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What Is A Dinosaur? | How To Mend A Heart Everyone has a favorite dinosaur, but what is a dinosaur? Is it a reptile? Is it a bird? Dinosaur paleontologist David Varricchio discusses these extinct animals. Also, learn how we may one day be able to mend a broken heart . . . after a heart attack.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Buck-Toothed Demon Lizard | How To Confuse A MosquitoDr. Hans Sues from the National Museum of Natural History discusses the new T. rex relation he recently identified. Also, learn how we might avoid mosquitoes by confusing their ability to hone in on us.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 3D Transistors | Planets Without StarsMichael Mayberry, Director of Components Research at Intel, describes their new and innovative 3 dimensional transistor that will be released later this year. Astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger comments on the hypothesis that there are planets in the galaxy without their own star.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Renewable Energy Fair GuestsThe museum hosted dozens of guest researchers at its Renewable Energy Fair. Hear about the latest in wind power, solar power, lithium ion batteries, and more from many of the event's participants.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bacteria-Busting Nanoparticles | Tornado OutbreakLearn how a new approach to combating bacteria could lower the incidence of antibiotic-resistance and then hear about the devastating twisters of April 2011.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Billion-Dollar BatsDr. Thomas Kunz from Boston University, aka Bat Man, discusses the economic and ecological benefits of bats, and warns of current threats to their survival.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Earth Month Guests: A Giant Earthquake and Mercury in the AtmosphereApril is Earth Month, and we had many guests here at the museum to present various earth related topics. Dr. Alan Kafka talks about the recent Japan earthquake and earthquakes in general. Then, Dr. Noelle Selin discusses her work on studying mercury in the atmosphere.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Harvard's Forest Laboratory | Fighting Fire With ElectricityEcologists from Harvard Forest describe some of the research that is done in the 3500 acre forest in Western Massachusetts. Also, we will learn how electricity may be used to blow out a fire.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Addicted to Chocolate?I love chocolate, but am I addicted to it? Harvard graduate student Naveen Sinha talks about the science of chocolate. Also, Dr. Ashley Gearhardt discusses the new issue of food addiction.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Welcome to NanoDays: Nanotubes, Quantum Dots, NanobiologyOnce again NanoDays introduced us to dozens of researchers studying the very small. We learned about nanotubes in space, the "magic" of quantum dots, and nano-biotechnology. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website RACE: The Boston Marathon and Human ClassificationCoach Rick Muhr talks about training the Museum of Science Marathon Team for the 2011 Boston Marathon on Monday April 18. Also, Dr. Michael Carson discusses the other definition of race and whether or not there is a genetic basis for the human classifications.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet Two MIT InnovatorsTwo distinguished MIT scientists discuss their inventions in this podcast. Dr. Alice Chen, this year's Lemelson-MIT student prize winner, discusses the medical uses for her humanized mice. Then, Dr. Boris Katz describes how his natural language question-answer system enabled the development of a Jeopardy! champion.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Violent Weather: From Tornadoes to the SunDr. Joshua Wurman from Storm Chasers describes his latest tornado chasing with the VORTEX 2 project. Also, Dr. Nicholas Gross talks about space weather and new ways that scientists can predict how the sun will affect the earth.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Violent Weather: From Tornadoes to the SunDr. Joshua Wurman from Storm Chasers describes his latest tornado chasing with the VORTEX 2 project. Also, Dr. Nicholas Gross talks about space weather and new ways that scientists can predict how the sun will affect the earth.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Turmoil In The Pacific: Tsunamis and VolcanoesThis week we will hear from two experts in Hawaii looking at some of the natural phenomenon occurring in the Pacific. Dr. Nathan Becker will talk about the tsunami created by the recent Japan earthquake and Dr. Matthew Patrick will describe the recent eruptions at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Glowing Nanotubes and Making DiamondsDr. Daniel Heller from MIT explains how glowing carbon nanotubes may be used to detect a number of different molecules and even cancer. Dr. Gary Harris from Howard University describes how to make synthetic diamonds . . . for electrical engineering purposes.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Diabetes in Diverse PopulationsDr. William Hsu and Dr. Enrique Caballero from the Joslin Diabetes Center talk about the prevalence of diabetes in various ethnic populations. Also, find out why the incidence of type II diabetes is increasing in these populations in the United States and all over the world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How Great Is Your Good Cholesterol?Dr. Marina Cuchel from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine describes her studies of high density lipoprotein, aka HDL or good cholesterol, and discusses why measuring HDL level is not the best way to understand risk of heart disease.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Giant Sauropod Dinosaurs | Dispersant Effects on the GulfHow did the largest of all land animals, the sauropod dinosaurs, get that huge and stay that huge? What are the long term effects of the chemical dispersant used in the Gulf oil spill?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Inside the Kinect and a New Blast Detection BadgeGuest Alfred Thompson from Microsoft describes how the new XBox Kinect works. Also, we will learn about a blast detector badge being developed for soldiers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Perspectives on ClimateScientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that 2010 was tied for the warmest year on record. Hear some perspectives on this information from researchers at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Making More Stuff!Material scientist Dr. Zvonimir Dogic talks about using biology as inspiration for new synthetic materials. Also, producer Chris Schmidt from Nova's "Making Stuff" talks about the process of making the new series and even mentions some interesting research that was left out of the final cut. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Race, Place, and Health ScienceResearchers from the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute talk about their health studies in the Boston area. First, we will hear about potential health risks from living too close to highways in Somerville. Then we will hear about the state of parks in Lawrence and how that may affect obesity rates.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Studded Tires Causing Health Problems | Parasitic Worms Alleviating ColitisStudded tires used in winter can prevent accidents, but grinding up the pavement can also cause negative health effects. Parasitic worms are being used and studied to alleviate bowel diseases like colitis.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Advances in HIV Prevention and TreatmentIn 2010, there was much scientific progress in preventing and treating HIV infections. We devote this segment to exploring a number of advances in this field.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Top Ten Science Stories of 2010From natural disasters to cutting edge technologies, the Current Science & Technology team at the Museum of Science has been keeping up with new research and innovations all year. Hear our choices for the Top 10 science stories of 2010 in this podcast.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website US Human Embryonic Stem Cell Clinical TrialDr. Robert Lanza, Chief Scientific Officer at Advanced Cell Technology, describes their human embryonic stem cell clinical trial to cure Stargardt macular degeneration in humans.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website US Human Embryonic Stem Cell Clinical TrialDr. Robert Lanza, Chief Scientific Officer at Advanced Cell Technology, describes their human embryonic stem cell clinical trial to cure Stargardt macular degeneration in humans.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Giant Flying Reptiles | 2010 Hurricane SeasonHow did a 40 foot pterosaur get off the ground to fly through the sky? Listen here to learn about its unique launch style. Also, find out why 2010 was such a busy hurricane, and why we did not feel many of the effects in the US. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Energy Solutions: UMass Wet Lab and a Better BatteryJohn Miller from the Marine Renewable Energy Center talks about the future University of Massachusetts wet lab to be used for wind, wave, and tidal energy research. Also, Dr. Donald Sadoway from MIT describes his research on making better batteries.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Making Stuff!Material scientists Dr. Amy Moll and Dr. Ainissa Ramirez join us for Nova's Making Stuff Day. They talk about their own research on how to make electronics stronger, smaller and greener.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Concussions and BeyondLearn about repetitive head trauma from Dr. Ann McKee from Boston University and the Bedford VA Medical Center. Then, find out why it isn't only big hits that can cause brain damage.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mountain of Fire | Skin Cells to Blood CellsLearn about the ongoing Merapi volcanic eruption on the island of Java. Also, discover how researchers have transformed skin cells into blood cells.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Energy Saving TechnologiesDr. Angela Belcher from MIT talks about how her lab makes solar cells and batteries with living organisms. Her former student Shakeel Avadhany, CEO and co-founder of Levant Power, introduces GenShock, a novel technology that harvests energy from vehicle shocks and transforms it into electricity.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tiny Carbon: For Harvesting Heat and Sequencing DNAHear about an interesting technology, developed by Dr. Long Que at Louisiana Tech University, that can produce electricity from a range of different energy sources . Also, learn about the potential use of graphene in improving the speed of DNA sequencing.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website T. rex Cannibalism | Where Do Antibiotics Come From?Did Tyrannosaurus rex eat other Tyrannosaurus rex? Cannibalistic dinosaurs? Where do antibiotics come from? A bacterial social system?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website SuperbugsDr. Stuart Levy from Tufts University School of Medicine discusses how bacteria combat the special chemicals we often use to treat infections, and describes why antibiotic resistance is a growing problem on our planet.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Archaeology in Boston? A Virus That Causes Obesity?October is Massachusetts Archaeology Month and local archaeologist Ellen Berkland talks about some very local Boston dig sites. Also, hear about a virus that may cause obesity in children.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How To Read Minds and Filter WaterWhat am I thinking right now? Find out how scientists are trying to read the minds of paralyzed patients. Also, learn about new filters to purify drinking water.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Our Stormy SunDr. Mike Stevens, a space physicist at the Boston University Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling, describes some of the dynamic phenomenons that occur on the sun and affect us here on Earth. Hear how scientists study this space weather now and about plans for future solar missions.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Food For Thought: Transgenic SalmonA Waltham, Massachusetts company is looking for FDA approval to be able to market their salmon as the first transgenic animal ever to be sold as human food. Listen here for the pros and cons of this controversial food issue.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Head Trauma | Potential for Diabetes TreatmentLearn about head trauma in this podcast and decide whether Lou Gehrig really did have the disease that bears his name. Also, hear about a new finding in Type 2 diabetes research that could help prevent the disease in the future.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Protecting with Probiotics | Hunting for HurricanesHarvard graduate student Sarah Fankhauser talks about the importance of gut bacteria and probiotics. We will also hear details about the 2010 hurricane season so far.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jupiter Collision | Using Ivy in SunscreenDiscover how during the formation of our solar system, Jupiter may have been involved in a massive collision which has forever altered it. Switching from the very large to the very small, hear about ivy-based nanoparticles that may be used to make a better sunscreen.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Friends Can Help You Live LongerDr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad from Brigham Young University describes her massive comparative study on social relationships and mortality. The results show that having positive social interactions (aka friends) can increase your lifespan. Being lonely is a risk factor tantamount to smoking, alcoholism, and obesity.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Improving Autism Diagnoses | A New Identity for TriceratopsDr. Tal Kenet from Massachusetts General Hospital discusses her work through the Transcend Research Program to identify consistent ways of diagnosing autism. Also, find out how a relative of Triceratops is an even more important family member than previously thought.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hot Summer In The City | A Surprise Primate FossilYes, this summer has been exceptionally hot and you can find out why in this podcast. Also, Dr. Iyad Zalmout and Dr. Bill Sanders join us from the University of Michigan to talk about the discovery of a new primate ancestor.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Saving Sea Turtle Eggs From The Gulf Oil SpillPatricia Behnke from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and David Godfrey from the Sea Turtle Conservancy talk about steps being taken to move 70,000 sea turtle eggs away from the oil in the Gulf of Mexico and relocate them on the east coast of Florida.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Images of the Sun | 10 Year With The Human GenomeDr. Ed DeLuca from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics talks about the Solar Dynamics Observatory and the amazing new pictures of the sun. Also, Dr. Destin Heilman from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute discusses the Human Genome Project and what's happened in the 10 years since the genome has been sequenced.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |