- Having a Dog May Mean Having Extra Microbes
- Tackling New Tech in the Golden Years
- ‘Crazy Ants’ Spreading in the Southeastern US
- Tracking Killer Tornadoes
- Studies Question Potential Alzheimer's Treatment
- Reinventing Farming for a Changing Climate
- Resetting the Theory of Time
- The Myth of Multitasking
- When Great Scientists Got It Wrong
- Insects May Be the Taste of the Next Generation, Report Says
Feb. 27, 2009
Evaluating Forensic Science
This month, the National Academy of Sciences published a report that found 'serious deficiencies' in the nation's forensic science system.
Sep. 24, 2010
Forensic Art
How can forensic anthropologists and artists build a sculpture of a person's head based on just the skull? We'll talk about the science behind forensic art.
Apr. 02, 2010
Deborah Blum and The Poisoner's Handbook
Before CSI or Law and Order, how did chemical crimes come to light? Ira talks with author Deborah Blum about her new book about the dawn of medical forensics.
May. 01, 2009
Wildlife CSI
Ira talks with the author of a new book about animal forensic investigators, and with experts in wildlife crime investigation from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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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.'
