Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI http://www.pri.org/ Copyright 2009 Public Radio International. All rights reserved. PRI: Public Radio International: National and World News, Talk, Arts, Entertainment and Music http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Halloween science http://www.pri.org/science/halloween-science1699.html http://www.pri.org/science/halloween-science1699.html Science & Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:43:00 -0500 Spine-tingling chills, haunted houses, vampires and werewolves -- exploring the science behind scary stuff, and debunking some myths. The link between smoking and darker skin http://www.pri.org/science/smoking-and-darker-skin1587.html http://www.pri.org/science/smoking-and-darker-skin1587.html Science & Technology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:26:00 -0500 New research says just how addictive smoking is for you depends on the color of your skin, and reveals the link between nicotine and melanin. Creativity and madness http://www.pri.org/science/creativity-and-madness1563.html http://www.pri.org/science/creativity-and-madness1563.html Science & Technology Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0500 The myth and the truth behind great creativity and mental illness, and what research reveals about Virginia Woolf, Edvard Munch and others. DDT debate heats up http://www.pri.org/science/1534.html http://www.pri.org/science/1534.html Science & Technology Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:48:00 -0500 Join an online discussion with entomologist May Berenbaum on the pros and cons of using DDT to fight malaria. How cooking helped humans evolve http://www.pri.org/science/cooked-food-evolution1455.html http://www.pri.org/science/cooked-food-evolution1455.html Science & Technology Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:25:00 -0500 Join an online discussion with Richard Wrangham, who argues that apes became human because they learned to cook. Tale of Two Brains http://www.pri.org/science/tale-of-two-brains1450.html http://www.pri.org/science/tale-of-two-brains1450.html Science & Technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:29:00 -0500 The truth behind the right-brain-left-brain debate, and how the ubiquitous bit of pop science wisdom came about. The science behind making decisions http://www.pri.org/science/science-behind-making-decisions1407.html http://www.pri.org/science/science-behind-making-decisions1407.html Science & Technology Fri, 29 May 2009 09:40:00 -0500 Join an online discussion with Jonah Lehrer on making decisions -- from picking a breakfast cereal to choosing a mate. The inner workings of a baby's brain http://www.pri.org/science/workings-of-babies-brain1408.html http://www.pri.org/science/workings-of-babies-brain1408.html Science & Technology Fri, 29 May 2009 09:36:00 -0500 New scientific research suggests that the mind of a baby is a humming, buzzing, supercharged learning machine. "Terminator Salvation" and our romance with robots http://www.pri.org/science/terminator-salvation-romance-with-robots1395.html http://www.pri.org/science/terminator-salvation-romance-with-robots1395.html Science & Technology Sat, 23 May 2009 09:40:00 -0500 Our fascination with robots and the imagined and real interactions we can have with them tells us a lot about how we view relationships. When science and sports collide http://www.pri.org/science/cheetah-legs.html http://www.pri.org/science/cheetah-legs.html Science & Technology Fri, 08 May 2009 09:00:00 -0500 State-of-the-art prosthetics have caused controversy in sports, and raise questions about what it means to be human. Warp Speed Ahead! http://www.pri.org/science/star-trek-science.html http://www.pri.org/science/star-trek-science.html Science & Technology Fri, 08 May 2009 09:00:00 -0500 "Star Trek" isn't just a summer blockbuster -- some of it is real science, like warp speed and the flip phone. Evolution and education in Texas http://www.pri.org/science/evolution-education-texas.html http://www.pri.org/science/evolution-education-texas.html Science & Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:30:00 -0500 Texas Board of Education Chair leads charge to question evolution in the state's science curriculum. Google mapping goes underwater http://www.pri.org/science/google-mapping-goes-under-water.html http://www.pri.org/science/google-mapping-goes-under-water.html Science & Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:12:00 -0500 Google Ocean lets users explore the underwater terrain, and view articles and videos about marine science. The science of P-L-A-Y http://www.pri.org/science/science-of-play.html http://www.pri.org/science/science-of-play.html Science & Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:13:00 -0500 Humans are built for play -- the science that says play is critical to shaping our brains and helping us adapt to the unexpected. President Obama lifts ban on stem cell funding http://www.pri.org/science/obama-lifts-ban-stemcell-funding.html http://www.pri.org/science/obama-lifts-ban-stemcell-funding.html Science & Technology Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:43:00 -0500 Implications for the scientific community of the lifting of the ban on funding for stem cell research. The Hoberman Sphere http://www.pri.org/science/hoberman-sphere.html http://www.pri.org/science/hoberman-sphere.html Science & Technology Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:52:00 -0600 Artist and engineer Chuck Hoberman talks about what led him to his famous invention, which will soon be put into orbit around the Earth. Darwin the Abolitionist http://www.pri.org/science/darwin-the-abolitionist.html http://www.pri.org/science/darwin-the-abolitionist.html Science & Technology Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:50:00 -0600 How witnessing the injustices of slavery drove Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution. The rise and fall of Pluto http://www.pri.org/science/rise-and-fall-pluto.html http://www.pri.org/science/rise-and-fall-pluto.html Science & Technology Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:43:00 -0600 In 2006, the International Astronomical Union revoked Pluto’s planetary status and inflamed Americans -- astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains what went down. Quantum teleportation http://www.pri.org/science/quantum-teleportation.html http://www.pri.org/science/quantum-teleportation.html Science & Technology Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:37:00 -0600 An article in the "American Journal of Science" says scientists have successfully teleported information between two atoms. Electric and plug-in hybrid cars http://www.pri.org/science/electric-plug-in-hybrid-cars.html http://www.pri.org/science/electric-plug-in-hybrid-cars.html Science & Technology Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:43:00 -0600 A Chinese car company recently began selling a plug-in hybrid electric car, but expect to wait two years before it's available in the U.S. America's innovation economy http://www.pri.org/science/1091.html http://www.pri.org/science/1091.html Science & Technology Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:15:00 -0600 Reports warn that the U.S. is falling behind in science, technology, engineering and math as other countries rise in these areas. Our brains and New Year's resolutions http://www.pri.org/science/science-new-years-resolutions.html http://www.pri.org/science/science-new-years-resolutions.html Science & Technology Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:48:00 -0600 The science behind keeping resolutions -- why our brain might actually prevent us from being successful in following through. The science behind time http://www.pri.org/science/big-extra-leap-second.html http://www.pri.org/science/big-extra-leap-second.html Science & Technology Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:15:00 -0600 The extra second added to 2008, atomic clocks, the GMT and other ways timekeepers try to keep us all on time. Adventures in undersea archaeology http://www.pri.org/science/adventures-undersea-archaeology.html http://www.pri.org/science/adventures-undersea-archaeology.html Science & Technology Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:56:00 -0600 Treasure hunters and historians race to the bottom of the sea as technological advances open up new possibilities for undersea archaeology. Discovering dark matter http://www.pri.org/science/discovering_dark_matter.html http://www.pri.org/science/discovering_dark_matter.html Science & Technology Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:03:00 -0600 We could be on the verge of solving one of the biggest cosmological mysteries in our time -- the discovery of dark matter. The legacy of Bell Labs http://www.pri.org/science/legacy-of-bell-labs.html http://www.pri.org/science/legacy-of-bell-labs.html Science & Technology Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:54:00 -0600 In the second half of the 20th century, Bell Labs was a hotbed of unfettered creativity, churning out inventions, patents, and Nobel Prizes. DNA and Discovery http://www.pri.org/science/dna-and-discovery.html http://www.pri.org/science/dna-and-discovery.html Science & Technology Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:22:00 -0600 The late Michael Crichton and others explore the science, the ethics, and the controversy of the new era of genetic testing. India launches first moon mission http://www.pri.org/science/india-launches-moon-mission.html http://www.pri.org/science/india-launches-moon-mission.html Science & Technology Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:06:00 -0500 The Indian satellite Chandrayaan-1, which means "lunar craft" in Sanskrit, is scheduled to orbit the moon for two years. Learning science http://www.pri.org/science/learning-science.html http://www.pri.org/science/learning-science.html Science & Technology Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:39:00 -0500 Using hip-hop to teach Newton's Three Laws of Motion, how "Nova" stays current, and the life and times of Albert Einstein. The Malleable Mind http://www.pri.org/science/the-malleable-mind.html http://www.pri.org/science/the-malleable-mind.html Science & Technology Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:40:00 -0500 How the brain can repair itself, the brain on drugs, how motherhood changes women’s brains, and future artificial brains. Public Radio International: National and World News, Talk, Arts, Entertainment and Music