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Listings offered in: Health, Science, Environmental Science, Robotics, Biology, Psychology, Geography, Physics, Computer Training

Psychology

Amnesia: Psychology

Amnesia, a condition in which memory is disturbed, is no doubt a familiar concept to anyone who's seen a Hollywo…
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Geography

The Science of Big Waves: Geography

If you're anything like me, you've watched all the big wave surfing movies just to see the waves. Maybe you've e…
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Terra Incognita: Geography

Antarctica, our planet's southernmost continent, is no longer terra incognita ("unknown territory") as far as ex…
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Health

Synesthesia: Healthcare

How does violin music smell? What color is Thursday? To most people these questions might seem completely nonsen…
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Biology

Where Did Language Come From?: Biology

Of all the features often proposed for distinguishing humans from the other animals — bipedalism, tool making — …
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Science

The 2000-Year-Old Computer (and Other Achievements of Ancient Science)

We learn in school that the science of our ancestors included such endearing bunk as flat planets, geocentric so…
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Exoplanet Update

The last time Chris McCarthy spoke at Ask a Scientist, back in July 2005, I wrote: "In 1995 astronomers detected…
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The Science of Baseball

With baseball season just around the corner, whose mind doesn't naturally turn to dreamy springtime thoughts of …
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Surviving in Space: Science

Long-range space travel brings a new set of challenges to the already formidable mission of sending humans out i…
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Individual Differences in Perception: Science

It's probably occurred to you that the way you perceive the physical world might not necessarily be the way othe…
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Native American Science

Tonight Berkeley astronomer Isabel Hawkins and the Native American Academy's Rose von Thater Braan will join for…
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Tornado Research in the Field: Science

"Tornadoes are without question the ultimate manifestation of extreme weather. No other meteorological event is …
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The Moon: Science

Let's talk about the moon. In my opinion it's the best celestial body to observe — it's big enough to see in cap…
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Robotics

Robots

From Talos and Golem to Rosie the Maid and KITT the Car, artifical humans have long been a source of fascination…
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Computer Training

How Computers Look at Art

Thanks to cutting edge advancements in computer science, questions and controversies in the study of art are now…
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Physics

The Dark Side of the Universe: Physics

A scientific revolution in our understanding of the universe is under way. In the last decade or so, cosmology h…
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Environmental Science

Birds, Bees, and Boids: Ecology

Everyone's seen birds flying, ants foraging, bees working, and fish swimming — all with the apparent purpose and…
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