Aug. 10, 2012
Amidst Rocky Peaks, Physicists Ponder the Universe
The Aspen Center for Physics, a mountain retreat for theoretical physicists, turns 50 this year.
Jun. 22, 2012
More to the Universe Than Meets the Eye
The universe is full of invisible stuff. Take dark matter--you can't spot it with your eyes, but it outnumbers visible matter five to one!
Jul. 15, 2011
Funding For James Webb Space Telescope In Jeopardy
Will Congress cut funding for Hubble’s successor?
Sep. 17, 2010
Strange Physics: Dark Flow, Fine Structure Constant
We'll talk about the mind-boggling idea that stuff we can't see within our visible universe could be causing gravitational effects on visible matter.
Apr. 03, 2009
Big Questions in Cosmology
In this hour, we'll get an update on the very small--particle physics--and the very large--cosmology--and find out how these two fields of study fit together.
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Michael Pollan Talks Plants and Food
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Age of Wonder
Ira talks with Richard Holmes, author of 'The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science.'
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