Space Ira Flatow on Science: Crashing into a Comet June 30, 2005 • A U.S. space probe called Deep Impact may collide with a comet this Sunday -- on purpose. Alex Chadwick talks to Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday, about what scientists hope to gain from this unique mission. Ira Flatow on Science: Crashing into a Comet Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4724753/4724754" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Gross Anatomy, Body Donation A Final Good-Bye: Med Students Honor Body Donors June 29, 2005 • Last fall, first-year medical students at the University of Maryland entered the gross anatomy lab, learning to dissect cadavers -- and reassess their thoughts about death. In June, the students concluded their journey at a ceremony honoring those who gave their bodies to science. A Final Good-Bye: Med Students Honor Body Donors Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4723347/4723386" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Slate's Explainer: Can Sharks Really 'Smell' Blood? June 28, 2005 • With two recent shark attacks in Florida, one of them fatal, Slate senior editor Andy Bowers wonders if sharks can really smell blood. Slate's Explainer: Can Sharks Really 'Smell' Blood? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4721619/4721620" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The Impact of War Healing a Deep Wound from Iraq June 27, 2005 • More than 13,070 U.S. troops have been injured in Iraq, with just over half of those injured unable to return to duty. One recovering soldier is 32-year-old Robert Bartlett, an Army scout with the 3rd Infantry Division, whose face and hands were badly injured by a roadside bomb in May. Healing a Deep Wound from Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4720526/4720527" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movies Documentary Captures 'March of the Penguins' June 26, 2005 • An amazing new nature film follows the epic journey of Emperor penguins across frozen landscapes as they migrate -- single-file -- to a familiar, yet mysterious destination. And at journey's end, life literally begins anew. Documentary Captures 'March of the Penguins' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4716575/4719501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Mad Cow Case Prompts Doubts on U.S. Testing June 25, 2005 • The second confirmed U.S. case of mad cow disease carries economic consequences and has many questioning the USDA's testing protocols. Changes requested months ago by consumer advocates will now be put in place. Mad Cow Case Prompts Doubts on U.S. Testing Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4718808/4718832" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion From Our Listeners Thomas Friedman and Energy Independence June 24, 2005 • According to writer Thomas Friedman, America needs a national science project. The goal? To make America energy independent in 10 years. Friedman talks about his new book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. Thomas Friedman and Energy Independence Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4717413/4717414" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion From Our Listeners Einstein's Relativity Paper, 100 Years Later June 24, 2005 • On June 30, 1905, Albert Einstein submitted a paper titled "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies," which introduced the ideas that would become known as the special theory of relativity. Einstein's Relativity Paper, 100 Years Later Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4717394/4717395" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion From Our Listeners Predicting Earthquakes June 24, 2005 • Five moderate-to-strong earthquakes strike in California. Could the cluster of quakes be a harbinger of the Big One? Another earthquake-prone area -- New Madrid, near Memphis, Tenn. -- has had more than its share of impressive quakes. New data based on years of GPS measurements may give scientists more information. Predicting Earthquakes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4717391/4717392" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Does Marriage Counseling Work? June 23, 2005 • The marriage counselor community is looking at a split -- between therapists who focus on keeping couples together and those who counsel the individuals, without trying to avert a divorce. For the unhappy couple, it can be hard to know which you're getting. Does Marriage Counseling Work? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4715865/4715866" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National The Green House Project, Part 2 June 23, 2005 • In the second of two reports on the reinvention of the nursing home, NPR's Joseph Shapiro visits Tupelo, Miss., to see if the way a nursing home looks can change the way people live. The experiment is based on a concept called the Green House Project. The Green House Project, Part 2 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4715216/4715217" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Research News Chickadee Calls Carry Specifics on Danger June 23, 2005 • When they spot a predator, black-capped chickadees vary their alarm cries. The warnings help flock mates grasp the relative threat posed by the predator, researchers report in this week's issue of the journal Science. Chickadee Calls Carry Specifics on Danger Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4715569/4716028" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Keeling Helped Awaken World to Climate Change June 23, 2005 • The death of Charles D. Keeling at age 77 Monday ended a career in science that led to new ideas about climate change and global warming. Keeling first raised the alarm about global warming in the 1950s, after measuring increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the air. Keeling Helped Awaken World to Climate Change Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4716139/4716140" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Space Spacecraft to Launch, Propelled by Sun and Sails June 20, 2005 • On Tuesday, a group of private space enthusiasts will launch a new kind of spaceship, pushed along by eight giant sails fueled by light particles. Because such craft don't need to carry fuel, they could one day put travel to distant solar systems within reach. Spacecraft to Launch, Propelled by Sun and Sails Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4710016/4710057" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Research News Crab Discovery of Interest to Genetic Scientists June 19, 2005 • Rom Lipscius of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science explains what the discovery of Jerry Springer the crab -- which marine biologists call a "bilateral gynandromorph" -- means for the study of blue crab genetics. Crab Discovery of Interest to Genetic Scientists Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4709594/4709635" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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