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SciFri 020312 Hour 1: IBEX, The Psychology of Disgust, Alzheimers Research, Blue Marble Studying the composition of the Milky Way, why people find things disgusting, tracking the progression of Alzheimers in mouse brains, and a video about the making of the iconic Earth-from-space images.

SciFri 012712 Hour 2: Stem Cell Eye Therapy Trial, Open Science, Dog Domestication An early trial of stem cell therapy, making scientific research more open, and what an ancient skull find can tell us about our history with domesticated dogs.

SciFri 012712 Hour 1: Magnetic Soap, Space Weather, Mobile Wallet, Ice Scientists have created a soap containing iron, solar flares and their effects, mobile payment options, and the coolness of ice.

SciFri 012012 Hour 2: Synthetic Trachea Transplant, Renewable Energy, Navigating Large Ships, Science Diction: Moon The surgeon behind a recent synthetic windpipe transplant, a look at new projects in wind power and geothermal energy, the technology behind ship navigation, and the origins of the word moon.

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