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05/18/2012: Gathering an urban harvest from rooftops and vacant lots, and the connection between thinking and scratching. More
05/18/2012: Upcoming solar eclipse, controlling a robot arm via thought, rewiring damaged nerve connections, and an upcoming private launch to the ISS. More
05/11/2012: Hiding messages in information, the documentary series The Weight of the Nation, tracking down a norovirus outbreak, and a band that plays trashy instruments. More
05/11/2012: A new study shows hidden racial attitudes are playing a role in the 2012 presidential vote. Plus, a grassroots group is calling for a presidential debate based on science and technology issues. More
05/04/2012: Thorium reactors for nuclear energy, an experiment you can try at home, and moving to cloud computing. More
05/04/2012: Research into drug treatment, actress Mayim Bialik, and public opnions regarding climate change policy. More
04/27/2012: A play about concussions in athletes, a company plans to mine the asteroids, a look at cancer care and treatment, and a video about robot fish. More
04/27/2012: Astronaut and astrophysicist John Grunsfeld leads NASA investigations of Earth and beyond, and Jon Gertner writes of how Bell Labs became a hotspot for innovation. More
04/20/2012: James Cameron, Sylvia Earle and John McCosker talk about the sights and creatures of the deep ocean. More
04/20/2012: From miniatures to motion capture, a look at how movie visual effects technology has evolved, and a look inside a new bridge span for the San Fransisco Bay. More
04/13/2012: More
04/13/2012: More
04/06/2012: From beavers to flying squirrels -- researchers discuss how cities like New York are home to diverse plant and animal life. Plus, a video about coyotes in the Big Apple. More
04/06/2012: Mayor Michael Bloomberg discusses his vision to turn the Big Apple into the technology capital of the world, and paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall discusses our human origins. More
03/30/2012: Neuroscientist Eric Kandel writes of artists and scientists in 20th-century Vienna, and a look at a recent dive to the deepest point on Earth. More
03/30/2012: Ira Flatow and guests share science funnies, and a video looks at a sticky question that has plagued arachnologists for decades. More
03/23/2012: Eleven-year-olds from around the world will judge entries to the Flame Challenge, and archaeologist Elizabeth Stone describes her recent trip to Iraq. More
03/23/2012: Experts discuss electric car technology and the auto industry, scientist stars as the main character in a new romantic comedy, and a look at images of the developing embryo. More
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Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live over public radio stations nationwide from 2-4pm Eastern time as part of NPR's 'Talk of the Nation' programming. Each week, they focus on science topics that are in the news and try to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand. More about the program...
About Ira Flatow
 NPR science correspondent and award-winning TV journalist Ira Flatow is the host of Talk Of The Nation: Science Friday®. He anchors the show each Friday, bringing listeners a lively, informative discussion on science, technology, health, space and the environment. Flatow is also founder and president of TalkingScience, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit company dedicated to creating radio, TV and Internet projects that make science user friendly.
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