Things of Beauty: Scientific Instruments of Yore
Brimming with Victorian medical masks, surreal anatomical models, and futuristic test prostheses, Steve Erenberg’s store/museum in Peekskill, New York offers a tour of long-forgotten devices.
Hr2: Future of Personal Computing Circa 1992, Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
Tech industry observer Esther Dyson looks back at predictions she made about the future of personal computing, circa 1992. Then, in an archival interview from October 9, 1992, Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan talk about their book Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are.
Hr1: Superhero Quiz, Pondering Art and Science
Physicist James Kakalios tests contestants superhero science smarts. Then, a wide-ranging 2011 conversation with a novelist, a filmmaker, and a physicist about art, science, and the mysterious place where they intersect.
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From the Origin of Art, to the End of Humanity
In 2011, a novelist, a filmmaker, and a physicist joined Ira for a wide-ranging conversation about art, science, and the mysterious place where they intersect.
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Two Cosmic Explorers Investigate the World Within Us
In this archival interview from October 9, 1992, Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan talk about their book “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are.”
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A Look Back at the Future of Personal Computing
Tech industry observer Esther Dyson looks back at predictions she made about the future of personal computing, circa 1992.
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SciFri Live: Superhero Quiz
Physicist James Kakalios tests the superhero science smarts of teams from 3M and the CONvergence sci-fi convention.
Hr1: Year in Review, 2015
A panel of science and technology journalists joins Ira Flatow to discuss the biggest news in these fields during the last year.
Hr2: Poinsettias, Findings Column, Video Games and Memory, Jerboas
Searching for the wild origins of the poinsettia. Plus, Harper’s magazine’s Findings column, 3D games and memory, and the jumping jerboa.
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Stalking The Wilds Of Mexico For A Christmas Classic
Clemson University floriculturist Jim Faust arrived in Manzanillo, Mexico, with an unusual mission: to stalk a population of wild poinsettias growing in their native habitat.