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George Djorgovski, Alan Boyle Virtually Speaking Science
Rerun. No calls. Cosmic Log's Alan Boyle and Space Studies Institute's Robin Snelson explore the often-volatile landscape of science, politics and policy. This weekt: George Djorgovski: Professor of Astronomy; Co-Director of the Center for Advanced Computing Research at Caltech; Director of the Meta-Institute for Computational Astrophysics; a founder of the Virtual Observatory concept; and one-time Chair of the US Nat'l Virtual Observatory Science Definition Team. His e-Scientific
Tags: Astrophysics George Djorgovski Alan Boyle Robin Snelson virtual worlds
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Dave Beaty & Alan Boyle Virtually Speaking Science
Who is John Carter and what have we learned about Mars in the past century? MSNBC’s Alan Boyle (Cosmic Log) talks with JPL Chief Scientist, Mars Exploration Directorate Dave Beaty. VS Science is produced in cooperation with MICA. Follow @b0yle Read Alan's pr
Tags: JPL Mars Exploration MICA Cosmic Log
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Jennifer Ouellette & Janna Levin Virtually Speaking Science
Jennifer Ouellette hosts theoretical astrophysicist Janna Levin. They chat about the latest on black holes, the sounds of the early universe, Alan Turing and Kurt Godel, how writing fiction is different from nonfiction science writing, her unusual career trajectory (including how she met her musician husband), and so forth.
Janna Levin (http://www.jannalevin.com) studies black holes, chaos, and the early universe; is the author of "How The Universe Got Its Spots" and "ATags: Jennifer Ouellette Janna Levin How The Universe Got Its Spots A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines Cocktail Party Physics
by Jay Ackroyd in Science
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Allison Hantschel & David Dayen Virtually Speaking Sundays
From the Virtually Speaking Media Pane,l David Dayen, Jay Ackroyd and guest Allison Hantschel aka Athenae discuss developments of the week; countering the narratives of the legacy media, Jay Ackroyd moderates. Lively, informal & informed.
Follow @Athenae @DDayen @Bobblespeak
Plus political satire from Culture of Truth.
More at http://virtuallyspeaking.us/virtually-speaking-sundays/2013/5/12/david-dayen The Virtually Speaking Media Panel: Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, Stuart Zechman
Tags: Allison Hantschel Virtually Speaking Sundays David Dayen Bobblespeak Translations First Draft
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Tom Levenson & Cynthia Graber Virtually Speaking Science
Host Tom Levenson - filmmaker, author and professor of science writing at MIT - talks with print and radio journalist Cynthia Graber. She writes about science, food, culture, international development and the environment. They talk about her ebook 'Electric Shock' and biology, regenerative medicine and electricity.Follow @cagraber @TomLevensonReadhttp://inversesquare.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/i-sing-the-body-electric-program-notes-this-afternoon-at-5-est-8-pst/https://www.readmatter.com/
Tags: Tom Levenson Cynthia Graber Micahel Levin Electric Shock Medicine
by Jay Ackroyd in Science
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Jennifer Ouellette & Jim Kakalios Virtually Speaking Science
Science writer and author Jennifer Ouellette welcomes Jim Kakalios - author of THE PHYSICS OF SUPERHEROES and THE AMAZING STORY OF QUANTUM MECHANICS. They talk about his experiences with Hollywood consulting, his love for comic books and using them to communicate science, with loads of fun concrete examples. Follow @JenLucPiquant Links http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/ http://www.physicsofsuperheroes.com/
Tags: Jim Kakalios Jennifer Ouellette THE PHYSICS OF SUPERHEROES Ironman Cocktail Party Physics
by Jay Ackroyd in Science
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Seth Mnookin, Tom Levenson: Virtually Speaking Science
MIT's Tom Levenson -- Science documentary filmmaker and Director of MIT's Graduate program in writing and humanistic studies -- hosts VS Science on the third Wednesday of the month to discuss history of science, economics, and some cli
Tags: medicine junk science Panic new media Virtually Speaking Science
by Jay Ackroyd in Science
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Chris Mooney, Tom Levenson: Virtually Speaking Science
Host Tom Levenson talks with Chris Mooney about why Republicans get so much about the world wrong...and what to do about it. A science and political journalist, blogger, podcaster, and experienced trainer of scientists in the art of communication, Chris is the author of four books, including the New York Times bestselling The Republican War on Science a
Tags: The Republican Brain Chris Mooney Tom Levenson Balloon Juice The Republican War on Science
by Jay Ackroyd in Science
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Yuri's Night with Alan Boyle Virtually Speaking Science
Feeling down about spaceflight? Lift your spirits with Yuri’s Night MSNBC.com’s Alan Boyle talks with Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto, Director of Marketing for Yuri’s Night 2012, about spaceflight’s past and future. Watch for the pre-show interview at CosmicLog
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David Haskell, Tom Levenson Virtually Speaking Science
Recorded earlier todayTom Levenson - Filmmaker and Prof of Science Writing at MIT - talks with biologist David Haskell, author of The Forest Unseen. Follow @DGHaskell @TomLevensonLinks:http://theforestunseen.com/http://davidhaskell.wordpress.com/http://biology.sewanee.edu/facstaff/haskell/http://inversesquare.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/self-aggrandizement-alert-some-kitchen-goodness-in-aid-of-a-friend/http://www.balloon-juice.com/
Tags: Tom Levenson DG Haskell The Forest Unseen Inverse Square David Haskell
by Jay Ackroyd in Science
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Alan Boyle & Paul Doherty Virtually Speaking Science
The Exploratorium’s Senior Staff Scientist, physicist Paul Doherty shares the latest news about NASA’s Mars Curiosity mission from the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco – and joins NBCNews’ Alan Boyle in a year-end, year-ahead survey of the top science topics. Follow @b0yleLinks:http://www.exo.net/~pauld/http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/05/15705457-mars-hype-teaches-science-lessons?litehttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html
Tags: Alan Boyle Paul Doherty Cosmic Log Exploratorium Mars Curiosity
by Jay Ackroyd in Science
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Joan McCarter & Jay Ackroyd Virtually Speaking Sundays
From the VS Media Panel — Joan McCarter & Jay Ackroyd — discuss developments of the week; countering narratives and highlighting issues neglected or misrepresented by the legacy media. Informed, lively and informal.
Joan McCarter - Senior Policy Editor and regular front page contributor to Daily Kos - Joan tracks national legislative developments. Follow @joanmccarter Plus commentary from political satirist Culture of Truth, author of the Bobblespeak Translations.
The Virtually Speaking Media Panel — Avedon Carol, Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter, Marcy Wheeler, Stuart Zechman
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