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Description: From the #SciFri Archives: Ira speaks with Apollo 13 flight director Gene Kranz in April 2000.

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On June 30th of this year, the International Earth Rotation and Reference System Service will add a leap second to our clocks to keep up with the gradual slowing of the Earth. Theoretical astrophysicist Norman Murray explains what gives planets their unique rotation and what might happen to life on Earth if the planet stopped spinning.

Spinning Theories on Planet Rotation

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What puts a thousand scientists in stitches? A festival of “Bad Ad hoc Hypotheses” (BAHs), convincingly argued. Ira talks with Zach Weinersmith, creator of the science-savvy webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, about creating BAHFest: a satirical festival that challenges science fans to construct real arguments for completely bogus hypotheses. Ira also hears from BAHFest participant Sarah Hird, who argues, using graphs and equations, that sleep evolved as an evolutionary mechanism for animals so they could escape their feelings of self-loathing.

Festival of Fake Hypotheses Generates Real Laughs

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

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It’s summer! Time to take a load off and spend some quality hammock and beach time. And how better to relax on summer vacation than with a great science book? Scientific American space and physics editor Lee Billings and Brainpickings.org editor Maria Popova are back in the studio with Ira to run down their favorite science, environment, and sci-fi reads for this summer. Wherever your vacation takes you, these book picks will keep you good company.

Throw These Science Books in Your Beach Bag

From the #SciFri Archives: Ira speaks with Apollo 13 flight director Gene Kranz in April 2000.

SciFri Archive: Apollo 13 Flight Director Gene Kranz

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

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SciFri Archive: Apollo 13 Flight Director Gene Kranz

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