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How You Gonna Keep Flu Down on the Farm?: Pig Farms and Public Health Dec 22, 2010

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Journalist Helen Branswell discusses her January Scientific American article, "Flu Factories," about the attempts to monitor new strains of flu that can originate on pig farms and the difficulties of balancing economic and public health constituencies

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Anna Deavere Smith: Let Me Down Easy Dec 20, 2010

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Actor, playwright and journalist Anna Deavere Smith talks about the health care crisis and her play about people dealing with illness, health and the health care system, Let Me Down Easy

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The Spewings of Titan (and More from the AGU Meeting) Dec 16, 2010

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Scientific American editor Davide Castelvecchi joins us from San Francisco to talk about some of the highlights of the meeting of the American Geophysical Union, including volcanoes on Titan, x-rays from lightning, the biota of the Sulawesi Sea, and the connection between light pollution and air pollution. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news

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Let's Talk Stuffing--Your Face Nov 25, 2010

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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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Let's Talk Turkey! Nov 24, 2010

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

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Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men? Nov 19, 2010

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Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and podcast host Steve Mirsky talk about longevity differences in the sexes, the importance of music education, the pros and cons of the Kindle, and other content from the November issue. Plus, we test your knowledge about some recent science in the news

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Physics Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg Nov 15, 2010

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Nobel physicist Steven Weinberg spoke to an audience of science journalists, and then to podcast host Steve Mirsky

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Photograph 51: Rosalind Franklin and the Race For The Double Helix of DNA (Part 2 of 2) Nov 05, 2010

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Photograph 51 is a new play about Rosalind Franklin, Watson and Crick, and the race to determine the structure of DNA, at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City, running through November 21st. A panel discussion about the play on November 2nd featured crystallography expert Helen Berman, biologist and Franklin scholar Lynne Osman Elkin, science journalist Nicholas Wade, playwright Anna Ziegler and moderator Stuart Firestein

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Photograph 51: Rosalind Franklin and the Race for the Double Helix of DNA, Part 1 of 2 Nov 03, 2010

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Photograph 51 is a new play about Rosalind Franklin, Watson and Crick, and the race to determine the structure of DNA, at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City, running through November 21st. This November 2nd, a panel discussion about the play and the issues it raises featured crystallography expert Helen Berman; biologist and Franklin scholar Lynne Osman Elkin; science journalist Nicholas Wade; playwright Anna Ziegler; and moderator Stuart Firestein

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The Quest for the Giant Pumpkin Oct 29, 2010

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Susan Warren, author of the book Backyard Giants, talks about "the passionate, heartbreaking and glorious quest to grow the biggest pumpkin ever." Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news

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