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Dangerous Products
In this PacSci Podcast, we look at products throughout history that killed, injured and poisoned, and the marketing campaigns that went along with them.
COVID-19 Numbers: ‘Put It In Perspective’
One local health expert cautions against watching the COVID-19 numbers too closely. She says practicing good health habits is more important.
Weather or Climate?
Veteran meteorologist Jeff Renner explains the difference between weather and climate and just why changes in the latter are critical to all of us.
Octopus Intelligence: Untangling a Distributed Brain
The octopus is the focus of a lot of research, but not in the way you might expect. Turns out they may help us with problems on this planet and elsewhere.
PacSci Podcast: Live Long and Evolve
Have you ever wondered why alien life in the Star Trek multiverse resembles us Earthlings so closely? Listen to this interview with Dr. Mohamed Noor, long-time Trek fan and professor of Biology and Dean of Natural Sciences at Duke University.
Then explore the possibility of humanoid or other life on alien planets with Dr. Noor at Science in the City on July 29. 2019 at 7 p.m. Drawing on scenes from Star Trek as well as principles of evolution, Dr. Noor will evaluate hypotheses for why so many humanoids exist in the popular and long-running science fiction franchise.
Learn more about Science in the City: Star Trek and the Science of Human(oid) Evolution.
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