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Signs With “Watching Eyes” May Reduce Illegal Dumping, Say Rice Researchers
Posted on · The team of undergraduates chose to include eyes on the signs because of the well-documented "watching eye" effect.
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Houston Matters
Houston Could Feel More Like Central Mexico In 60 Years
Posted on · New analysis of climate change data shows what cities will feel like in a generation.
Houston Matters
How Dirt In Ireland Could Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Posted on · Houston infectious disease specialist Dr. William Miller updates us on advances in combating antibiotic resistance.
Houston Matters
Conference Studies Pluto And The Bodies Beyond The Planets
Posted on · The 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, taking place next week in The Woodlands, includes sessions on objects in the Kuiper belt.
Houston Matters
What’s This Bug? Entomologist Erin Mills Answers Your Questions
Posted on · While we all probably recognize our region's enormous cockroaches, we often need some help identifying the other creepy crawlers that call our city home.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1636: Of Books and Learning
Posted on · Episode: 1636 Of books and learning in nineteenth-century America. Today, thoughts on books and learning.
Houston Matters
The Evolution Of Evolution: How Modern Science Has Built On Darwin’s Original Theory
Posted on · A Rice professor explains how far science has come since Darwin’s original theory.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Gun Violence Study, Energy Outlook, And The Evolution Of…Evolution (Feb. 7, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A new study about gun violence. The 2019 energy industry forecast. The city's best new restaurants. And the evolution of...well...evolution.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1623: Joel Dorman and Esther Steele
Posted on · Episode: 1623 The textbooks of J. Dorman and Esther Steele. Today, we meet two very special teachers.
Houston Matters
Houston Scientist Prepares For Tenth Trip To Antarctica Studying Sea Level Rise
Posted on · Geologist Dr. Julia Wellner explains what studying sediment deposits from millions of years ago can tell us about climate change today.
Energy & Environment
Scientists To Abbott: “Climate Change Is Happening”
Posted on · Texas scientists want to brief Governor Greg Abbott on climate change and the impact it's having on the state.
Houston Matters
Book Hopes To Dispel Myths About Vaccines And Autism
Posted on · Dr. Peter Hotez discusses his book, Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism, which combines his medical expertise with his personal experience raising his daughter.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1613: Faraday and Magnetism
Posted on · Episode: 1613 In which Michael Faraday helps us to parse the word, Genius. Today, we watch genius at work.
Houston Matters
How Do We Get People To Trust Science Again?
Posted on · Houston researchers discuss how to improve scientific literacy in an age of skepticism.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Potential Flooding This Weekend, And Houston’s Outgoing Recovery Officer (Dec. 7, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Heavy rain could bring flooding to Greater Houston this weekend. The city's outgoing recovery officer reflects on his time on the job. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the son of a Pearl Harbor survivor tells his father's story.