Dec 17th, 2008 · Bioethicist Arthur Caplan discusses the health care challenges facing the Obama administration. A professor of Bioethics at The University of Pennsylvania, Caplan was recently named one of the ten most influential people in science by Discover Magazine.
Dec 17th, 2008 · MIT professor Sherry Turkle has spent 25 years collecting essays from her students based on the following prompt: "Was there an object you met during childhood or adolescence that had an influence on your path into science?" One student remembered her Easter basket.
Dec 13th, 2008 · "People come in barely shuffling along. And the class sort of frees people. It's not a miracle and I don't know the science. I know that music, rhythm, repetition, encouragement makes everybody dance."
Dec 12th, 2008 · What makes a shopper spend at one store and not others? Paco Underhill, founder and CEO of Envirosell and author of Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping, explains how he sizes up a shop for its selling potential. Also: why spending may not slow even in a slumping economy.
Dec 8th, 2008 · The Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology is the most coveted science prize awarded to American high school students. One of the finalists is Raphael-Joel Lim from Indianapolis, Indiana. His research project has been widely praised for its originality and depth. Being a 17-year-old genius can be a blessing and a burden.
Dec 6th, 2008 · The man credited with coining the phrase "sci-fi" died this week at the age of 92. Host Andrea Seabrook has this remembrance of Forrest J. Ackerman.
Dec 6th, 2008 · How about an electrified birthday cake or a steaming martini? A new book shows you how to turn your food into edible science experiments. Your kitchen is like a home laboratory, says one author, why not have fun with it?
Dec 6th, 2008 · Last November, Oklahoma staked its claim as the reddest state in the nation. Senator John McCain won two-thirds of the popular vote and carried every single county. So as the Republican Party regroups from a walloping loss in the November election, what lessons can it take from its run-away success in Oklahoma? NPR's Scott Simon talks to Keith Gaddie, a political science professor at the University of Oklahoma.