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Podcasting the latest in science and technology and the science behind the news from the Museum of Science, Boston. Primary Format : Science Language : English Also Listed as: City : Boston State/Province : MA Country : USA Region : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Current Science & Technology Podcast Podcasts Methings.com listings of Current Science & Technology Podcast Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

Heart Health | Combination Scalpel Hear Dr. Aaron Baggish from Massachusetts General Hospital discuss his studies on the effect of exercise on athletes. Also, learn about a new way to excise tumors by connecting current technologies. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A New Relative And A Nano Nose Anthropologist Jeremy DeSilva from Boston University talks about Ardi, our 4.4 million year old ancestor. Also, a new device uses nanotechnology to detect harmful chemical toxins. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Studying the Sun and Spooky Spiders Solar physicist Dr. Gemma Attrill talks about the new mission to study the atmosphere of the sun. Also, Halloween time brings us some spooky information on a new giant spider species. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Helpful Bee Stings | Prehistoric Primates Although bee stings can be painful and possibly harmful, discover how the toxin may also be able to help kill cancer cells. Then, find out if ancient primates Ida and Afradapis are our cousins or our ancestors. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Ocean and Ice Sheets | Flu Information Hear how guest researcher Dr. Fiamma Straneo studies the interaction between the ocean and Greenland's glaciers. Also, get the latest information about swine flu, seasonal flu, and vaccinations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Water on the Moon? Oranges in Tires? Hear Boston University graduate student Tony Case talk about his part in the latest missions to the moon. Also, find out how orange oil can be used to make tires. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Archaeology Without Digging Geophysicist Dr. Meg Watters from Time Team America teaches us how to see beneath the soil without actually digging. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Measures of Melting | Green Batteries The ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are constantly changing. In the first part of this podcast, find out how this happens and how scientists are measuring these changes. Then, learn about a type of algae that could significantly improve our current battery technology. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Space, The Final Frontier: Lunar Water and Black Holes On October 9th the LCROSS satellite will crash into the moon in the search for lunar water. Our guest Andrew Chaikin gives a guided tour of the moon. Also, astrophysicist Dan Evans talks about a galaxy-destroying black hole. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blight and Blindness Tomato plants are dying all over New England. Find out why in this week's segment. Also, learn how gene therapy can be used to cure color blindness. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Appendix and The Adhesive The appendix is an organ that has been around for millions of years - it has a function in other animals, but is it useful in humans? Find out more in this segment. Also, learn about a medical adhesive that mimics the natural glue produced by sandcastle worms. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stem Cell Targeting | Genetics of Sleep Discover how scientists can use nanomagnets to direct stem cells to injured locations in the body. Then learn how genetics can play a role in how we sleep. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Secret Life of Robotic Bees Spying, exploring, pollinating. These are just some of the many uses for robotic bees. Hear how a wide range of scientists and engineers at Harvard University are designing a mechanical form of this social insect. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Benefits of Blueberries and the Bitterness of Broccoli Blueberries are a well-known healthy food, but blueberry leaves may now play a beneficial role in treating Hepatitis C. DNA sequencing of the Neanderthal genome suggests that our extinct cousins would have been able to taste the bitterness of broccoli in a way similar to humans. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jellyfish Mix the Ocean | Monkeys Can Eat Less and Live Longer What do jellyfish have to do with climate change? Can primates (like monkeys and humans) live longer if they eat less? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this week's segment. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Skate Like a Snake | Cancer Vaccines Discover how scientists have been studying snake motion. Also, learn how testes proteins could provide an effective means of treating breast cancers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Science of Sharing Learn about a research study conducted in the Museum of Science's Living Laboratory, by Harvard graduate students Peter Blake and David Rand, that teases out at what age children are willing to share. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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) [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website