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Pamela Martin on environmental impact of the American meat diet
Pamela Martin studies examine how much land a meat-based diet versus a vegetable-based diet would require to support Americans.
June 14, 2009
Ambuj Sagar: ‘Energy demand in India to double by 2030’
India is expected to double its energy demand by the year 2030, according to Ambuj Sagar - an energy policy advisor to 27 member countries.
June 5, 2009
But we still have to eat even with climate change
Climate change is being caused by an excess of certain kinds of gases in Earth's atmosphere. Some of these gases come from cows.
June 3, 2009
Paula Schnurr: ‘15% of Iraq soldiers may have PTSD’
Paula Schnurr says war veterans have always suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and how to help veterans process their experiences to ease symptoms.
May 29, 2009
Susan Goldin-Meadow thinks gestures help children learn
Susan Goldin-Meadow research shows that children have bigger vocabularies when they're raised by parents who actively gesture.
May 24, 2009
Ray Kurzweil thinks we’re near a solar energy tipping point
A tipping point means it's more effective and less expensive than alternatives, says Ray Kurzweil. He believes the tipping point for solar energy comes soon.
May 23, 2009
Energy from cellulose: The promise and peril
We're far away from the day when cornstalks and switchgrass will yield enough fuel at a reasonable cost to make a difference in the energy economy.
May 19, 2009
Carl Imhoff on how electric grids can get smart
Carl Imhoff on research paid for with both public and private money. The goal is to modernize the electric grid in the U.S. into what's called a 'smart grid.'
May 18, 2009
The future Nobel laureates of the world
I'm pretty certain that these students are going to be the ones who help save the world and become future Nobel laureates.
May 13, 2009
Crops for electricity yields more miles than ethanol
Researchers found that burning crops for electricity for electric vehicles would produce 81 percent more transportation miles than using the same crops to produce ethanol.
May 8, 2009
