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Kids JUMP for Math [John Mighton's Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies] Aug 07, 2013

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Mathematician John Mighton talks with Scientific American MIND editor Ingrid Wickelgren about getting math-shy kids interested, via JUMP: Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies

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Adam Rutherford's Creation Science (the Real Kind), Part 1 Jul 31, 2013

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Science journalist, author and Nature editor Adam Rutherford talks about new book Creation: How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself, which looks at the science of the origin of life and at the emerging science of synthetic biology

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Nobel Laureate Harry Kroto: The Threatened Enlightenment Jul 25, 2013

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Nobel laureate Harry Kroto, who shared the 1996 chemistry prize, talks with Scientific American Executive Editor Fred Guterl at the recent Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting, about the role of science in society

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Penis Enlightenment: Bering Straight Talk Jun 27, 2013

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Jesse Bering discusses his 2012 book Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That? (And Other Reflections on Being Human)

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Close Shave for Bill Nye the Science Guy Jun 18, 2013

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Bill Nye the Science Guy ponders Superman's tonsorial travails, and science education

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Is There a Doctor in the Spaceship? Apr 29, 2013

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NASA astronaut and medical doctor Michael Barratt spoke to schoolkids at the Family Science Days event at this year's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston

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Mary Roach Cruises the Alimentary Canal Apr 16, 2013

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Mary Roach talks about her new book Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, which traces what she calls "the whole food chute"

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Start Talking: Synthetic Biology and Conservation Biology Meet, Part 2 Apr 03, 2013

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Conservation biologist Kent Redford talks about the issues facing the intersection of synthetic biology and conservation biology and a conference that starts April 9th called "How will synthetic biology and conservation shape the future of nature?"

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Start Talking: Synthetic Biology and Conservation Biology Meet, Part 1 Apr 02, 2013

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Imagine All the People Turning Blue and Green Mar 29, 2013

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Science writer Dennis Meredith talks about his new science fiction book The Rainbow Virus, in which a bioterror plot turns people all the colors of the rainbow

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