Month: February 2018

This American scientist has seen North Korea’s nuclear program up close

02.14.18.

For more, go to: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-american-scientist-has-seen-north-koreas-nuclear-program-up-close To listen to the extended interview with Sig Hecker: [maxbutton id=”5″ url=”https://milesobrien.com/inside-north-koreas-nuclear-complex/” text=”CLICK HERE” ] and subscribe to the Miles To Go podcast!
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Inside North Korea’s Nuclear Complex

02.13.18.

Siegfried Hecker is a Metallurgist and Nuclear Scientist. He served as the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1986-1997 and is a professor at The Center For International Cooperation at Stanford University. One of the few people who have actually visited North Korea’s nuclear facilities, Hecker recently sat down with Miles To Go…
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Elon Musk wants to go to Mars. His reusable Falcon Heavy rocket is now one leap closer

02.07.18.

For more, go to: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/elon-musk-wants-to-go-to-mars-his-reusable-falcon-heavy-rocket-is-now-one-leap-closer Banner image credit: SpaceX
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Potential Zika vaccine fast-tracked by FDA

02.01.18.

A Zika vaccine candidate developed by Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda has entered an accelerated FDA review process. Zika, a mostly mosquito-spread infection that can cause serious birth defects, is still an issue. Although it made waves mostly during its 2016 outbreak, concerns remain about a resurgence of Zika and the CDC still lists vast swatches…
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President Trump’s State of the Union speech gets coal all wrong, again

02.01.18.

From a science angle, President Trump’s State of the Union address had little to offer. There were a few mentions of human health advances, but not much else. One line, however, caught our attention: “We have ended the war on American Energy — and we have ended the war on clean coal,” said President Trump.…
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