
Cool Science Radio
Thursday, 9-10AM

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From the discovery of new dinosaurs to the science of an avalanche.
From the secret technology behind Facebook, to nanotechnology.
Deciphering science and technology in an entertaining, amusing and accessible way.
If we can understand it, so can you.
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Mike Rucker's book "The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life" explains how to build having fun into an actionable and effortless habit.
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Ig Noble Prize creator Marc Abrahams discusses the annual awards designed to honor the science and research that makes us laugh and then think.
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Dr. Bonnie Baxter is a microbiologist at Westminster College in Salt Lake City and the co-founder and director of the Great Salt Lake Institute. She talks about the crisis of evaporation of Great Salt Lake and how we can help the lake before it is too late.
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Sophie Bushwick, technology editor at Scientific American, tells us what was behind the FAA grounding all planes on Jan. 11, resulting in thousands of canceled and delayed flights. She also talks in depth about her field of expertise, artificial intelligence.
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Dive into the world of piracy on the high seas in the 17th century with historian Dr. Daphne Geanacopoulos. She shares the never-before-told story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the infamous pirate, Captain Kidd.
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Learn the story of General Electric with William Cohen who has written "Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon."
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Paleontologist Randy Irmis from the Natural History Museum of Utah discusses the long-unsolved mystery of why marine reptiles were fossilized in the Great Basin of Nevada 230 million years ago.
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Dr. Herman Pontzer, professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, reveals new insight on how we burn calories. The good news? Our metabolisms don't gradually slow down as previously thought!
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Dr. Rama Chellappa, who along with Eric Niiler has written Can we Trust AI? Chellappa, a researcher, and innovator with 40 years in the field recounts the evolution of AI, its current uses, and how it will drive industries and shape lives in the future.
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Astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Shane Kimbrough when they were aboard the International Space Station which was 270 miles above Earth traveling at 17.500 miles per hour. After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, Vande Hei returned to terra firma in March 2022. Lynn and John speak with Mark about his 355-day mission.