- Resetting the Theory of Time
- When Great Scientists Got It Wrong
- Insects May Be the Taste of the Next Generation, Report Says
- Researchers Report Cloning Advance for Producing Stem Cells
- Desktop Diaries: Daniel Kahneman
- The Myth of Multitasking
- Exploring an Ever-Expanding Universe
- Michael Pollan: You Are What You Cook
- Hello...Is There Anybody Out There?
- Microexpressions: More Than Meets the Eye
Feb. 12, 2010
Listening to Frog Love Songs
What can the love songs of South African frogs tell us about communication and the brain?
Sep. 11, 2009
Primate Music
There's research on whales singing and birds dancing, but what about monkeys and apes? In this segment, we'll look at the musical abilities of our fellow primates.
Nov. 04, 2011
A Researcher Asks: Are Dolphins Self-Aware?
Psychologist Diana Reiss discusses communication and cognition in dolphins.
Dec. 10, 2010
Talk to The Computer: Prize-Winning Student Science Looks at Emotion in Voices
We'll talk with two winners of this year's Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. The high school students developed computer software that tries to guess emotions by listening to speech.
Jul. 27, 2007
Computer Program Yields Clues About Baby Talk
Researchers create a computer program that learns parts of language in a way similar to the way infants learn.
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Age of Wonder
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