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SciFri Radio: Voting Systems Update
With the official presidential campaign season now fully underway, we'll get an update on voting machines around the country.
SciFri Radio: Health and the Election
In this segment, we'll take a look at the stance of Senators McCain and Obama on various health policy issues.
SciFri Radio: The Science of Getting a 'Yes'
In this segment, Ira talks with a social psychologist about persuasion, and psychological tricks for helping you get what you want.
SciFri Radio: Senators on Energy
What is Congress doing to help address our nation's energy problems? In this segment, Ira talks with senators John Warner and Jeff Bingaman about...
SciFri Radio: A New Direction for AIDS Vaccine Research
The National Institutes of Health has decided to cancel a large-scale test of an experimental AIDS vaccine, saying that more focused research was...
SciFri Radio: Nuclear Family Vacation
We'll take a tour of atomic history and visit some of the key locations involved with the development of nuclear weapons.
SciFri Radio: Going Green: Energy Conservation
With oil prices through the roof, we'll talk about concrete steps you can take to conserve energy.
SciFri Radio: Climate Change Legislation Fails in Senate
This week, the US Senate took up debate on proposed climate change legislation -- but the bill failed to win the needed number of votes to avoid a...
SciFri Radio: Jeffrey Sachs: Common Wealth
In this segment, Ira talks with Jeffrey Sachs, author of the new book "Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet."
SciFri Radio: New U.S. Climate Change Goals?
This week, President Bush announced a new set of national goals related to climate change and called for a stop to growth in greenhouse gas...
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SciFri guest Ivor van Heerden says that perhaps the best thing we can do to protect coastal Louisiana against hurricanes is to let the river run wild. Listen to van Heerden. This allows new wetlands to be created, which can reduce wave energy significantly.
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Wary of vaccinations? SciFri guest, Paul Offit, says vaccines are probably more rigorously tested than anything else we consume. Listen to Dr. Offit.
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SciFri guest Aaron Rowe explains the advantages of smaller spacecraft: Listen. Find out about a new development in the micro craft design--a material that can change color depending on whether the craft is in sun or shadow to reflect or absorb light. Listen to Rowe.
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Ethanol isn't all about corn. SciFri guest David Blume suggests fuel from cattails. Listen here. They also clean the water and grow like weeds. Learn more.
Newsbrief: Chimp Business
Chimps in clothes are giving people the wrong idea.
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Video: AAAS Video: Science and Policy Broadcast
Watch Ira and guests talk about science and policy live at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston....
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Video: Michael Oppenheimer on Global Warming
Michael Oppenheimer, a member of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change and professor at Princeton, delivered...
