Friday, December 25th, 2009

2009 Science Year in Review

It's that time again -- as the year slips away, it's time for a look back at the biggest science stories this year -- and some you may have missed. Join us in this hour of Science Friday for a roundtable with science writers and editors about everything from the swine flu vaccine to the rebirth of the Large Hadron Collider. What are your picks for the year's top science stories, and what stories do you think were overblown?

Guests

Paul Raeburn
Biology and Medical Writer, Knight Science Journalism Tracker
Author, forthcoming book "Why Fathers Matter"
New York, New York

Mariette DiChristina
Editor in Chief, Scientific American, Scientific American Mind
President, National Association of Science Writers
New York, New York

Nicholas Thompson
Author, "The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War" (Henry Holt and Co., 2009)
Senior Editor, Wired Magazine
New York, New York

Phil Plait
Author, "Death From the Skies! These Are the Ways the World Will End..." (Viking Adult, 2008)
Author, "Bad Astronomy" blog for Discover Magazine
Boulder, Colorado

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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