Dec. 30, 2011
NASA Probes Set To Orbit The Moon Over New Year’s
As NASA’s twin probes near the moon, the mission’s chief scientist talks about its objective.
Jan. 23, 2009
Future of Innovation and Research Funding
As the new administration in Washington gets underway, we'll talk about funding for research and innovation in hostile economic times. Will the economic stimulus package use science funding as a tool?
Sep. 21, 2007
Mars Update
We get an update on the latest results from orbiting observations of Mars.
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Michael Pollan Talks Plants and Food
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Age of Wonder
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