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1. Global Health Care -- Berkeley Groks 2006-10-11

   

   Global health care disparaties are all to evident, made even more stark by the remarkable advance... (583 days ago)

2. Nobel Prizes 2006 -- Berkeley Groks 2006-10-04

   

   What better way is there to celebrate the Big Bang than with a Nobel Prize. On this program, Prof... (590 days ago)

3. Potpourri -- Berkeley Groks 2006-09-27

   

   The devastating tsunami that engulfed southeast asia in 2004 has heightened awareness of the rang... (597 days ago)

4. Probability Theory -- Berkeley Groks 2006-09-20

   

   Chance occurrences often dramatically effect our daily lives. But, how can we evaluate randomness... (604 days ago)

5. Cosmological Views -- Berkeley Groks 2006-09-13

   

   Cosmological theories address how the universe was created, and what awaits for the future. What ... (611 days ago)

6. Debunking 9-11 Myths -- Berkeley Groks 2006-09-06

   

   Conspiracy theories surrounding the 9-11 tragedy have taken on a life of their own, divorced from... (618 days ago)

7. Rural Internet -- Berkeley Groks 2006-08-30

   

   Billions of people around the world still do not have access to basic power or commmunications. O... (625 days ago)

8. Happy Science -- Berkeley Groks 2006-08-23

   

   Happiness as a state of being often defies attempts to attain it, leading most on an ever elusive... (632 days ago)

9. Ten Planets -- Berkeley Groks 2006-08-16

   

   The recent debate over what defines a planet has been partially motivated by the discovery of a c... (639 days ago)

10. Umbilical Stem Cells -- Berkeley Groks 2006-08-09

    

    Stem cells have the potential to cure many diseases, but viable therapies are mainly still experi... (646 days ago)

11. Philosophical Ethics -- Berkeley Groks 2006-08-02

    

    Ethics is a sometimes nebulous concept in the world of business, where it is often shunned at the... (653 days ago)

12. Scientific Religion -- Berkeley Groks 2006-07-26

    

    The Templeton prize is awarded every year for advances in our understanding of the intersection o... (660 days ago)

13. Martian Meteorite -- Berkeley Groks 2006-07-19

    

    The discovery of a Martian meteorite in Antartica over a decade ago ignited the public imaginatio... (667 days ago)

14. Craigslist and Global Warming -- Berkeley Groks 2006-07-12

    

    The internet has become a venue where one can obtain just about anything. On this program, Craig ... (674 days ago)

15. Fun Science Questions -- Berkeley Groks 2006-07-05

    

    While science continues to push the boundaries of human knowledge, most of us puzzle over more en... (681 days ago)

16. Mona Lisa Math -- Berkeley Groks 2006-06-28

    

    Art and science are inexorably intertwined, with advances in one often inspiring advances in the ... (688 days ago)

17. Mona Lisa Math -- Berkeley Groks 2006-06-28

    

    Art and science are inexorably intertwined, with advances in one often inspiring advances in the ... (688 days ago)

18. Domestic Wiretapping -- Berkeley Groks 2006-06-21

    

    Domestic wiretapping has become an incendiary issue. What are the rights of the people and the go... (695 days ago)

19. Inflammatory Aging -- Berkeley Groks 2006-06-14

    

    The connection between inflammation and aging may be related in part by the foods we eat. On this... (702 days ago)

20. Stellar Life Cycles -- Berkeley Groks 2006-06-07

    

    The sun is currently a middle-aged star, and will inevitably decline as all stars must. But, it m... (709 days ago)