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Science | Environment | Space | Math | Technology | Biology | Physics | Life | Genetics | PsychologyPlease Explain: The Sun
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 21, 2008
The Sun makes up about 99% of the total mass of the Solar System. Find out what the sun is made of, how hot it is, and why humans couldn’t survive without it.
Underreported: Opening Public Land for Drilling in Utah
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 20, 2008
On Election Day, the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a Dec. 19 auction of over 50,000 acres of oil and gas parcels right next to national parks in Utah.
Underreported: Bush’s Last-Minute Environmental Policy Changes
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 20, 2008
The Bush administration is working to rush through some environmental policy changes before leaving power in January - including relaxing regulations protecting endangered species.
Malcolm Gladwell on the Secret of Success
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 19, 2008
Why do some people succeed, while others never reach their full potential?
A Twittering Headache for Motrin
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 18, 2008
Over the course of an afternoon, Motrin's latest ad campaign was undone by tech-savvy mothers using twitter who were offended by the ad's tone.
Greening the Fleet
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 18, 2008
Exodus of Wealth?
November 13, 2008
Governor Paterson has said he's reluctant to raise taxes on the wealthy because it might cause them to pack up and leave. But at least one member of that tax bracket takes issue with his logic, Mayo....
The Health of City Senior Centers
November 13, 2008
They argue that there's not enough money to expand health services, as the city wants, without eliminating other services like meals and case workers. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn says it’....
Please Explain: Autism
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 14, 2008
Since the 1980s, the percentage of people diagnosed with autism has risen dramatically, and no one is exactly sure why. Find out how autism affects the brain, and what the latest theories are on how to treat it.
Gas Drilling in Upstate New York Atracts Foreign Investors
November 13, 2008
How valuable are upstate New York's untapped natural gas reserves? No one knows for sure. But as WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports, a new joint venture gives some clues. REPORTER: StatoilHydro, a Norweg....
An Oilman on America’s Energy Future
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 13, 2008
Chief of Technology
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 13, 2008
Eco Art
Studio 360
November 14, 2008
Paved Paradise
Studio 360
November 14, 2008
Joni Mitchell’s song “Big Yellow Taxi,” from 1970, is the closest thing we’ve ever had to an environmental anthem. Mitchell told Reese Erlich why she’s bothered by “green” hypocrisy.
(Originally aired: April 18, 2008)
Weigh in: What’s 2008’s eco-anthem?
Green Rockers
Studio 360
November 14, 2008
Corn-based shrink wrap on the CDs, biofuel buses, organic hair spray: this is the greening of rock n’ roll. Sarah Lemanczyk talked to the indie rock band Cloud Cult, which manages its carbon footprint and has fun at the same time. (Originally aired: April 18, 2008)
William McDonough
Studio 360
November 14, 2008
Coney Island Sunshine
Studio 360
November 14, 2008
The New York subway system has one of the best environmental designs of recent years: Coney Island's Stillwell Avenue terminal, one block from the Atlantic Ocean, is topped by a state-of-the-art photovoltaic glass roof. Kurt checked it out with architect Greg Kiss.
(Originally aired: April 18, 2008)
Audio Slideshow: Stillwell Avenue Terminal
Cal-Earth
Studio 360
November 14, 2008
In Hesperia, California, architect Nader Khalili created a housing movement for the future. Khalili, who passed away in March, prototyped his dome-shaped adobes on a commission from NASA for a lunar colony. Then he realized that his “superadobes” could take root on Earth. Studio 360’s Eric Molinsky visited Cal-Earth with some friends who dream of living in giant igloos made of dirt.
(Originally aired: April 18, 2008)
Weigh in: Would you live in a superadobe?
Bacteria Biofuel
Studio 360
November 14, 2008
Frances Arnold is a biochemical engineer at Cal Tech working on one part of the energy crisis. In a process called “directed evolution,” Arnold’s team is altering the genetic codes of bacteria to evolve a strain of organisms than can digest grass and excrete biofuel. (Originally aired: April 18, 2008)
Forgive Me Father
Studio 360
November 14, 2008
The Vatican recently called pollution of the environment a modern-day sin. Kurt calls Father Jim Martin, a Jesuit priest, to ask what kind of penance polluters are in for. (Originally aired: April 18, 2008)
Greening Your House One Tool at a Time
November 12, 2008
So, you want to be green? Looking to buy some eco-friendly soap, flooring, or a TV? How do you know if they really are good for the environment? WNYC's Soterios Johnson reports on what it means - a....
Advocates Push Stem Cell Research Funding
November 11, 2008
With New York state leaders slashing the budget to shrink the deficit, many programs are in jeopardy. Here’s what it could mean for the $600 million fund for stem cell research. REPORTER: Preside....
