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Humans and the Amazon: A 13,000-Year Coexistence Mar 20, 2015

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University of Exeter archaeologist José Iriarte talks to freelance journalist Cynthia Graber about his efforts to understand human activity in and influence on the Amazon region for the last 13 millennia

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The Placement Excitation: Scientific American on The Big Bang Theory Mar 12, 2015

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In conjunction with this magazine's inclusion on the March 12 episode of The Big Bang Theory, here's an edited version of a talk by the sitcom's science advisor, U.C.L.A. physicist David Saltzberg, about his role and the show's reach

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Science Goes to the Movies: A New TV Program Feb 20, 2015

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Heather Berlin, assistant professor of psychiatry and of neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, is the co-host of the new CUNY TV program Science Goes to the Movies

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Every Life Has Equal Value, Part 2: Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann Jan 30, 2015

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Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina talk about the foundation set forth in its recently released annual letter. Part 2 of 2

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Every Life Has Equal Value, Part 1: Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann Jan 30, 2015

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Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann and Scientific American Editor in-Chief Mariette DiChristina talk about the foundation set forth in its recently released annual letter. Part 1 of 2

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Best of Thanksgiving, Part 2: Let's Talk Stuffing—Your Face! Nov 27, 2014

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Cornell University's Brian Wansink talks about eating behavior and how mindless eating has us consuming way more calories than we suspect

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Best of Thanksgiving, Part 1: Let's Talk Turkey! Nov 27, 2014

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Turkey scientist Rich Buchholz of the University of Mississippi talks about the turkey on your plate and his own turkey research

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Doctors Without Borders Fight on Ebola's Front Lines Nov 14, 2014

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Scientific American health and medicine correspondent Dina Fine Maron talks with Armand Sprecher of Doctors Without Borders, who has fought Ebola in Guinea and Liberia. And Steve talks Ebola with Stanford's David Relman, chair of the Forum on Microbial Threats of the Institute of Medicine

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Ebola Expert Update Nov 05, 2014

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Scientific American health and medicine correspondent Dina Fine Maron talks about Ebola with tropical medicine and infectious disease expert Daniel Bausch of Tulane University at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Let's Get Small: A Panel on Nanoscience Oct 15, 2014

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Scientific American senior editor Josh Fischman joins nanoscience researchers Shana Kelly, Yamuna Krishnan, Benjamin Bratton, along with moderator Bridget Kendall from the BBC World Service program The Forum

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