Nerve Endings

The brain is composed of millions of neurons that are connected at specialized structures called synapses. The discovery of the synapse by Ramon y Cajal won him the Nobel Prize, but not without a contentious debate from another Nobel laureate, Camillo Golgi. On this program, Dr. Richard Rapport discussed the discovery of the nerve endings.
It's like a Nobel rap battle... ;)

Hurricane Prediction

Weather forecasting may not be an exact science, but resources for encountering extreme weather changes have been around a long time. On this episode, Professor Garrison Sposito discussed the conditions leading to the recent hurricanes in North America and the government response.
But, what government response? ;)

Einstein and his miraculous year

In the year 1905, Albert Einstein published five papers that changed the face of modern physics and led to two Nobel Prizes, including one for Einstein himself. On this program, Prof. John Stachel discussed Einstein and the importance of each of these papers.
They all make great bedtime stories... ;)

Berkeley Science Review

The Berkeley Science Review publishes articles on the complete range of science and engineering activity occuring on the U.C. Berkeley campus. On this episode, Charlie Emrich and Jess Porter, editors at the BSR, discussed science journalism.
The best part are the centerfolds... ;)

Forensic Science

Solving a murder often requires analysis from forensic scientists. On this program, Dr. Frederick Zugibe, the former Chief Medical Examiner of Rockland County, discussed the techniques of forensic science.
Sure, but can he solve the death of my social life... ;)