Adaptability of Life to Extreme Environments
Astrobiologist Christopher Carr on archaea and bacteria, possibly habitable planets, and life on Mars
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biology
August 20, 2015
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psychology
August 19, 2015
The Psychologizing of Modernity in Art and Archite...
Historian Mark Jarzombek on the influence of psychoanalysis on modern architecture, stadiums and bathhouses, a...
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Biotech
August 18, 2015
Optical Magnetic Imaging of Living Cells
Physicist Ronald Walsworth on non-invasive measurement tools, N-V color centers in nanodiamonds, and magnetota...
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history
August 17, 2015
Rural Architectural Traditions in Central Asia
Anthropologist Thomas Barfield on ethnic distinctions of architectural forms, earthquakes, and local construct...
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deepTech
August 14, 2015
Superradiance in Ultracold Molecular Samples
Physicist Susanne Yelin on atomic decay, wave interference, and ultracold polymolecules
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Space
August 13, 2015
Potentially Habitable Planets
Astrophysicist Joshua Winn on astronomical transits, the importance of liquid water, and Kepler mission
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physics
August 12, 2015
Hippies Counterculture and the Quantum Revival
Historian of science David Kaiser on clever provocations of a group of young physicists in Berkeley, quantum e...
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Space
August 11, 2015
Supermassive Black Holes in Galaxies
Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine on glowing gas spiraling towards the fringe of the event horison, quasars, and g...
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psychology
August 10, 2015
The Economics of Suicide Terrorism
Economist Mark Harrison on self-interest, organized suicide acts, and the desire to belong
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biology
August 6, 2015
Mechanisms of Antioxidants’ Functions
Biologist Angelo Azzi on the internal balance of oxidants and antioxidants, free radicals, and polyphenols
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Space
August 5, 2015
Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization
Physicist Lyman Page on thermal radiation, quadrupolar distribution, and the early Universe
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psychology
August 4, 2015
Contradictions of Security
Sociologist Harvey Molotch on security measures in the New York subway, 9/11 survivors, and airport lawbreaker...
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