December 31, 2004, Hour One: 2004 Year In Review

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Hour One: 2004 Year In Review

What are the top stories of 2004 in science and technology? In this hour, we'll look back on the year's news, from new discoveries on Mars, to the flight of Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne, to the withdrawal of the drug Vioxx from the market. We'll also talk about stories that perhaps should have been big news, but for some reason didn't make the front page.

Join Ira and a panel of journalists as we take a New Year's Eve look back, and a look ahead to the future. What are your picks for the year's top stories -- and what are your predictions for science and technology in the coming year? Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern).

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Guests:
K.C. Cole
Author, "Mind Over Matter: Conversations with the Cosmos" (2003, Harcourt)
Science Correspondent
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, California

John Rennie
Editor-in-Chief
Scientific American
New York, New York

Donald Kennedy, PhD

Editor-in-chief

Science

Stanford, CA

This segment produced by Erica Altman

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