State of the Future report looks 10 years ahead
The 2008 State of the Future report looks at trends in world affairs ten years down the road, based on data from the past 20 years. The idea of the State of the Future, said Jerome Glenn, Director of the Millennium Project and co-author of the report, is not just to improve education or business, but to improve the whole society. Hear more from Glenn on the State of the Future.
Private forests mean income, and much more
Hear Jo Pierce talk about his family’s 2,000-acre forest in Maine, and the importance of respecting the land and preserving wildlife habitat.
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In this Clear Voices for Science podcast, Mike Goosey of Shell talks about the science behind today’s biofuels, and about the research going into what he calls the ‘next generation’ of biofuels.
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In this Clear Voices for Science podcast, Mike Goosey of Shell talks about the science behind today’s biofuels, and about the research going into what he calls the ‘next generation’ of biofuels.
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Shell scientist Sergio Kapusta believes that nanotechnology – the science of the very small – has enormous potential to help meet the world’s energy demand.
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Jo Pierce explains what it means to own a private forest and how he balances forest stewardship with the need to make a living.
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Jo Pierce owns a private forest in rural Maine. When you’re working with trees, he says, you have to think on the timescale of a tree.
more... - Galaxy's spiral arms might reveal black hole mass
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Astronomer Marc Seigar studies the gargantuan black holes at the core of galaxies – including our Milky Way. He talks about what might be determining the size of these super massive black holes in different galaxies around the universe.
more... - Michael Pollan predicts a food culture revolution
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Michael Pollan believes we in the U.S. are due for a revolution in the way we eat. Hear Pollan talk about food scandals related to the way certain foods are processed and prepared.
more... - Scientists focus on next generation of biofuels
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Biochemist Mike Goosey of Shell describes the search for non-food sources for the ‘next generation’ of biofuels and the development of processes to convert them to fuel.
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