Cool Science Radio
Thursday, 9-10AM
From the discovery of new dinosaurs to the science of an avalanche.
From the secret technology behind Facebook, to nanotechnology.
Deciphering science and technology in an entertaining, amusing and accessible way.
If we can understand it, so can you.
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Professor Jeff Karp, who teaches biomedical engineering at Harvard Medical School and MIT, talks about the brain's neuroplasticity and how he adapted his brain to tackle his early learning disabilities and ADHD. He shares how you can too.
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Biomedical engineer and blunt trauma specialist, Rachel Lance, explores how a team of scientists during World War II made science history by discovering how to breathe underwater, a crucial element in an eventual victory for Allied forces.
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The University of Utah Seismograph Stations monitor earthquakes in Utah and the surrounding states. With this data, scientists at the university are able to develop a better understanding of earthquakes in our area. This can then help reduce the risk from earthquakes in Utah thanks to their research, education, and public service.
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Traditional computers in the western world, and the programming of them were built around the standard QWERTY keyboard with letters. But how to you build a computer system when the language has tens of thousands of characters and no alphabet? Thomas Mullaney shares the challenges and triumphs of such an endeavor is his new book, “The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age."
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Joshua Glenn talks about his collection of science fiction stories and books from 1900-1935 and his efforts to preserve these forgotten classics and to discover the origins of enduring tropes like berserk robots, tyrannical supermen, and dystopian wastelands.
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Immaculata De Vivo, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, discusses her book, "The Biology of Kindness: Six Daily Choices for Health, Well-Being, and Longevity," co-written with mindfulness and meditation expert Daniel Lumera.
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Authors Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert share where our data is going, and what is being done with it in their new book, "The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance."
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FIRST, a global robotics community helps prepare students for the future through their programs, competitions, and fun.
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Ann Burg talks about her new young adult biography on the life of Rachel Carson, "Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson."
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As a total eclipse approaches on April 8, 2024, solar eclipse enthusiast and former science correspondent for National Public Radio, David Baron, tells about the earliest eclipse chasers in 1878 in his book "American Eclipse: A Nation’s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World."