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When Science Crosses The Moral and Ethical Line

Airs at: Wed, 11/23/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  When does a scientist cross the line when it comes to morality and ethics? We interview biographers of Nazi scientists who worked against humanity during World War II.  Host: Dr. Michio Kaku, popular physicist, scientist and speaker, professor of theoretical physics in ... Read more

Maya Khosla on What the Forest Holds

Airs at: Tue, 11/22/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  For The Wild
  What can the forest teach us of grief, of joy, of humanity? This week, poet and scientist Maya Khosla invites listeners into the forests of Northern California to find deep reverence for the power of biodiversity. Maya's expertise on wildfires shines through this deep an... Read more

UFOs and UAPs

Airs at: Wed, 11/09/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Congress investigates UFOs and UAPs Guest: Dr. Robert Hagen talks about the mainstream scientific perspective on life in outer space.  Host: Dr. Michio Kaku, popular physicist, scientist and speaker, professor of theoretical physics in the City College of New York and CU... Read more

Astronauts, Mars, Nasa

Airs at: Wed, 11/02/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Special guests: Astronaut from MIT, and Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society. --- Host: Dr. Michio Kaku, popular physicist, scientist and speaker, professor of theoretical physics in the City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center. Kaku is the author of seve... Read more

Black Holes and Time Travel

Airs at: Wed, 10/26/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Science of black holes. -- Time travel possible? -- Host: Dr. Michio Kaku, popular physicist, scientist and speaker, professor of theoretical physics in the City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center. Kaku is the author of several books about physics and related t... Read more

De-Permafrosting

Airs at: Tue, 10/25/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  Above the Arctic Circle, much of the land is underlaid by permafrost. But climate change is causing it to thaw. This is not good news for the planet. As the carbon rich ground warms, microbes start to feast releasing greenhouse gases that will warm the Earth even more. A... Read more

The mind, religion, and the future of psychology

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Two psychologists, Drs. Daniel Dennet and Steven Pinker, discuss the mind, religion, and the future of psychology. --- Host: Dr. Michio Kaku, popular physicist, scientist and speaker, professor of theoretical physics in the City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Cen... Read more

The T-Rex Files

Airs at: Fri, 10/21/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  T-Rex is having an identity crisis. Rocking the world of paleontology is the claim that Rex was not one species, but actually three. It's not the first time that this particular dino has forced us to revise our understanding of the past. The discovery of the first T-Rex ... Read more

Surging methane and rising temperatures--at least let's talk about it....

Airs at: Wed, 10/19/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
      https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/10/17/surging-methane/ Read more

Is there a God?

Airs at: Wed, 10/12/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Is there a God? Scientists, journalists, and philosophers debate this question. -- Host: Dr. Michio Kaku, popular physicist, scientist and speaker, professor of theoretical physics in the City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center. Kaku is the author of several b... Read more