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How To See Mars At Its Brightest
Posted on · Planetarium astronomer James Wooten shares his tips on the best places to stargaze and see Mars near Houston.
Tag: science
Houston Matters
What Researchers Found On Hours And Hours Of Audio Tapes From NASA’s Apollo Missions
Posted on · Dr. John Hansen and his team of researchers from UT-Dallas pored through countless hours of tapes from NASA’s archives with much more than preserving history in mind.
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Houston Researcher Studies Zealandia — The (Mostly) Underwater Continent
Posted on · A Rice University professor was among a group of researchers studying a massive landmass submerged in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
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What Mice And Chocolate Milk Can Teach Us About Memory
Posted on · There are dozens of apps selling us on improving our memories. But researchers at Rice University say the answer may be a bit simpler.
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New Book Hopes To Dispel Myths About Vaccines And Autism
Posted on · Dr. Peter Hotez discusses his new book, Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism, which combines his medical expertise with his personal experience raising his daughter.
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What Happens When Humans Start Reading — and Altering — Their Own User Manual?
Posted on · Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his book, The Gene: An Intimate History.
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Galveston Researcher’s Experimental Ebola Vaccine Is Saving Lives In Africa
Posted on · Dr. Thomas Geisbert of UTMB tells Houston Matters what it takes to develop a new vaccine, how this one is being used in the Congo, and what it could mean for future treatment of the disease.
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New Legislation Gives Terminally Ill Patients The ‘Right To Try’ Experimental Drugs
Posted on · Proponents say the law will help extend lives. Opponents say it weakens the authority of the FDA. Houston Matters takes a closer look.
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Does Science Have Room For God?
Posted on · Former NPR religion correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty talks about her book, Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality.
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Full Show: The Intersection Of Faith And Science, And Stolen Paintings From WWII (June 8, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Mayor Sylvester Turner says he’s joining other mayors to ask the federal government to stop separating undocumented families at the border. Then, we discuss how faith and science intersect. We break down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week’s news. And a local artist reinterprets artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II as body art.
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Hypnosis, And Other Unusual Ways Texas Solves Crimes
Posted on · Texas has used some unusual methods to solve crimes, but some argue those practices are "junk science."
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Is It Time To Reconsider The 14-Day Rule On Studying Human Embryos?
Posted on · An ethical rule prohibits embryos from being studied outside of the human body past 14 days. But, with recent scientific advances, should we reconsider?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1513: The Accidental Creationist
Posted on · Episode: 1513 The Accidental Creationist: In which science changes with the telling of it. Today, the problem of telling about science.
Health & Science
Scientists Want To Sequence The DNA Of Every Species On Earth
Posted on · Researchers, including some at Baylor College of Medicine, hope the Earth BioGenome Project will lead to medical and environmental breakthroughs.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1508: Alchemy
Posted on · Episode: 1508 The alchemists and chemistry before the middle 19th century. Today, we remember alchemy.