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The placebo effect --when a sham medication actually produces a real medical effect in a patient -- is one of the more intriguing phenomena in medical science. But what actually happens in the brain when you take a placebo? In this segment, Ira talks with a researcher using brain imaging studies to try to track down the root of the placebo effect. Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

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New Frontiers In Wireless Energy Transfer

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:07:50 GMT

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Move over Tesla - wireless energy transfer is making a move. In this segment, Ira talks with a researcher who lit up a 60-watt bulb from seven feet away -- with no wires. He thinks he's on to a way that laptops and cell phones could recharge themselves. Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

Electric power was transmitted from the coil structure at left to the coil and attached lightbulb at right without wires. Aristeidis Karalis, MIT

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Small And Unsafe? Concerns About Nanotechnology

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:06:04 GMT

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How safe are nanoscale materials -- and how strong are the regulations that cover them? A former EPA administrator talks with Ira about why he thinks the agency is not prepared to protect the environment -- and us -- from any hazards that nanotechnology might produce. Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

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Fast-acting Depression Medication

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:04:00 GMT

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Depression medication usually takes weeks to kick in. But one drug, ketamine, starts working in hours. In new research published this week in the journal Biological Psychiatry, scientists say they have a better idea of how the drug, also used as an anesthetic, may be affecting the brain. In this hour of Science Friday, guest host Joe Palca talks to the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health about what this drug reveals about depression and what it could mean for the future of depression treatment. Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

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Why It's Hard To Admit To Being Wrong

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:01:31 GMT

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Do you have a hard time admitting you were wrong? Turns out it's really not your fault. According to social psychologist Elliot Aronson, our brains work hard to convince us that we are doing the right thing, even in the face of sometimes overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Join guest host Joe Palca is this hour for a talk with Aronson, co-author of the new book "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)." Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

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The Body Has A Mind of Its Own

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:16:45 GMT

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Maps aren't just for picking the best way to drive to grandma's house. Your brain and body use 'maps' to translate incoming sensory signals into meaningful information, and to translate brain signals for things like movement into controlled motion. How your body sees itself -- and the world around it -- through these maps may have a big influence on how it behaves. In this segment, Ira talks with science writers Sandra and Matthew Blakeslee about their new book The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better, and about the idea of 'body maps' and their role in connecting the body and brain. Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

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How Much is a Trillion?

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:10:02 GMT

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The 2009 budget proposed this week by President Bush weighs in at 3.1 trillion dollars. But just how big is a trillion, anyway?

One trillion is 1,000,000,000,000 -- 10 to the 12th power, or a thousand thousand thousand thousand. To put things in perspective, current estimates put the number of stars in the Milky Way as somewhere between 100 and 400 billion. The U.S. population is slightly over 303 million, and the world population is around 6.6 billion.

One trillion dollars would be enough to buy about a thousand boxes of Girl Scout cookies for every person in the United States. A trillion barrels of oil would (at current consumption levels) fuel the world for about 33 years. We'll talk about other ways to visualize the number 'one trillion.' Is it possible for the human mind to really comprehend? Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

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"The Language of God" Collins Interview

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:23:06 GMT

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Francis Collins on 'The Language of God'

Part I of the Discussion

March 28, 2007
Richard Dawkins Explains 'The God Delusion'

Fresh Air from WHYY, March 29, 2007 · Geneticist Francis Collins is director of the National Human Genome Research Project. He is also an evangelical Christian, and author of the book The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.

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"The God Delusion" Dawkins Interview

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:21:48 GMT

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Richard Dawkins Explains 'The God Delusion'

Web Resources

The Official Richard Dawkins Web Site

Part II of the Discussion

March 29, 2007
Francis Collins on 'The Language of God'

Fresh Air from WHYY, March 28, 2007 · In his most recent book, British scientist Richard Dawkins writes about the irrationality of a belief in God, examines God in all his forms and sets down his arguments for atheism. The book is The God Delusion.

Dawkins is a professor of "the public understanding of science" at Oxford University.

The New York Times Book Review has hailed him as a writer who "understands the issues so clearly that he forces his reader to understand them too."

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"The Gospel of Judas"

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:19:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: An extremely interesting interview with two religion scholars on this and other gospels not included in the bible with some discussion on the politics of early Christianity.

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'The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity'

Fresh Air from WHYY, March 14, 2007 · Religion scholars Elaine Pagels and Karen King's new book, Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity, interprets and translates the recently discovered gnostic gospel of Judas.

Pagels' previous books include, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas and The Gnostic Gospels.

King's previous book is The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle.

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"The Jesus Machine", Dobson and power

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:12:27 GMT

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'The Jesus Machine' Tracks James Dobson's Rise

Fresh Air from WHYY, March 5, 2007 · Journalist Dan Gilgoff is the author of the new book The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America Are Winning the Culture War.

Gilgoff — a senior writer at U.S. News & World Report — gained rare access for a reporter to the Focus on the Family organization. He writes about how Dobson's group became the most powerful group in the Christian Right.

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News War: Secrets, Spin and the Future of the News.

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:12:08 GMT

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Media

The Future of the News Media

Fresh Air from WHYY, February 12, 2007 · Investigative reporter Lowell Bergman is the producer of the new documentary, News War: Secrets, Spin and the Future of the News. The series is about the mainstream news media and the political, legal and economic forces at play.

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Should reporters have the right to protect anonymous sources?

Where is the line between legitimate national security concerns and the public's right to know?

What will be the future business model for the news industry? How will we get news?

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Movie: The Lives of Others

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:27:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A review of the movie "The Lives of Others" a German film about the former East Germany and the Stasi (East German CIA/FBI).

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Movie Reviews

by David Edelstein

'The Lives of Others'