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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Science and Politics


While scientific inquiry leads to the rational explanations for natural phenomena, the political interpretation of science often leads to chaos. On this program, Chris Mooney discussed the Republican War on Science.
I never realized Science was part of the Axis of Evil... ;)

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Molecules and Voting


Which Nobel Laureate lent his voice on The Simpsons? The answer is our guest Dudley Herschbach, who joined us to talk about molecular dynamics and voting systems on this week's program.

Now you can be smart AND funny. :)

Music Notes
Intro - Japanese Telecom
1st Seg - Syncopated Clock (Tomita)
2nd Seg - Mysterious Love (Hisaishi)
Outro - Theme from Willow

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

iPod, the Cult


The iPod is certainly an iCon, but a cult? On this week's program, Leander Kahney discussed the world's most popular music player and his new book, The Cult of the iPod.

iPodalicious! Will iPod ever become a verb? :)

Music Notes
Intro - Japanese Telecom
1st Seg - Theme from Willow
2nd Seg - Theme from Amelie
Outro - Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini by Maksim Mrvica (The Piano Player)

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Optimal Investing

The efficiency of the stock market is a topic of much debate among economists. Yet, a scientific approach to betting effectively may maximize returns in an imperfect market. On this program, William Poundstone discussed the Kelly Formula for optimal investing.
I'm sticking with the penny jar... ;)


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