Science Talk

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COVID-19 Vaccine Ethics: Who Gets It First and Other Issues Aug 06, 2020

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Contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs spoke with Arthur Caplan, head of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s division of medical ethics, about some of the ethical issues that researchers have to consider in testing and distributing vaccines against COVID-19.

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How Your Homes and Buildings Affect You Jul 30, 2020

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Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her book The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness.

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African-Americans, Nature and Environmental Justice Jul 21, 2020

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Journalist Bob Hirshon reports from the Taking Nature Black conference, reporter Shahla Farzan talks about tracking copperhead snakes, and nanoscientist Ondrej Krivanek discusses microscopes with subangstrom resolution.

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How Nature Helps Body and Soul Jun 27, 2020

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Journalist and author Florence Williams talks about her book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative.

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The Messenger Is the Message Jun 25, 2020

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Behavioral scientist Stephen Martin and psychologist Joseph Marks talk about their book Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don’t, and Why.

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Air, Sea and Space: Ocean Health, Atmosphere Insights and Black Holes Jun 20, 2020

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Biological oceanography expert Miriam Goldstein talks about issues facing the oceans. Reporter Adam Levy discusses air pollution info available because of the pandemic. And astrophysicist Andrew Fabian chats about black holes.

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Science on the Hill: Calculating Climate Jun 18, 2020

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For the fourth Science on the Hill event, Future Climate: What We Know, What We Don’t, experts talked with Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti about what goes into modeling our climate—and how such models are used in addition to long-term climate prediction.

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Your Brain, Free Will and the Law May 29, 2020

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Stanford University neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky talks about human behavior, the penal system and the question of free will.

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No, No Nobel: How to Lose the Prize May 19, 2020

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Physicist Brian Keating talks about his book Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science’s Highest Honor.

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Galileo's Fight against Science Denial May 05, 2020

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Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio talks about his latest book, Galileo: And the Science Deniers, and how the legendary scientist’s battles are still relevant today.

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