Odeo: Neil Gorman's inbox

NIH to Increase Accessibility of Research

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:09:35 GMT

New rules mandate that reports of research funded by the National Institutes of Health, the major medical research funding agency in the U.S., must be made freely available after a maximum of one y...

Charcoal May Help Improve Soil Quality

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:09:30 GMT

Researchers say that adding charcoal to soil may provide more benefits for long-term soil quality than compost or manure. It could also be used to sequester carbon captured from carbon dioxide emis...

Scientists Seek New Ways to Produce Biofuel

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:09:17 GMT

Fermenting corn can make ethanol, and vegetable oil can become biodiesel but what other roads lead to biofuel? Researchers discuss investigations into innovative ways to harvest energy from plant ...

Massive Particle Collider Raises Hopes, Concerns

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:09:11 GMT

Scientists are hoping the world’s largest particle accelerator will provide insight into particles and interactions that have eluded scientists thus far. But a lawsuit now argues that high en...

1860 'Phonautograph' Is Earliest Known Recording

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:04:32 GMT

Audio historians have found a sound recording that predates Edison’s phonograph by nearly 20 years. The “phonautograph” was patented in 1857 by Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville; ...

Protections Needed in Genetic Testing, Experts Say

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:04:24 GMT

Genetics policy experts are voicing concern over the lack of basic protections to ensure the validity of genetic tests before they go to market. The authors of a critical analysis published in Scie...

City Planners Get Creative to Cut Energy Use

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:04:19 GMT

In Amsterdam, the cool waters of a local lake are being used to reduce energy spent on air conditioning. In Chicago, city planners are turning to rooftop gardens to keep cool. Journalist Jim Carlt...

Using 'Phage' Viruses to Help Fight Infection

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:04:08 GMT

In the days before modern antibiotics, some researchers saw viruses that can seek out and destroy bacteria called bacteriophages as promising candidates for fighting infections. Now, as more orga...

Scientists Discover Antibiotic-Eating Bacteria

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:04:03 GMT

Researchers have found several hundred species of bacteria that have antibiotic-eating ability, some of which are related to bacteria capable of causing disease in humans and animals. George M. Chu...

Hands-Only CPR Avoids Need for Mouth-to-Mouth

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:03:44 GMT

The hands-only first aid technique involves pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest to provide high-quality chest compressions. The American Heart Association found that hands-only CPR is ...

The Science Behind Baseball

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:09:11 GMT

Major League Baseball began its season this week with a series between Boston and Oakland played in Japan. Guests discuss the science behind America’s favorite pastime from statistics, to or...

What Defines a Planet?

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:09:05 GMT

In 2006, astronomers voted to remove Pluto from the list of planets in Earth’s solar system continuing an ongoing controversy over what exactly defines a planet. Planetary scientist Mark Syk...

Birds to Listen and Look for in Your Backyard

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:08:50 GMT

Birding experts talk about the signs of spring in the avian world, from migrations, to nesting, to birdsong. They’ll also weigh in on some threatened birds that enthusiasts should make a spec...

NASA Weathers Departure, Rumors of Budget Cuts

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:08:47 GMT

Planetary scientist Alan Stern has announced that he is stepping down as NASA’s associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, the head role in the space agency’s science ...

Web Privacy Concerns Prompt Facebook Changes

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:11:00 GMT

Does it sometimes seem like the Web sites you visit know a little too much about you? While many users say they want more privacy on the Web, they are still likely to reveal data about themselves a...

TC 114 - Back to School Special

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:25:17 GMT

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Grateful, Guilty & Gobsmacked

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:06:30 GMT

(click the magic button to hear or download the 20 minute glimpse behind the curtain) The best part of this TalkShoe cast took place after the recording ended. Thanks to Aaron, Randulo, Mafuc...

TC 113 - Hat in Hand

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:42:55 GMT

(click the magic button to hear or download the 30 minute episode) time segment links 00:00-09:03 CTC Returns Calling Tokyo Calling on TalkShoe 09:07-12:08 Stroke of Luck Jer...

TC 112 - I'm So Thick

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:23:37 GMT

(click the magic button to hear or download the 48 minute episode) time segment links 00:00-27:57 Wandering to a barbershop Chinese Yellow Sands hit Japan and Korea: Mis-speaki...

TC 111 - Who's Scottlo Scorbal?

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:54:15 GMT

(click the magic button to hear or download the 25 minute episode) This episode is another freewheeling affair which was recorded live before a camera for an actual internet audience on Yah...

TC 110 - My Other Self

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:47:08 GMT

(click the magic button to hear or download the 24 minute episode) I really don’t know how to explain this one. I’ll try to come up with something in the coming days, if I don...

I Heartily Endorse This... (ep01)

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:29:13 GMT

(click the magic button to hear or download the podcast) A busy week has prevented me from producing either a Tokyo Calling or My Ears to Your Ears episode – though offerings for both...

TC 109 - A Most Fortunate Discovery

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:07:51 GMT

(click the magic button to hear or download the 42 minute episode) Petty Larceny with Schlomo David Lynch Signature Coffee Schlomo Rabinowitz 27:46-29:53 Break In remix – bwils...

My Ears to Your Ears episode 01 - I Remember Seeing Orson Welles on TV

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:22:23 GMT

After too many months of dormancy, the ZionRadio Padcast feed delivered three tasty 70 minute mp3s to iTunes this morning. I listened to a hypnotizing episode entitled “music a fe rule&#...