Name: Alan Alda Wants To Know: What Is Climate? by SciFri in podcast
Duration: 6 min 59 s
Description: In his annual Flame Challenge, Alan Alda is calling on scientists to answer a simple, but complex question.

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Ryan Rykaczewski describes one of the most massive migrations on the planet, driven by the sun. Image by Tintinnidguy (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons 

#ExplainTheSun  - The Largest Migration on The Planet

On November 8th, 1991, Ira Flatow introduced the world to a brand new science talk show. 

In celebration of the beginning of our 25th year on the air, we've uploaded our first ever show for your enjoyment – complete with news about President George Bush. Some of the topics may sound a bit familiar.

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Once, there was the ordinary incandescent light bulb. It shone brightly, but wasted much of the energy put into it as heat. Then came the compact fluorescent. And as costs have dropped, consumers have increasingly been switching to light-emitting diode (LED) technology for many lighting applications, in an ongoing search for a more efficient bulb. Now, in work published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, researchers report that nanophotonic devices may be able to breathe new life into old incandescent technology. Marin Soljačić and Ognjen Ilic, two authors of the study, explain how they’ve been able to “recycle” some of the incandescent bulb’s wasted heat and re-emit it as visible light, boosting efficiency.

For the Lowly Incandescent Bulb, a Ray of Hope

In his annual Flame Challenge, Alan Alda is calling on scientists to answer a simple, but complex question.

Alan Alda Wants To Know: What Is Climate?

The internet grew for decades without 2015s net neutrality rules. So what happens if the FCC repeals them?

Life In The Internet Slow Lane

The SciFri staff is tasked with their biggest challenge yet: what is climate?

SciFri Staff: What Is Climate?

Reflecting on the launch of Sputnik I with Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Roger D. Launius, NASA historian, and James Oberg, space engineer and author. David Baron sits in for Ira Flatow in this 1997 interview.

Sputnik I: 40 Years Later

Science, technology, and other cool stuff from public radio's Science Friday. It's brain fun, for curious people. From WNYC Studios.

Alan Alda Wants To Know: What Is Climate?

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