Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Spliced feed for The Science Network

Spliced feed for The Science Network

Sylvia Earle speaks of global ‘hope spots’ [Earth & Sky Podcast]

Posted: 13 Aug 2008 04:08 AM CDT

Take care of the ocean, says explorer Sylvia Earle, and it will take care of you. Earle talks about our human connection to the ocean, and the places around the planet she likes to call “hope spots.”

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Skepticality #083 - Watch this Space - Interview: Dr. Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer [Skepticality - Science and Revolutionary Ideas]

Posted: 12 Aug 2008 10:37 PM CDT

Long-time listeners may recall thatÂSkepticality's very firstÂinterview guest was Bad Astronomy author and popular science bloggerÂDr. Phil Plait. This past week the James Randi EducationalÂFoundation (one of the leading organizations to promote critical thinkingÂand examination of pseudoscience) announced that The Bad Astronomer himself will be the newÂJREFÂPresident. Now, Dr. Plait returns to SkepticalityÂto tell Derek & SwoopyÂnot only aboutÂinteresting advances in privately-funded space travel and theÂfuture of NASA under a new presidential administration, but also aboutÂexciting developments in his own career â including his new role at the JREF,Âchanges for Bad Astronomy, and Phil's impending trips to the Galapagos andÂDragon*Con 2008.

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