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Kilauea eruption, junk news effects, human quantum tests: this week in science

Kilauea eruption, junk news effects, human quantum tests: this week in science | Miles O'Brien Productions

The Big Island is getting bigger by the moment… Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting nearly continuously since 1983. But what’s happening on the Big Island now is unprecedented. As I write, 15 fissures have opened up in a community near the volcano, spewing lava over more than 116 acres. Thirty six structures have been […]

Week in Science

Climate change disrupts animal cycles, massive coral casualties, how Mars’ moons formed: this week in science

Climate change disrupts animal cycles, massive coral casualties, how Mars’ moons formed: this week in science | Miles O'Brien Productions

Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. I’m reminded this week of the exquisite precision of nature and the complexity of its interrelatedness. It doesn’t take an awful lot… just a few degrees here, a small shift in a current there… to upset the applecart. Climate […]

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Aviation and the “Tombstone Mentality” – How Southwest 1380 Could Have Been Avoided

Aviation and the “Tombstone Mentality” - How Southwest 1380 Could Have Been Avoided | Miles O'Brien Productions

The uncontained engine failure of Southwest flight 1380 reminds us once again that commercial aviation is a business that does not always put safety first – and regulators seem reluctant to change that. Jennifer Riordan’s death could have been avoided if only the FAA did not have a “Tombstone Mentality.” My guest on this special […]

Global

From Sully – to Sullied

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Focus: Climate Change

Revisiting the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian, with MyRadar | Miles O'Brien Productions

Revisiting the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian, with MyRadar

After Dorian, Bahamas' path to recovery is obscured by uncertainty | Miles O'Brien Productions

After Dorian, Bahamas’ path to recovery is obscured by uncertainty

What rising temperatures in the Gulf of Maine mean for the state’s lobster industry | Miles O'Brien Productions

What rising temperatures in the Gulf of Maine mean for the state’s lobster industry

The danger of coal ash, the toxic dust the fossil fuel leaves behind | Miles O'Brien Productions

The danger of coal ash, the toxic dust the fossil fuel leaves behind

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