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> April 9,
2004:
Hour One: Science Policy / RFID / Kids and TV / Amazon
Do toddlers who watch too much TV have trouble paying attention later in life? In this hour of Science Friday, we'll hear about a new study that suggests attention deficit disorder may be related to early television-watching.
Also, from the chip in your EZ Pass, to the chips at the casino, radio-frequency identification tags are becoming increasingly common. We'll look at the technology and find out why RFID chips could be the bar code of the future -- and why that has some privacy advocates worried.
Plus, the latest on the Amazon rainforest, and a talk with Science magazine editor Donald Kennedy about the Bush administration response to charges that it is distorting science. Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern), and share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Donald Kennedy
Editor-in-Chief
Science Magazine
Washington, DC
Suzanne Kantra
Senior Technology Editor
Popular Science Magazine
New York, New York
Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis
Associate Professor, Department
of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Child Health
Institute
Children's Hospital & Regional
Medical Center
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
William Laurance
Staff Scientist
Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute
Balboa, Panama
National Institute for Amazonian Research
Manaus, Brazil
This segment produced by Annette Heist and Erica Altman
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Related Links:
Bush
science adviser denies policy agenda
Science
Not Being Distorted, White House Aide Says
February
20, 2004, Hour One: White House Science Policy
"Scientific
Integrity in Policymaking," Union of Concerned Scientists, 2004.
RFID
Journal
EPIC
RFID Privacy Page
- Brazil
warns over destruction of Amazon rainforest
CNN.com - Amazon deforestation continued in 2003 - Apr 7, 2004
- Pediatrics -- Abstracts: Christakis et al. 113 (4): 708
- Study Finds Link Between Television Viewing and Attention Problems in Children
- AAP - Television and the Family
Books/Articles Discussed: - Pediatrics -- Abstracts: Christakis et al. 113 (4): 708
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