Author: Emily V. Driscoll
Episode 9: The Sound of Science
Pets as invasive species: Listen to a discussion about how domestic animals can disrupt ecosystems.
Drilling for Energy, But Not Oil
Geothermal wells increase in popularity as a fossil fuel alternative.
Episode 8: The Sound of Science
Listen to a discussion about resilient stowaways that are riding in spaceships.
Scinema: Numbers Game
Playoff season is upon us. Who will win the World Series? Mathmatician Bruce Bukiet developed a statistical model to decide just that.
Scinema: Breeding Mosquitoes
Technician Jean Nonon grows mosquitoes for a living. Emily Driscoll and Ben Leach show you how he does it.
Episode 7: The Sound of Science
Listen to a round table discussion about the ethics of robot warfare.
Episode 6: The Sound of Science
Listen to a round table discussion about the ethics of lie detector tests.
Episode 5: The Sound of Science
What is causing dengue fever to spread? How scientists hope to develop an HIV vaccine. Why a ‘goldilocks’ planet is not ‘just right’ for life.
Episode 4: The Sound of Science
What is salt pollution? Highlights from a recent stem cell meeting. New findings show the importance of bees.
Episode 3: The Sound of Science
How is the tracking technology in passports used in other ways? Science is letting kids play with snow all year round. Ancient viruses lie dormant in frozen lakes.
Episode 2: The Sound of Science
Why did Congress move daylight savings time? Sophisticated recording devices might be placed in our national parks. A teenage girl benefits from gastric bypass surgery.
Our Podcast: The Sound of Science
In episode one of The Sound of Science, find out how air bags relate to video games, which predator might dethrone polar bears as the top of the food chain in the Arctic, and how a dust cloud circumnavigates the globe.
Being Beinecke
Getting to know Frances Beinecke, the new president of Natural Resource Defense Council.
Identifying the SARS Pipeline
Shoddy bathroom plumbing provides an easy route for viruses to spread.
