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The Epic History of the Horse Dec 10, 2015

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Science journalist and equestrian Wendy Williams talks about her new book The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion

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Math Can Equal Fun Nov 20, 2015

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Harvey Mudd College math professor Arthur Benjamin talks about his new book The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why

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Teaching Machines to Learn on Their Own Nov 10, 2015

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Stephen Hoover, CEO of Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center, talks with Scientific American tech editor Larry Greenemeier about the revolution underway in machine learning, in which the machine eventually programs itself

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Chemistry Nobel: Keeping DNA in Good Repair Oct 07, 2015

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The 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for discoveries of the mechanisms by which cells maintain the integrity of their DNA sequences

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Physics Nobel: Neutrinos <i>Do</i> Have Mass Oct 06, 2015

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The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass

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Medicine Nobel: Sifting Nature for Antiparasite Drugs Oct 05, 2015

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The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries of a medication against roundworm parasites and to Youyou Tu for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria. Some 3.4 billion people are at risk for the diseases these drugs treat

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The Hunt for the Fat Gene Sep 16, 2015

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Medical researcher Richard Johnson, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, talks about his October Scientific American article "The Fat Gene," co-authored by anthropologist Peter Andrews of University College London and the Natural History Museum in London. Their piece is about how a genetic mutation in prehistoric apes may underlie today’s pandemic of obesity and diabetes

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The Errors of Albert Sep 02, 2015

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Physicist and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss, director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University, talks about his article "What Einstein Got Wrong," in Scientific American’s September issue, devoted to the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s publication of general relativity

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Public Health Hero Jimmy Carter; <i>SA</i> Turns 170 Aug 31, 2015

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Jimmy Carter talks about his public health efforts to eradicate guinea worm and improve global mental health and women's health. Plus, magazine collector Steven Lomazow brings part of his collection to the Scientific American 170th birthday party

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Olympics Loser Boston Wins Big Economically Aug 06, 2015

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Smith College sports economist Andrew Zimbalist talks about why the Olympics is almost always a big financial hardship for the host city, a subject he treats at length in his book Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup. Recorded at the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse in New York City

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