- Resetting the Theory of Time
- When Great Scientists Got It Wrong
- Insects May Be the Taste of the Next Generation, Report Says
- Researchers Report Cloning Advance for Producing Stem Cells
- The Myth of Multitasking
- Desktop Diaries: Daniel Kahneman
- Science Diction: Scientist
- Exploring an Ever-Expanding Universe
- Hello...Is There Anybody Out There?
- Michael Pollan: You Are What You Cook
Mar. 11, 2011
Getting a Sense of How We Taste Sweetness
Research looks at newly-discovered pathways for sensing sweet flavors.
Oct. 23, 2009
Now Hear This
We'll talk about research into how people hear, from the tiny hair cells within the ear, to the body's ways of dealing with loud noises.
Apr. 17, 2009
Night Vision and DNA
Why do some animals have much better night vision than others? We'll talk about new research tracing the root of improved night vision to the architecture of the DNA inside the photoreceptor rod cells of the animals' eyes.
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Michael Pollan Talks Plants and Food
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Age of Wonder
Ira talks with Richard Holmes, author of 'The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science.'
