SciFri Radio: Science And Society

SciFri Radio: Defending Climate Science’s Place In The Classroom
The National Center for Science Education helps teachers keep pseudoscience out of the classroom.

SciFri Radio: Talking Science With Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington discusses The Huffington Post’s new science section.

SciFri Radio: Get Inked For Science
Tattoos of the science obsessed are featured in the new book “Science Ink”

SciFri Radio: Year in Review: Science Stories of 2011
Four journalists join Ira Flatow to discuss the top science stories of 2011.

SciFri Radio: Rethinking How Kids Learn Science
How much science do kids learn outside the classroom?

SciFri Radio: Scientific Case Still Open On 2001 Anthrax Attacks
New reports question whether scientific evidence against the prime suspect was ready for court.

SciFri Radio: Reinventing Fire: Getting Beyond Fossil Fuels
Amory Lovins advocates a mix of energy efficiency and renewables to get society off fossil fuels.

SciFri Radio: When Politics Meets Science
Should candidates take an American Science Pledge?

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: Space Eggs
What happens when you spin eggs in space?

SciFri Radio: Contest Seeks To Launch Student Space Projects
The YouTube Space Lab competition is asking high school students to submit video proposals for space-based science experiments.

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SciFri Videos: Science And Society

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Video: Physics of Basketball
Lots of fun with hoops and balls and stuff. How does physics impact your game? John Fontanella, a physicist at the U.S. Naval Academy and author of...

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Video: Virtual Worlds
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Video: 1957 Sputnik News Reel
Watch this news reel from Universal Studios on the launch of Sputnik.

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Video: Math Doesn't Suck
Ira discusses math education with Danica McKellar--aka Winnie Cooper on the the television series "The Wonder Years." McKellar, who graduated from...

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Video: The Farnsworth Invention
The Farnsworth Invention, a play written by Aaron Sorkin, looks at the history of television. Who should be credited with its invention:...

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Science And Society

Newsbrief: Ask Ira: Science of Wiretapping
A new law extends the government's authority to wiretap without a warrant. We look at the technology of tapping.

Newsbrief: Chimp Business
Chimps in clothes are giving people the wrong idea.

Newsbrief: Dirty Money
Carrying cocaine contaminated currency? Not me!

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