Hr2: A Puzzling Distant Star, Government IT Glitches, Cabinet of Curiosities
Astronomers explore theories behind a distant star with a mysterious glow,Bob Charette reflects on a decade-worth of IT fails in government, and nature writer Gordon Grice shares tips for building your own natural history collection.
Hr1: News Roundup, Dinos and Dark Matter, Back to the Future
A look at this week in science, physicist Lisa Randall explores the theory that a disc of dark matter could have been responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs, and visual effects art director John Bell talks about how he imagined the then-distant world of 2015 for Back to the Future II.
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Sexually-Transmitted Ebola, Space Mining, and Cashless Countries
The public health implications of sexually transmitted Ebola and the move toward cashless societies.
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Did Dark Matter Doom the Dinosaurs?
Physicist Lisa Randall explores the theory that a disc of dark matter could have been responsible for the catastrophic collision that extinguished the dinosaurs.
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It All Started With a Hoverboard: How Back to the Future II Envisioned 2015
Academy Award-nominated visual effects art director John Bell talks about how he imagined the then-distant world of 2015 for “Back to the Future II.”
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The Mysterious Flicker Behind Star KIC 8462852
Astronomers explore theories behind a distant star with a mysterious glow, including swarming comets and alien megastructures.
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Government Glitches: What Happens When IT Projects Fail
Bob Charette reflects on a decades-worth of IT fails in government and what can be done to improve the outcome of these projects.
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Build A Cabinet Of Curiosities
In his book “Cabinet of Curiosities,” nature writer Gordon Grice shares tips for building your own natural history collection.
Hr2: Forecasting Flu, DIY Halloween, Mobile Audio Woes
Researchers seek to track the flu using nasal swabs and search engine queries. Plus, a few ways to geek out this Halloween with do-it-yourself projects, and why mobile audio quality still lags the rest of smartphone technology.
Hr1: News Roundup, Streetscape Psychology, Dark Matter Hunt
A look at this week in science, cognitive neuroscientist Colin Ellard studies how our streetscapes shape our bodies, brains, and behavior, and scientists hunt for dark matter deep below the Earth’s surface.