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John and Lynn’s  first guest is Charles Bacon who is the Enabling Technology Systems Engineer for NASA’s Satellite Servicing Projects Division. The ability to robotically service satellites offers many advantages over current astronaut involved missions. Many of the technologies being developed for this autonomous ability will also be used in future Mars missions. The 2nd guest is Mario Livio who has written WHY: What Makes Us Curious. The ability to ask “why” is uniquely human, and yet there is still no definitive scientific consensus about why that is.

John Wells and Lynn Ware Peek are out on vacation this week.  We  rebroadcast two of their favorite recent interviews.  One is with a local entrepreneur and Park City resident, Geoff Atkinson who runs the company, Huckabuy, out of the co-working space on Main Street.  They interviewed Geoff in June. Then, in the second half, we rebroadcast an interview with Mary Roach who has written, "GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War."

John Wells and Lynn Ware Peek speak with Charles Spence, a pioneer in sensory science from Oxford University who has written a book called Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating.

Then they speak with Lawrence Greenemeier who is the technology editor for Scientific American.  He recently wrote an article for the magazine called, “When Hatred Goes Viral: Inside Social Media’s Efforts to Combat Terrorism.” He’ll explore efforts to curtail the proliferation of hate on social media.

Today on Cool science radio -- Brett Velicovich author of, Drone Warrior: An Elite Soldier's Inside Account of the Hunt for America's Most Dangerous Enemies. Unknown to most people the US Army has a small, elite group of soldiers who hunt and kill terrorists with drones. The 2nd guest is Peter Brannen who has written THE ENDS OF THE WORLD: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions.  

  On Today’s show, Lynn and John talk about beer -  the science of beer making.  They speak with bimolecular archeologist Dr. Patrick McGovern about his new book called Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Recreated.  How did our ancestors brew libations? 

John and Lynn’s first guest is Mark O’Connell who has written THE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS MAN: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs. The book is about Dr. J. Allen Hynek responsible for coining the phrase “close encounters of the third kind” Hynek enthusiastically debunked UFO reports on behalf of the Air Force for years. Then, he changed teams. The book is about his transformation from skepticism to true believer and the actual UFO stories he investigated. The2nd guest this morning is Mary Roach who has written GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War.

John and Lynn’s first guest is Jeffrey Kluger, who co-wrote the book Apollo 13.  Now Kluger brings his research and his fascination about  space exploration back with a book called Apollo 8. Then, they are joined  by a rocket scientist turned science writer who are part of the Intergalactic  Travel Bureau who have written a books called, Vacation Guide to the Solar System.

Several weeks ago John Wells was a passenger on the Seabourn Quest, a state of the art cruise ship that called on ports in the North Sea. While onboard John had the opportunity to tour the bridge, meet the officers and sit down for a conversation with the Captain of the Seabourn Quest, Bjarne Larsen. Our first segment is a taped interview of that conversation about the technology of the Quest and a life at sea for Captain Larsen. Our 2nd guest this morning is Dr.

Today on Cool Science Radio, John Wells and Lynn Ware Peek speak with Dave Evans of Stanford University. He’s the co-founder of the Life Design Lab in the Stanford Design Program.  As many college and high school graduates are walking across the stage to receive their diploma they can learn a new technique for designing their lives.

John and Lynn’s first guest is Mark Sunday Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Oracle. Later this month Larry Ellison and Team Oracle USA defend their 2013 America’s Cup win in Bermuda. Mark Sunday, an America’s Cup fan will be with us in the studio to talk about this 170 year tradition, the technology introduced at the 2013 come from behind win and America’s upcoming defense for the Cup in Bermuda.The  2nd guest this morning is Dava Sobel who has written THE GLASS UNIVERSE: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars.