Chemistry in Primetime and Online: Communicating Chemistry in Informal Environments
Why is communicating chemistry so difficult relative to other scientific disciplines? The Chemical Sciences Roundtable will hold a workshop on May 26-27, 2010 to examine science content, especially chemistry, on television, on the internet, in museums, and in other informal educational settings. The workshop will explore how the public obtains scientific information and discuss methods chemists can use to improve and expand their efforts to reach a general, non-technical audience. This podcast introduces the issue and frames the discussion. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - April 27, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts
Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines
This study focuses on the placement of CCRs in active and abandoned coal mines. Read the report online. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - April 15, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts
Visual Culture and Evolution: An Online Symposium
This podcast introduces the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences, which organizes events and exhibitions for the public that explore the relationships among culture and the sciences, engineering, and medicine. Learn more about one of their upcoming events, the Visual Culture and Evolution Online Symposium, which brings together scientists, artists, and a number of other experts to reflect on the ways in which the idea of evolution has impacted visual culture, and vice versa. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - March 30, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts
The Sky Is Falling; The Threat of Near Earth Objects
The objective is to detect those that may collide with Earth. What is the true threat that we are facing and what can we do about it? (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - March 16, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts
The Sky Is Falling; The Threat of Near Earth Objects
The objective is to detect those that may collide with Earth. What is the true threat that we are facing and what can we do about it? (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - March 16, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts
Getting Better Health Care for Your Buck
Regardless of how we decide to pay for health care, we now have the tools and knowledge necessary to improve the performance of the U.S. health care system and reduce costs. Kevin Finneran, Editor-in-Chief of Issues in Science and Technology, discusses some of the strategies we could take based on the article Better U.S. Health Care at Lower Cost by Arnold Milstein and Helen Darling in the Winter 2010 issue. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - March 3, 2010 Category: Science Authors: National Academies Source Type: podcasts
Como Se Dice... Multilingual and Loving it
This podcast offers a timely look at issues that are increasingly important in an interconnected world. It discusses the importance of foreign languages and cultural knowledge on national security and global competitiveness and it describes the challenges faced by the U.S. educational system and the federal government in trying to address those needs. Read the report online. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - February 12, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts
Hidden Costs of Energy
Description: We depend heavily on energy for a variety of modern goods and services. Yet the provision and use of that energy comes with many costs to society that are not reflected in the market price. In 2005 alone, the hidden costs of energy amounted to about $120 billion dollars in damages to human health and the environment. This podcast discusses where the key external costs that are associated with the production, distribution, and use of energy come from. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - January 29, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts
Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future
A mismatch between the federal government's revenues and spending, now and in the foreseeable future, requires heavy borrowing, leading to a large and increasing federal debt. That increasing debt raises a serious challenge to all of the goals that various people expect their government to pursue. This podcast assesses some of the options and possibilities for setting the nation back on a path to a sustainable federal budget. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - January 19, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts
