All Listen Posts


Living On Earth: Hubble Trouble	Discussion of the delayed Hubble Space Telescope mission to the recent discovery of snow on Mars.
Time's Ten Questions	TIME'S Gilbert Cruz talks to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about stars, science, and our role in the universe.
Living On Earth: Shared Space	In two and a half years the United States will decommission the three remaining shuttles capable of taking astronauts to the International Space Station. The only option after that will be to hitch a ride on a Russian shuttle, a collaboration may be just what we need in the space program.
Point of Inquiry: Communicating Science to the Public	Topics include approaches to informal science education, teaching science through pop-culture media outlets, and science and religion.
Living On Earth: Cosmic Quandaries	Discussion regarding the nature of dark matter and about a new planet recently discovered outside our solar system that might host life.
Death By Black Hole - Science and the City	A talk about Death By Black Hole, superstitions, church and state, and the evolution of education.
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!	Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! plays a game called, "The Album's OK, but $5 Million Will Make It Even Better:" three questions about the long-awaited, and long-delayed Guns and Roses album, Chinese Democracy.
Tavis Smiley	Tavis and Neil discuss black holes, asteroid impacts on Earth, and global warming.
Point of Inquiry: Death by Black Hole	A Point of Inquiry interview on the popularization of science, spirituality, why scientists should be personally motivated to increase public science interest.
Living On Earth: Water On Mars?	Is there water on Mars? And, if so, where is it?