http://sassyscience.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:44:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sassy Science Podcast Episode #6 – March 2008 Science + Music = Sassy Hidden Dimensions – String theorists talk about hidden dimensions beyond the 3D we experience every day. What are these mysterious extra dimensions and when might we know more about them? Last summer I met ... http://sassyscience.com/2008/03/10/sassy-science-episode-6/ Episode #5 – Nov. 15, 2007 Sassy Science Podcast Science + Music = Sassy Sassy Science News – Snot helps sharks find dinner, lobster pain, optimism pinpointed in the brain, curvier women have smarter children, why cursing at work is f*#@$ great, and more. Terrorizing Details of the Dino Extinction ... http://sassyscience.com/2007/11/15/sassy-science-episode-5/ Sassy Science Science + Music = Sassy Superconducting to a Quantum Revolution – Superconductors are going to change the way we compute. These materials transmit electricity with zero resistance. As soon as scientists learn more about them and how to get them to work at room temperature, we’re off to ... http://sassyscience.com/2007/06/19/episode-4/ Sassy Science Science + Music = Sassy Traveling to a Distant Planet – Astronomers found an earth-like planet 20.5 light years away. Will it have water? Life? Maybe. Can we travel there if it does? We probably won't get there via conventional means, so I talk to ... http://sassyscience.com/2007/04/29/episode-3/ Sassy Science Science + Music = Sassy Intentions – A neuroscientists talks about how he was able to determine people's intentions by looking in their brain. Science in the News – Oh my! Oh my! Scientists have been busy... There's a big sea on Titan, but an even bigger ocean ... http://sassyscience.com/2007/03/27/episode-2/ Sassy Science Science + Music = Sassy Virgin Earth Challenge - Sir Richard Branson talks about his $25-million Virgin Earth Challenge to bring down the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Science in the News - What's been going on in the world of science news lately? Tons of stuff! ... http://sassyscience.com/2007/02/22/episode-1/