Host: Jorge Salazar
Lead Producer: Mike Brennan
ES 22 Producers: Deborah Byrd, Ryan Britton, Emily Howard
Science News of the Week:
Humans are more like gorillas than previously thought, study says
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan on March 14th

Image Credit: WikiCommons
The spring equinox comes on March 20 at 5:14 Universal Time
A possible connection between tornadoes and minor seismic activity
Song of the Week:
“Things You Already Know” by Austin Music Award winning band Quiet Company. Quiet Company won ten music awards at this year’s SXSW Music Conference. Wow! Congratulations guys!

Artist’s concept near-Earth asteroid. Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass about 17,000 miles from Earth (27,000 kilometers) on February 15, 2013. Image via Universe Today
This Week’s Featured Stories:
Asteroid 2012 DA14 Jorge speaks with Deborah Byrd about Asteroid 2012 DA14, which will come very close to Earth on February 15th, 2013.
Biomimicry Jorge speaks with Biomimicry specialist Janine Benyus about innovation inspired by nature.

Image Credit: William Thielicke
Thanks for listening in. We’ll catch ya next week!
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