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Sinopse
Leading science journalists provide a weekly one-minute report on the science of the environment and the future of energy. Scientific American offers three other podcasts: the daily "60-Second Science" and the weekly "60-Second Psych" as well as "Science Talk." To view all our archived podcasts please visit: www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
Episódios
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Can Zoos Survive the Economic Crisis?
09/04/2009 Duração: 01minWhat happens to the animals when the economy collapses?
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Turning Coal to Liquid Fuel
26/03/2009 Duração: 01minThe U.S.--and the world--has an abundant supply of coal. So does it make sense to turn it into a replacement for oil? David Biello reports
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Land under Water
19/03/2009 Duração: 01minSea level rise looks likely to come faster--and be worse--than even scientists anticipated. David Biello reports
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Carbon Offsets: Fact or Fiction?
05/03/2009 Duração: 01minEveryone from motorists to television producers are buying offsets to save the climate. But do they work? David Biello reports
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The Great Garbage Patch
26/02/2009 Duração: 01minMuch of our plastic ends up floating in the North Pacific
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A "Green" New Deal
19/02/2009 Duração: 01minIs environmental improvement the key to economic recovery?
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Waste Not, Want Not: Energy via the Smart Grid
12/02/2009 Duração: 01minSimply using instead of losing energy, the U.S.--and the world--could power its way out of crisis. David Biello reports
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Why Ecosystem Services Matter
05/02/2009 Duração: 01minYou may never have heard of ecosystem services, but you'd be hard-pressed to live without them. David Biello reports
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Forget Nuclear Fission, How about Fusion?
29/01/2009 Duração: 01minImitating the sun remains an elusive goal for energy researchers. David Biello reports
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Coldest Continent Warming, Too
23/01/2009 Duração: 01minDespite cooling in some regions, overall Antarctic temperatures are increasing. David Biello reports
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To Dump (in the Lake) or Not to Dump
15/01/2009 Duração: 01minThat is the question facing the U.S. Supreme Court in a case on the waste from mining. David Biello reports
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Carbon Dioxide from Cars
08/01/2009 Duração: 01minU.S. states are beginning to attack another major source of global warming pollution besides power plants: your car. David Biello reports
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Santa in Danger: Polar Meltdown
11/12/2008 Duração: 01minThe ice is melting across the Arctic—and Antarctica is starting to thaw, too. David Biello reports
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
25/11/2008 Duração: 01minWhat's the best way to get home for the holidays?
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Wine Made from Tiger Bones
20/11/2008 Duração: 01minTraditional Chinese medicine could eliminate the big striped cats. David Biello reports
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Is a Global Recession Good for the Environment?
13/11/2008 Duração: 01minSeems like when the economy's bad, the environment improves, but history shows otherwise
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Obama and (Climate) Change
06/11/2008 Duração: 01minWhat is in store for environmental policy in the new Obama administration?
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Chocolate: Treat or Trick?
30/10/2008 Duração: 01minThere is an environmental price for our love of chocolate on Halloween, but it may not be what you think
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How Toxic Is Your iPod?
15/10/2008 Duração: 01minWhat is the environmental impact of the Apple products you throw away?