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Podcasting the latest in science and technology and the science behind the news from the Museum of Science, Boston.

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Cloning Mad-Cow-Free Cows

This week, we’ll hear about genetically engineered cows that are immune to mad cow disease.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts...

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[ Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:00:42 +0000 ]

Evolving Lactose Tolerance and "Martian" Bacteria in Mines

On this week’s show, we’ll learn about the link between cows and human evolution, and hear about the discovery of some of the smallest organisms in the world.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts...

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[ Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:00:40 +0000 ]

Looking Back at 2006

As 2006 winds down, we thought it would be fun to look back at a few of our favorite segments from the last year, and ask you to tell us yours.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts...

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[ Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:00:15 +0000 ]

Bacterial Weight Gain

Today we’ve got a show about the bacteria that live inside your body and how they may influence the way you look.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts...

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[ Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:00:27 +0000 ]

Nanotech Toolkits for Cancer and Plugging in Your Car

On this episode, we’ll learn about a nano-swiss-army-knife of sorts for brain cancer, and get some good news for the future of cars that plug into the wall.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts...

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[ Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:00:21 +0000 ]

Regulating "Nano" and Unlocking the Secrets of Red Wine

Today we’ll look at the first environmental regulations on consumer nanotechnology, and we’ll hear about a new understanding of the benefits of dry red wines.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts...

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[ Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:00:56 +0000 ]

Death by Jet Lag

We’ve got a travel-related show this week, with a look at jet lag and it’s potentially dangerous results.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts...

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[ Fri, 24 Nov 2006 20:00:23 +0000 ]

Help From Chocolate Cheaters and Gas on the Moon

Adam is back from vacation with a story of a few study participants whose weakness for chocolate gave the scientists an unexpected surprise, and a look at an unusual feature on the Moon that may be caused by escaping gas.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts...

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[ Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:00:25 +0000 ]

Bad News for Nits and Targeted Tiny Test Tubes

Discover how problems with lice research in Utah and problems with lice at home added up to a new way to dislodge these pests that torment over 9 million children in the US every year and hear how a group of scientists at the University of Florida is putting corks in tiny test tubes that [...]...

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[ Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:10:58 +0000 ]

Breaking the Knock Barrier with Ethanol

One of the primary factors limiting the power output of internal combustion engines is pre-ignition. Called ‘knock’, pre-ignition happens when the fuel and air mixture ignites before the ideal time for power output due to heat created in the course of compression. A group of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working [...]...

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[ Fri, 03 Nov 2006 23:05:12 +0000 ]

The Brain's Role in Feeling Full and Shaking Breasts to Detect Cancer

This week, we’ll look at how your brain might be having a similar reaction to food that it would have to addictive drugs, and we’ll hear about how vibrations could be used to detect breast cancer. Listen now: Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3) Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts ...

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[ Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:00:21 +0000 ]

Toxic Injections to Prevent Scars and the Sound of Cancer

We’ve got a biology show for you this week, with a reason why you might want to be given a deadly toxin after a car accident, and hear all about why doctors may one day be listening for skin cancer as well as looking for it.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about [...]...

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[ Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:00:13 +0000 ]

Nanotech Anthrax-Catchers and a Different Look at Ant Colonies

On this episode, we’ll hear about a way to trap and detect anthrax spores using sugar-coated carbon nanotubes, and we’ll talk to a researcher who studies ants by filling their nests with molten metal.Listen now:Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3)Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts...

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[ Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:00:42 +0000 ]

Four-Winged Dinosaurs and Human-Fueled Hurricanes

Today we’ll update the image of a well-known dinosaur, and we’ll hear about a study that firmly places the blame for more-powerful hurricanes on us. Listen now: Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3) Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts ...

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[ Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:00:08 +0000 ]

New Breast Imaging Technology and a Very Old Toddler

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so we’ll take an extended look at breast imaging technology with a radiologist, and then we’ll spend a few minutes talking about the newly-announced oldest hominid child fossil. Listen now: Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3) Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts ...

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[ Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:00:25 +0000 ]

Traffic-Tracking Telephones and Wired-up Neurons

On this week’s show, we’ll learn about a new way your cell phone could keep you out of traffic jams, and hear about how researchers at Harvard are bringing us one step closer to becoming one with technology. Listen now: Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3) Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts ...

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[ Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:00:53 +0000 ]

A Nanotech DVD Upgrade and Cancer-Fighting War Paint

Today we’ll hear about how nano-antennas could lead to better DVDs, and how a weed could treat breast cancer. Listen now: Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3) Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts ...

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[ Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:00:16 +0000 ]

The Future of Space Exploration

This week, we’re doing a special on the future of space exploration with former astronaut Jeff Hoffman. Listen now: Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3) Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts ...

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[ Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:00:54 +0000 ]

Tasting Sourness and Super-Fast Ants

This week, we’ll get a better understanding of why lemons give you that “sourpuss” look, and we’ll hear about some record-breaking insects. Listen now: Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3) Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts ...

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[ Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:00:08 +0000 ]

Oil-Eating Bacteria and the Problems with Pluto

Today we’ll hear about a breakthrough in the work to use oil-eating bacteria to clean up oil spills. We also have Owen Gingerich — chairman of the International Astronomical Union’s Planet Definition Committee — to give us a definitive look at the announcement that we really only have eight planets in our solar system. Listen now: [...]...

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[ Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:00:06 +0000 ]

Golden Cancer Therapy and Tiny Volcanoes

Today we’ll examine a new way to treat cancer using gold, glass, and light; we’ll hear about the discovery of miniature volcanoes on the ocean floor, and since a number of you liked our look at Venus last week, we’ll get another update from the world of space. Listen now: Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3) [...]...

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[ Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:00:57 +0000 ]

Darwin's Evolving Finches and a Possible Distant Earth

Today we’ll hear about new evolution work being done on Darwin’s finches, and look at a computer simulation that may point us toward another planet a lot like the Earth Listen now: Download podcast directly: Audio Podcast (.mp3) Read about Current Science & Technology Podcasts ...

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[ Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:00:26 +0000 ]

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