![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Talking Trash -- Groks Science Show 2012-05-16
What happens to our garbage after it leaves the bins behind out houses? Is all trash waste? Author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ed Humes joins us to discuss these and other topics from his book, "Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash."
Keywords: groks; science; garbology; environment; Humes; trash; waste; recycling; landfill
Downloads: 1,697 |
| Tech Support -- Groks Science Show 2004-01-21 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Technological innovations continue to puzzle and confound even the most savvy technophiles. But, figuring out how to use these modern marvels can often be half the fun, as we discussed with our guest, Gregg Steben.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 3,541 |
| Technological Concerns of 9-11 -- Groks Science Show 2002-09-11 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
The events of September 11th continue to be felt, especially on the anniversary of their occurrence. On this special program, Prof. Richard Muller discussed many of the technological issues surrounding those events.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 530
Average rating:  (2 reviews) |
| Technological Sport -- Groks Science Show 2011-10-26 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Technology has changed all aspects of our lives, but perhaps underappreciated is the effect technological advances have on sports. On this program, John Greenburg discussed how technology is changing sport.
Keywords: science; technology; sports; groks
Downloads: 2,076 |
| Technologists -- Groks Science Show 2012-04-04 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Although technology rules modern life, the establishment of modern centers for technological education was not met without resistance. On this program, Matthew Pearl discussed the technologists.
Keywords: science; technology; education; groks
Downloads: 1,761 |
| Technology and War -- Groks Science Show 2003-10-22 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Technology has dramatically altered the methods of modern warfare. Nowhere is this more evident than in the recent engagement in Iraq. On this program, we examined the effects of many of these technologies.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 3,769 |
| Technology as Art -- Groks Science Show 2002-04-10 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Technology as an art form may seem paradoxical. However, the seamless blending of technology in art is capable of broadening the palette of artistic expression. This show featured an interview with two members of The Flying Karamazov Brothers discussing their technology driven show.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 220 |
| Technology Woes -- Groks Science Show 2006-12-13 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Technological changes are occuring at a rapid pace, and keeping up with those changes is a challenge to even the most astute technophile, not to mention those averse to technology. On this program, the folks from the street, Martina and John, discussed dealing with technology.
Keywords: science; technology
Downloads: 3,918 |
| Telephone Gambit -- Groks Science Show 2008-04-02 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Alexander Graham Bell is widely regarded as the inventor of the telephone. However, few may know the story of Elisha Gray, who may have been the first inventor of the telephone. On this program, Seth Shulman discussed the controversy and history of the telephone.
Keywords: science; telephone; elisha gray; alexander graham bell
Downloads: 5,456 |
| Ten Planets -- Groks Science Show 2006-08-16 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
The recent debate over what defines a planet has been partially motivated by the discovery of a candidate tenth planet. On this program, Dr. Ken Croswell explained the rationale behind the ten planets.
Keywords: science; astronomy; tenth planet
Downloads: 6,386
Average rating:  (1 review) |
| Tenth Anniversary -- Groks Science Show 2011-02-23 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
The Groks Science Show turns ten years old this week. On this program, we look back at ten years of the Groks Science Show.
Keywords: science; technology; groks
Downloads: 2,159 |
| Terminated -- Groks Science Show 2013-05-29 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
The rapid increases in the processing power of computers is heralding a brave new world where jobs will be completely automated. But, what will the economy of a future dominated by computers and robots be like? On this program, Kevin Drum discussed the economics of a robotic future.
Keywords: science; economics; Robotics; computers; technology; groks
Downloads: 559 |
| Testosterone Factor -- Groks Science Show 2006-05-10 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
One little hormone can make a big difference in the life of men, especially when those levels start to drop. On this program, Dr. Shafiq Qaadri joined us to discuss the testosterone factor.
Keywords: science; men's health; testosterone
Downloads: 6,425 |
| The Big Bang -- Groks Science Show 2005-04-13 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
How did the univere begin? How will it end? The answers to these questions have remained elusive, but for the first time in human history, there is hope that these mysteries of the universe can be uncovered. Noted author and particle physicist Dr. Simon Singh discusses these ageless questions.
Downloads: 6,214 |
| The Biniki -- Groks Science Show 2003-11-05 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Gravity's effects on the human body are especially prevalent on the gluteus maximus. Countering these effects is a unique device called the Biniki. On this show, we examined this unique everyday invention.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 3,351 |
| The Bioethics of Mind Reading with Paul Root Wolpe -- Groks Science Show
Keywords: Groks, Groks Science Show, Paul Root Wolpe, Mind Reading, fMRI, bioethics
Downloads: 93 |
| The Blank Slate -- Groks Science Show 2002-10-30 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
The debate of nature versus nurture in understanding behavior is ongoing. The blank slate is the idea that human's are not born with innate behaviors. On this program, Prof. Steven Pinker joined us to critique the idea of the blank slate.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 5,082 |
| The Computing Revolution -- Groks Science Show 2005-01-05 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
The personal computing revolution is a relatively recent historical event, but one that is already open to historical interpretation. On this program, Andy Hertzfeld discussed his insider's look at the creation of the Macintosh, as portrayed in his book, Revolution in the Valley.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 8,211 |
| The Cosmos Within Us -- Groks Science Show 2013-03-06 - Joanna Rowell
Where did the atoms in our bodies come from? How did Jupiter shape the evolution of life on Earth? Why is our moon so weird? And, most importantly, how do you make an apple pie from scratch? On this episode, evolutionary biologist and paleontologist Neil Shubin joins us to discuss his exciting new book, "The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People."
Keywords: evolution; geology; Neil Shubin; cosmology; astronomy; cosmology; Neil Shubin; paleontology; geology; Jupiter; The Universe Within
Downloads: 1,460 |
| The Dinosaurs They Are A-Changin’ -- Groks Science Show 2013-05-15 - Joanna Rowell, Forrest Gulden, Charles Lee, Frank Ling
Dinosaurs! Who doesn't love them? But the dinosaurs of our childhood - the giant Brontosaurus, the spiky Stegosaurus, and the Godzilla-like Tyrannosaurus rex - have changed so much over the years. The Brontosaurus, for example, never actually existed, and T. Rex might have had feathers! On this episode, science writer Brian Switek discussed his new book, "My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs."
Keywords: Brian Switek; dinosaurs; paleontology; brontosaurus; science; groks
Downloads: 921 |
| The End-Devonian Extinction -- Groks Science Show 2012-08-22 - Joanna Rowell, Charles Lee
Have you ever wondered how structures like limbs and jaws evolved? Paleontologist Michael Coates joins us to discuss how the devastating End-Devonian extinction impacted vertebrate life on Earth.
Keywords: groks; science; evolution; extinction; fin-to-limb
Downloads: 1,646 |
| The Feynman Letters -- Groks Science Show 2005-07-20 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
It takes a very special person to be a fine man. The bar is set by none other than the physicist Richard P. Feynman. On this program, his daughter Michelle Feynman talks about the life of her father and her recent book The Feynman Letters: Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 4,746 |
| The Hubbert Peak -- Groks Science Show 2004-03-10 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Hubbard's peak defines the point of no return as far as fossil fuels are concerned. Have we reached this point? And, how do we create a sustainable energy future. We explored this issue with Prof. David Goodstein, Vice Provost of Caltech.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 3,390 |
| The Information -- Groks Science Show 2011-03-30 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Information has never been more facile and easy to obtain, such that managing it can be almost overhwelming. But, how is information defined scientifically? And, what does the history of information tell us about its future?
Keywords: science; technology; information theory; computers; communication; groks
Downloads: 2,695 |
| The Iraq War -- Groks Science Show 2003-03-26 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
The war in Iraq has begun, and the technological issues of executing a war in the twenty-first century have already become apparent. On this program, Prof. Richard Muller offered an analysis of several of these issues.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 4,121 |
| The Life of Richard Feynman -- Groks Science Show 2003-06-25 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Richard Feynman, one of the best known physicists of our time, is known not only for his scientific work, but also for his unique personality. This show examined the very human side of this very extraordinary man
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 5,229 |
| The New BART -- Groks Science Show 2003-01-22 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
The new BART lines are nearing completion, allowing expanded service to new locations. The show featured a discussion of the technology needed to operate these new lines
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 3,679 |
| The Panic Virus - Groks Science Show 2011-05-04
Author Seth Mnookin explores the science (or lack thereof!) behind the anti-vaccine movement. Starting with legitimate fears surrounding the polio vaccine in its earliest stages, "The Panic Virus" delves deep into the personal stories and clinical data to find out whether the perceived link between childhood vaccinations and developmental disorders is fact or fiction.
Downloads: 2,517 |
| The Planets -- Groks Science Show 2006-03-15 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Our solar system contains nine acknowledged planets, each with their own unique personalities that continue to inspire scientists. On this episode, Dava Sobel discussed her perspective of the planets.
Keywords: science; astronomy; planets; solar system
Downloads: 4,381
Average rating:  (2 reviews) |
| The Science of Longevity -- Groks Science Show 2013-05-01 - Joanna Rowell
Who doesn't want to live a longer, healthier life? But what is the science behind the many different health fads, and what can a laboratory worm, the nematode, teach us about longevity? On this episode, Professor Ted Anton joins us to discuss his book, "The Longevity Seekers: Science, Business, and the Fountain of Youth."
Keywords: Ted Anton; longevity; insulin; nematodes; resveratrol; health; aging
Downloads: 1,089 |
| The Science of Mind -- Groks Science Show 2012-03-21 - Dr. Charles Lee, Forrest Gulden, Joanna Rowell
We all know a lot about psychology, but it turns out that what we know is mostly wrong. Dr. John Cacioppo joins us this week to discuss how to teach difficult psychological concepts in an engaging way to first year psychology students.
Keywords: groks; science; psychology; cacioppo
Downloads: 1,786
Average rating: (1 review) |
| The Tech Teachers Show 10 - Ray and Hollye
This week we talk about Call For Help, Computer Magazines, Konfabulator, Songfacts.com, Easter Eggs, Internet Movie Database, Online Movie Reviews, Bit Torrent, Portable Firefox, Firefox Extensions, and our first week as teachers.
Keywords: Technology; Education
Downloads: 317 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 12 - Ray
This week we talk about high definition content, Blu Ray Discs, HD DVDs, the IPod nano, and discipline in the classroom.
Keywords: Tech Education Podcast
Downloads: 190 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 13 - Ray
This week we talk about creating a del.icio.us account for our listeners to share ideas with one another, motivation and praise in the classroom, and the iPod Nano.
Keywords: Technology; Education; Podcast
Downloads: 221 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 14 - Ray
This week we talk about the Xbox 360 game NBA 2K6, photo mosaic software, podscope, and class pacing.
Keywords: Physics Spanish Education Podcast Tech
Downloads: 2,830 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 15 - Ray
This week we talk about our favorite web sites and after school activities.
Keywords: podcast tech education
Downloads: 1,463 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 16 - Ray
Education and Technology Podcast
Keywords: Education; Podcast; Technology
Downloads: 2,381 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 17 - Ray
This week we talk about techlearning.com, Microsoft's AntiSpyware, Education Arcade, physics games, and Civilization IV.
Keywords: Podcast Physics Spanish Education
Downloads: 1,079 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 18 - Ray
This week we talk about GIMPshop, Ray's Science Club videocast, an education technology blog, the iPod shuffle, the Creative MuVo Slim mp3 player, the imac, showing videos in the classroom, accepting late work, and getting students to turn in their homework.
Keywords: Podcast Physics Education Spanish
Downloads: 1,168 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 21 Promo - Ray
Show 21 Promo - Holiday Special
Keywords: Education Technology
Downloads: 49 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 6 - RayandHollye
Podcast - This week we talk about network storage, psp music, ap institue, scitoys, constructivist teaching, puzzlemaker, venndiagrams, and using social bookmarking to find teaching resources.
Keywords: podcast; tech; education
Downloads: 92 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 8 - Ray and Hollye
his week we talk about bandwith speed tests, vpn, macros, pcmcia cards, First Days of School, unions, gizmo project, gizmodo, and collaboration.
Keywords: speed tests; vpn; macros; pcmcia cards; First Days of School; unions; gizmo project; gizmodo; and collaboration
Downloads: 227 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 9 - Ray and Hollye
This week we talk about tabbed browsing, Firefox extensions, National Weather Service, Internet connection speed reports at Ray's school, late work, instant student feedback, and use of instant Messaging/Skype voicemail for communication with students.
Keywords: tech education podcast
Downloads: 292 |
| The Tech Teachers Show 9 - Ray and Hollye
This week we talk about tabbed browsing, Firefox extensions, National Weather Service, Internet connection speed reports at Ray's school, late work, instant student feedback, and use of instant Messaging/Skype voicemail for communication with students.
Keywords: podcast; education; technology
Downloads: 51 |
| The Truth Shall Set You Free -- Groks Science Show 2012-12-12 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Is the scientific enterprise driven by the truth or by social good? How should the truth inform our world view? On this program, Terry Chay discussed the relationship between science and social activism, and the open web.
Keywords: open web; physics; pareto efficiency; science; truth; empiricism; wikipedia; SOPA; Millikan; social activism; social good
Downloads: 1,194 |
| The Turk Chess Machine -- Groks Science Show 2003-04-30 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Deep Blue may currently be the most famous chess-playing machine, but it was certainly not the first. In fact, the development of chess-playing automata may have originated with an elaborate eighteenth-century hoax known as The Turk. On this show, we explored the unique history of this innovative machine.
Keywords: Science
Downloads: 3,229 |
| The Wealth of Data - Future Lab
In ancient Greece, potters would never have believed the vases they created, donning a vast array of inscriptions about daily life‚ would fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction. They also would have not guessed how much precious information about their (and our) civilization would be gleaned from this pottery. Today, millions of pieces of text, audio and video are being posted on the Internet...
Keywords: brewster kahle; future lab; future lab podcast; U.C. Berkeley; archiving; Jim Held; Michael Franklin; AMPLab; Intel Labs
Downloads: 526 |
| There Will be Blood -- Groks Science Show 2012-11-14 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Why do humans have blood types? On this program, Laure Segurel talks about her work in finding out the origins of the ABO blood type. Alexei Kitaev also joins us to talk about quantum computing error correction.
Keywords: blood type, ABO, genetics, quantum computing, error correction
Downloads: 1,606 |
| Thinking Life -- Groks Science Show 2012-01-25 - Charles Lee and Frank Ling
Is it possible to think deeply in an age of distraction? What are the pitfalls for ourselves and society to be driven to constant distraction? On this program, Prof. P.M. Forni discussed the thinking life.
Keywords: science; technology; thinking life; groks
Downloads: 2,149 |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Thomas Dreier @ WOS 3 Video - WOS3 Stream Team
Wizards of OS 3. The Future of the Digital Commons Panel: Launch Creative Commons Germany Thomas Dreier, Head, Institute of Information Law, Karlsruhe University
Keywords: free software; free content; free infrastructure
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