Check out this clip of “Pingu,” modified by the scientists in Oregon to include strange grammatical constructions. They want to see how brains react to mistakes in grammar, even when the listener isn’t fluent in the language being spoken! How would your brain react? Watch now…
“Beyond Human: The New Age of Cyborgs and Androids”, a two-hour series on the future of bioengineering and robotics, explored how technology is blurring the line between man and machine. It originally aired on PBS in May 2001, and is now watchable in its entirety at a number of online video sites. Read more…
At 4:27 a.m. this morning, Eastern time, protons made their first circuit around a 17-mile-long racetrack known as the Large Hadron Collider, 300 feet underneath the Swiss-French border, and then made a return journey, according to the NY Times. Read more…
Researchers have mapped the genetic blueprint of two of the deadliest forms of cancer, detailing the mutations that lead to tumors of the pancreas and brain. Learn more…
The Hawaiian chain of islands, made up of six main islands plus two smaller ones, stretches for more than 1,500 miles through the heart of the Pacific Ocean. It is a place of idyllic beauty. But it is also a land of volcanic fury, raging mountaintop blizzards, dangerous rockslides, monster waves, and even tsunamis. Watch full episode…
The Arctic ice cap has melted to a point that exceeds the 2005 level — previously the second lowest on record — and could surpass the record this year, scientists at the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center have said. It’s now a “neck-and-neck race between 2007 and this year over the issue of ice loss,” Mark Serreze, a senior climate researcher at NSIDC said, quoted Canwest News Service. Read more…
Environmental-health expert Devra Davis discusses her book The Secret History of the War on Cancer about how cancer research has been diverted and distorted. …
e2, the PBS series about design and the environment, is rolling out their new season of 30-minute programs online. The first episode, about returning New Orleans to livability, and the second episode, about architect Renzo Piano, are watchable now (go here, click on webcasts tab).
The Gulf Coast landfall of Hurricane Gustav has highlighted the level of preparedness in New Orleans and the region for a major storm system. A top official in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers answers your questions on the rebuilding and reconstruction of levees in New Orleans. Submit a question now.
About 8,000 years ago, the relationship between cows and man began with the revolutionary advent of domestication in Mesopotamia, the Indus River Valley, and Africa. Discover how cows have altered human life, human biology, and the geography of the world. Watch online.
