Sputnik at 50: Looking Back at the Space Race Space Race Permeated Pop Culture September 30, 2007 • The space race that began with Sputnik not only influenced education but American pop culture as a whole. David Schwartz, the chief curator of the Museum of the Moving Image in New York, says the phenomenon was pushed by an unlikely person — Walt Disney. Space Race Permeated Pop Culture Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14845436/14845453" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sputnik at 50: Looking Back at the Space Race Sputnik Left Legacy for U.S. Science Education September 30, 2007 • When the Soviets launched Sputnik into orbit on Oct. 4, 1957, their history-making accomplishment sparked a much-needed revolution in scientific education in the U.S. But today, many educators feel that revolution has lost valuable ground. Sputnik Left Legacy for U.S. Science Education Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14829195/14845452" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sputnik at 50: Looking Back at the Space Race 'Sputnik: The Shock of the Century' September 30, 2007 • Fifty years ago, the Soviet Union's launch of the satellite Sputnik sent shock waves through America, sparked the space race and wrenched the U.S. from its post-war smugness. Author Paul Dickson chronicles the launch and the profound changes in society that followed. 'Sputnik: The Shock of the Century' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14841104/14841059" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Airing Out the History of Earth's Atmosphere September 29, 2007 • In An Ocean of Air, author Gabrielle Walker plunges into the Earth's atmosphere, exposing its layers and colorful history. From Galileo to global warming and wind storms, Walker explains the role of this complex substance on Earth. Airing Out the History of Earth's Atmosphere Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14749471/14834359" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Worm Resurgence Troubles Apple Farmers September 29, 2007 • Organic apple farmers keep their fruit free of worms by spraying their trees with a naturally occuring virus. But insects in some orchards in Germany have developed resistance to this biological insecticide and farmers are concerned. Worm Resurgence Troubles Apple Farmers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14829418/14829391" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sputnik at 50: Looking Back at the Space Race Khrushchev, Schorr Look Back on Sputnik September 29, 2007 • On Oct. 4, l957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite. Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, as well as a turning point in the Cold War. Sergei Khrushchev and Dan Schorr remember this milestone in human history. Khrushchev, Schorr Look Back on Sputnik Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14829415/14829390" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Wooly Mammoth DNA Sequenced from Hair September 28, 2007 • Just because an animal is dead and gone, doesn't mean its genes are lost forever. Scientist are reporting that they have been able to sequence the DNA of a wooly mammoth that died nearly 50,000 years ago. They got the DNA from a sample of the animal's hair. Wooly Mammoth DNA Sequenced from Hair Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14810441/14810427" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Comet May Have Led to Ice-Age Extinction September 28, 2007 • In a paper published this week, scientists say they have evidence that a comet or other low-density space object exploded in the upper atmosphere of the Earth about 13,000 years ago. They think the explosion may have led to the extinction of woolly mammoths and the decline of Stone Age people. Comet May Have Led to Ice-Age Extinction Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14799209/14799198" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Bush Convenes Climate Conference in Washington September 28, 2007 • At a U.N. meeting this week, more than 80 heads of state met to focus on the problem of climate change. President Bush did not participate in that meeting, choosing instead to convene a separate two-day conference in Washington. Will the new round of talks lead to any changes in U.S. climate policy? Bush Convenes Climate Conference in Washington Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14799206/14799197" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Looking to Oceans to Capture Carbon Dioxide September 28, 2007 • James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis, talks about his idea to spur the oceans to capture large amounts of CO2. Under the plan, large vertical tubes would bring nutrient-rich water from the ocean depths closer to the surface, feeding algal blooms that would absorb excess carbon dioxide. Looking to Oceans to Capture Carbon Dioxide Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14799203/14799196" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Scientists Glean Clues from Ancient Mammoth Hair September 28, 2007 • A research team has managed to extract DNA from a strand of ancient mammoth hair. What can the findings tell us about how mammoths lived? Can the technique be used to learn more about other prehistoric animals? Guests discuss the life and death of the mammoth. Scientists Glean Clues from Ancient Mammoth Hair Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14799212/14799199" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sputnik at 50: Looking Back at the Space Race Sputnik I, the First Satellite to Orbit Earth, Turns 50 September 28, 2007 • In 1957, a little beeping ball stunned the world. Sputnik I, launched 50 years ago on Oct. 4, set the stage for many more satellites to follow and marked the dawn of the space age. Guests discuss Sputnik and its effects on science, education, and the way we view the world. Sputnik I, the First Satellite to Orbit Earth, Turns 50 Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14799200/14799195" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Bush Climate-Change Conference Has Doubters September 27, 2007 • President Bush invites 15 countries to the White House to talk about ways to slow global warming. But he has been criticized for moving too slowly to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. There's skepticism that the meeting will bring real progress. Bush Climate-Change Conference Has Doubters Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14748173/14761426" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Strong Extragalactic Radio Burst Poses a Mystery September 27, 2007 • Astronomers have a mystery on their hands, after a radio telescope in Australia detected an extremely brief, but extremely strong, pulse of radio waves. There was just one pulse, but based on its strength and the way the signal arrived at Earth, astronomers estimate it came from something 1 billion light years away. There is only speculation about what the "something" was. Strong Extragalactic Radio Burst Poses a Mystery Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14778839/14778811" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Space NASA's Ion-Drive Asteroid Hunter Lifts Off September 27, 2007 • NASA's Dawn spacecraft, equipped with revolutionary ion engines and destined for a 2011 rendezvous with the asteroid belt, blasts off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla.