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Virtually Speaking Science

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Informal conversations hosted by science writers Alan Boyle, Tom Levenson and Jennifer Ouellette, who explore the often-volatile landscape of science, politics and policy, the history and economics of science, science deniers and its relationship to democracy, and the role of women in the sciences. Produced by Sherry Reson. Hosted in Second Life by the Exploratorium.
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Jennifer Ouellette hosts Maria Konnikova, author of Mastermind on what we can learn psychologically speaking from Sherlock Holmes Follow @mkonnikova @jenlucpiquant More at... more
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Host Alan Bolye (Cosmic Log) talks with Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute. Before his involvement with SETI research, Seth used radio telescopes in the USA and the Netherlands, searching for clues to the ultimate... more
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Tom Levenson talks with author and science historian Naomi Oreskes, about extreme weather: the 5/20 Oklahoma tornado and the social costs of climate change, carbon policy and inaction. Naomi co-authored - with Erik M. Conway -... more
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Alan Boyle hosts freelance science writer Brian Switek and vertebrate palaeontologist Tom Holtz about dinosaurs. Brian specializes in evolution, paleontology, and natural history. His blog Laelaps is part of the Phenomena... more
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Tom Levenson - filmmaker and Prof of Science Writing at MIT - hosts Maryn McKenna. The topic is looming antibiotic disaster. A journalist and author who specializes in public health, global health and food policy, Maryn is the author of... more
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Cosmic Logs Alan Boyle and CalTech astrophysicist George Djorgovski discuss education in cyberspace: the challenges, opportunities and... more
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Jay Ackroyd hosts American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist Robert L. Trivers, Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University. Trivers stopped by to discuss issues he explores in his new book The Folly of... more
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Tom Levenson - filmmaker and Prof of Science Writing at MIT - hosts Emily Anthes. Theyll discuss animals and biotechnology. In her just released Frankensteins Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotechs Brave New Beasts, Emily explores... more
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Jennifer Ouellette hosts theoretical astrophysicist Janna Levin. Theyll be chatting 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... more
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Note: Sound distortions in first 15 min. Alan Boyle - Science Editor, NBC.com - hosts Golden Spike Board members Doug Griffith and Taber MacCallum. Theyll talk about achieving affordable, reliable, and frequent human expeditions to... more
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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... more
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