Category: Science

  • The science of measuring North Korea's destructive nuclear power from afar | Miles O'Brien Productions

    The science of measuring North Korea’s destructive nuclear power from afar

    For more, go to: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-science-of-measuring-north-koreas-destructive-nuclear-power-from-afar

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  • This American scientist has seen North Korea’s nuclear program up close | Miles O'Brien Productions

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

    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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  • Dolphins raised in captivity will soon get a new, more natural home

    For more, go to: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/dolphins-raised-in-captivity-will-soon-get-a-new-more-natural-home

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  • For this I went to college for 8+ years? No money, no respect, long hours: welcome to the postdoc slave labor market

    A recent report is providing recommendations on how to improve the postdoctoral process in the sciences. A survey of 102 private and public institutions by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) and Sigma Xi has found that, although wages and policy support have improved over the past decade, much still remains to be done to improve…

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  • Politics overshadowed science and scientists fought back | Miles O'Brien Productions

    In 2017, politics overshadowed science and scientists fought back

    Scientists taking to the streets, enormous icebergs rupturing, a solar eclipse that captured the nation’s attention and new insights into the workings of the universe. 2017 has been quite a year in science. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins William Brangham to look back and add some context.

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  • Bears Ears National Monument | Miles O'Brien Productions

    Bears Ears redesignation hurts paleontology

    Last week, President Trump slashed the amount of protected land in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Only a year ago Bears Ears was designated a National Monument by outgoing President Obama “to protect some of our country’s most important cultural treasures, including abundant rock art, archeological sites, and lands considered sacred by Native…

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