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The second program in the Multiple Scleroses From A to Z series is presented by the distinguished MS researcher and clinician, Dr. Jock Murray. Dr....

Hailed as the "Queen of Carbon Science," Mildred Dresselhaus has been named the National Science Board's 2009 Vannevar Bush Awardee. Throughout her...

Iris Gibbs, co-director of the Stanford CyberKnife Program, discusses Stanford's world-leading CyberKnife program and its impact on the medical wor...

In this University of Maryland, Baltimore County program, Ed Beimfohr sits down with Christopher Corbett, author of "Orphans Preferred: The Twisted...

Get an inside view of the University of Kentucky's Center for Manufacturing, which works to educate students, research solutions to industry issues...

Joseph B. Shrager, professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center, speaks about new surgical treatments for emphysem...

Ever considered rhinoplasty? For some people, a nose job is a matter of breathing easier, while for others, it is purely about aesthetics. Accordin...

Step into the stars in this video from the National Science Foundation with David Charbonneau, associate professor of astronomy at Harvard Universi...

What is the experience of schizophrenia-- from the inside, as one with the disease, but also from the perspective of one who is close to the suffer...

Nadjia Varney, host of School Talk, converses with Associate Professor of Educational Transformation, Mark A. Hicks. Dr. Hicks' approach focuses on...

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, one Tulane University student decided to do her part to revitalize her campus and community. Join Erica Trani, Tu...

Andrew W. Lo, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Laboratory for Financial Engineering, breaks down the hot debate brewing about...

Communication is a crucial part of everyone's life, yet millions of Americans suffer from communication disorders. In fact, stuttering affects abou...

In this episode of "Bring It Home" Dave covers the topics: Nature of Terrorism and Insights into Terrorism. Guest Anna Satterfield discusses workin...

UMBC History Professor Emerita Sandra Herbert talks with host Dr. Joe Tatarewicz about her career as a Darwin scholar and her most recent book, "Ch...

Genetic imbalances—such as those associated with Down syndrome in humans—are generally harmful. The number of copies of a given gene, the gene dose...

The presence of the Y chromosome triggers a human embryo to become male. Dr. David Page describes how the Y chromosome was once very much like ever...

An irregular heartbeat might be linked with a more serious medical condition such as Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common type of heart arrhyt...

This episode features industry luminary, Anders Hejlsberg. Before coming to Microsoft in 1996 he was well noted for his work as the principal engin...

How have human hands molded the earths biomes? Dr. Erle Ellis, associate professor of geography and environmental systems, unveils the way humans a...

More than 50 percent of our population already live in cities. And by 2030, the equivalent of 15 cities the size of Phoenix will be created annuall...

Technologies such as nanotechnology transistors and many-core computing are on the horizon. As technology becomes increasingly mainstream, global c...

David McIntyre, director of the Integrative Center for Homeland Security at Texas A&M University, hosts a panel of experts as they discuss war. Lea...

Physics Nobel Laureate Russell Hulse makes the case that science must be seen as more than just the scientific method, especially if it is to be of...

Brendan C. Visser, assistant professor of surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine, examines the new technology and surgical technique...

According to Drs. Kevin Donohue and Jens Hannemann of the University of Kentucky, the phrase selective listening has a whole new meaning. These eng...

Journey through American history with University of Maryland Baltimore County professors Anne Sarah Rubin and Kelley Bell as they discuss their mul...

The fruit flys internal clock mechanism, like the human mechanism, involves the complex interaction of many genes that produce the organisms molecu...

Explore the paranormal and the mapping of the New World as John Rennie Short, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore C...

Drug-eluting stents are metal mesh tubes coated with medication that keep artries from re-blocking after angioplasty. These devices have been the s...

Dr. William Fearon, professor of cardiovascular medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, shares new research that indicates not all coro...

Preminda Jacob, professor of art history and theory at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County, discusses her new book, Celluloid Deities, a...

Patricia S. Simmons, chair of the Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota, joins Doris A. Taylor, director of the Center of Cardiovascular ...

The fruit fly has taught scientists a great deal about the daily rhythms of animals and their internal biological clocks. Dr. Michael Rosbash expla...

The National Science Foundation asks: How do we know the climate is changing? Is it just part of a natural cycle, or are humans driving the change?...

In this University of Kentucky video, J. Bruce German, professor of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, discusses our wide and varied response...

In this University of Chicago video, a panel of notables examines the implications of teen motherhood from varying perspectives, from policy implic...

Our closest genetic relatives are in danger once again. Virginia Tech professor of biomedical sciences and pathobiology Taranjit Kaur says the chim...

In this video from the National Science Foundation, Roald Hoffmann, recipient of the National Science Board's Public Service Award, discusses his b...

Dr. David McIntyre, director of the Integrative Center for Homeland Security, examines the nature and insight of war. Robert McKee, director of the...

Aaron Doering, professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, joins teachers from around the nation in...

Anthropologist and author Steve Lansing discusses an exciting, truly interdisciplinary project involving researchers from anthropology, mathematics...

Larry Jacobs, professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, leads a conversation with Walter Mondale, former Vice President of the...

In this Texas A&M University program, Dr. David McIntyre, director of the Integrative Center for Homeland Security, brings in guest speakers to exa...

Joe Loferski, Wood Sciences and Forestry Products professor at Virginia Tech and one of the authors of the national code for deck safety, discusses...

Working in rocks more than 375 million years old, far above the Arctic Circle, paleontologists Neil Shubin and Ted Daeschler have discovered a rema...

In this Wichita State University program, renowned figurative sculptor and Wichita native Tom Otterness discusses his work and his vision as "Milli...

Frank J. Shaughnessy, professor of botany at Humboldt State University, discusses the complex role that eel grass plays in coastal areas. Humboldt ...

Dr. Stephen E. Straus, Director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH...

In this National Science Foundation video, a team of expert scientists discuss the International Polar Year celebration. This scientific program in...