climate Crisis–And What We Can Do to Avert Disaster. Also: Scientists testify before Congress that global warming is driving the recent monster hurricanes that have hit the Caribbean and United States, … Continued
Bushes plan to nuclearize outer space. Bruce Ganyon, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space – www.space4peace.org, and Karl Grossman, Professor of Journalism at State University of New York College at Old Westbury. Also: Great State of Florida battered by series of monster hurricanes. What is driving it? Global warming? Or part of … Continued
World population and stresses on the environment, with guest scientist Danielle Nierenberg of Worldwatch Institute. Also: New evidence that nuclear technology is proliferating around the world; Astronomers announce 4 new extra-solar planets in just one week; Scientists find fish, soy, and other foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease; How … Continued
Science journalist Steve Olson, author of Mapping Human History : Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins. Also: Is California melting? Scientists report possible economic collapse in California due to global warning; Bush Administration has been fighting recognition of global warming, but now seems to be backtracking: Bush Administration scientists agree that human activity is driving … Continued
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, whose book is Crimes Against Nature : How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy; Also, The Alps are melting: Europian Environmental Agency reports that Europe faces drastic weather; Scientists at Princeton have laid out a program whereby global warming can be stopped, … Continued
Greg Klerkx, author of Lost in Space : The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age. Also: Accident at Japanese nuclear power plant kills 4 workers and injured 7, worst nuclear accident since 1999 when 2 workers were killed, hundreds were effected, and thousands were evacuated when an accidental chain reaction … Continued
The state of the planet, with Lester Brown of World Watch Institute. Also, Scientists say Alaska is melting; Environmentalists say government is censoring unfavorable data on nuclear power plants; Clean the Air finds most fish exceed EPA mercury standards; NASA sends probe to Mercury; American Heart Association says anti-oxidants good but not necessarily in pill … Continued
Fund Drive Show – Michio talks about his work and his new book Einstein’s Cosmos: How Albert Einstein’s Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time. (Great Discoveries)
