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From Carbon to the Cretaceous: Report from the American Geophysical Union Meeting

From Carbon to the Cretaceous: Report from the American Geophysical Union Meeting

FromScience Talk


From Carbon to the Cretaceous: Report from the American Geophysical Union Meeting

FromScience Talk

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Scientific American editor Davide Castelvecchi reports from the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco. Subjects include the extinction of the dinosaurs and the Orbiting Carbon Observatory. And CNET Senior Associate Editor Michelle Thatcher gives us the lowdown on netbooks and tablet PCs. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.agu.org; crave.cnet.com
Released:
Dec 19, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Science Talk is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine. His column, "Antigravity," is one of science writing's great humor venues. Also check our daily podcast from Scientific American : "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast