SciFri Radio: Science And Society

SciFri Radio: Persuasion, Energy, and Behavior
When thinking about energy efficiency, how much emphasis should be put on human behavior rather than technology?

SciFri Radio: Steven Strogatz Talks Math
What are the odds? How are we connected? And does it all add up? Steven Strogatz, professor of applied mathematics, joins us to run the numbers.

SciFri Radio: Communicating Science
With newspapers and cable news slashing budgets for science reporting, where can you go to get accurate, unbiased science news? We'll look at how...

SciFri Radio: A National Climate Service
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco discusses a proposal for the creation of a national climate forecasting department akin to the National Weather...

SciFri Radio: Gene Doping in Sports
With the Winter Olympics just a week away, we'll talk about a new potential threat to fair competition -- gene doping.

SciFri Radio: Tracking Near-Earth Objects
The US spends $4 million each year to search for comets or asteroids that could threaten the planet. That's not enough to get the job done,...

SciFri Radio: Michael Specter's 'Denialism'
We'll talk with author Michael Specter about his book 'Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and...

SciFri Radio: Texting Aid Dollars
Much of the financial support for earthquake-stricken Haiti has a high-tech source -- the text message.

SciFri Radio: Science and Race
We'll hear about an exhibition on race produced by the American Anthropological Association. Are we so different?

SciFri Radio: The Psychology of Prices
Not $100, not $79.99, not $25 -- now how much would you pay? We'll talk about the mental tricks behind the numbers on the price tag.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Science And Society

Newsbrief: Ask Ira: Science of Wiretapping
A new law extends the government's authority to wiretap without a warrant. We look at the technology of tapping.

Newsbrief: Chimp Business
Chimps in clothes are giving people the wrong idea.

Newsbrief: Dirty Money
Carrying cocaine contaminated currency? Not me!