Host: Jorge Salazar
Lead Producer: Mike Brennan
ES 22 Producers: Deborah Byrd, Ryan Britton, Emily Howard
Everything you need to know: June solstice 2012
Science news of the week:
Liquid methane lakes in the tropics of Saturn’s moon Titan
Gouldian finches have different personalities according to the colors of their heads

Image Credit: Nigel Jacques
New evidence challenges prevailing ideas about how supermassive black holes grow
New findings in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cervical cancer
Carnivorous plants are going vegetarian due to nitrogen pollution
Song of the week:
Sleep Good’s “Summer Explosion” off their new 7″ album Monsanto

Skiing barefoot via Wikimedia Commons
This week’s featured stories:
The June Solstice Jorge Salazar speaks with renowned skywatcher Deborah Byrd about the upcoming solstice.

Paul R. Ehrlich by L.A. Cicero
Rio + 20 Jorge speaks with biologist Paul R. Ehrlich about the upcoming Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, and how humanity can sustain itself in the 21st century.
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