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  • Kiki Sanford
    4:00 am Wed, Aug 5, 2015
    Which water technology will save California from its long, dry death?

    The western United States exists in a state of willful ignorance about water. Waking up won't be easy, and it will be expensive.

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  • Kiki Sanford
    6:18 am Mon, Feb 16, 2015
    Frank Drake thinks it's silly to send messages to ET

    The author of a legendary equation illustrating the probability of alien civilization, Drake suggests that we should listen more.

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  • Kiki Sanford
    6:56 am Fri, Dec 19, 2014
    The day I met a creationist at the science conference

    The last place you expect to meet a creationist is at the annual American Geophysical Union conference. I don't know how I got so lucky. Yesterday morning, I wandered through… Read the rest of the article: The day I met a creationist at the science conference

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  • Kiki Sanford
    6:39 am Fri, Dec 19, 2014
    Adventurers can help science by sharing their data

    By adding a little sampling to their adventures out in the wild, explorers in hard-to-reach locations could lend a big hand to scientific research. An organization called Adventurers and Scientists… Read the rest of the article: Adventurers can help science by sharing their data

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  • Kiki Sanford
    6:28 am Fri, Dec 19, 2014
    Scientists track water locked hundreds of miles underground

    The Earth is full of water. Not just lakes, river, streams, and oceans on the crustal surface, or even aquifers close to the surface—the planet literally holds water inside itself.… Read the rest of the article: Scientists track water locked hundreds of miles underground

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  • Kiki Sanford
    10:21 am Thu, Dec 18, 2014
    Mars burps methane. Scientists want to know why.

    NASA scientists reported results from the Mars Curiosity roving science lab at the American Geophysical Union to a packed room of press chomping at the bit for a big story.… Read the rest of the article: Mars burps methane. Scientists want to know why.

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  • Kiki Sanford
    10:20 am Thu, Dec 18, 2014
    Humanity at night

    NASA scientists, at the American Geophysical Union's annual meeting, revealed images from space of humanity—and our wonderful cultural behaviors.

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  • Kiki Sanford
    10:18 am Thu, Dec 18, 2014
    Why is Arctic ice melting so fast?

    Right now, it's cold in the Arctic. Days are dark, and ice grows to cover the dark sea. Come summer, lengthening days and warming temperatures will reverse that process. This… Read the rest of the article: Why is Arctic ice melting so fast?

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  • Kiki Sanford
    11:54 am Wed, Dec 17, 2014
    The issue with arsenic

    Arsenic. Hearing the word in America usually brings up black and white mental images of the film "Arsenic and Old Lace." Yet, it is not an old issue. People around… Read the rest of the article: The issue with arsenic

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  • Kiki Sanford
    5:55 am Wed, Dec 17, 2014
    Watching the climate-cholera connection from orbit

    Dr. Kiki Sanford on how scientists are predicting outbreaks from an unusual new vantage point.

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  • Kiki Sanford
    5:51 am Wed, Dec 17, 2014
    Air pollution: the holy Hajj's health threat

    Reporting this week at the annual American Geophysical Union, scientists from UC Irvine discussed air quality results from samples taken during the 2012 and 2013 Hajj. The annual pilgrimage brings… Read the rest of the article: Air pollution: the holy Hajj's health threat

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  • Kiki Sanford
    5:49 am Wed, Dec 17, 2014
    Black hole power in a lightning bolt

    Have you ever been on a plane during a thunderstorm that experienced a direct lightning strike? While most commercial airliner will do their best to avoid thunderclouds delivering the wrath… Read the rest of the article: Black hole power in a lightning bolt

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  • Kiki Sanford
    5:29 am Thu, Nov 13, 2014
    How to control mice with your mind

    Imagine never having to take a pill again for anxiety, depression, or your heart condition. Imagine epilepsy or Parkinson's disease being managed by the patient without drug interventions. What if control of these conditions were possible with a thought? Kiki Sanford reports on the advent of mind-genetic interfaces.

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  • Kiki Sanford
    3:35 pm Fri, Nov 7, 2014
    People more likely to vote based on how healthy a candidate looks rather than how smart they seem

    This week we started the This Week in Science podcast on a low note talking about the climate, or as we like to call it on TWIS, 'Climytia.'

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  • Kiki Sanford
    1:50 pm Thu, Sep 4, 2014
    Why astronauts fall

    If you've ever watched this video, you might wonder whether an astronaut's suit is too ungainly to be graceful, or alternatively, if astronauts might just lack coordination.

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  • Kiki Sanford
    6:00 am Thu, Sep 4, 2014
    Which is better: coffee or an electric shock to the head?

    Kiki Sanford on a strange scientific study comparing the effects of caffeine to zapping your brain tissue with electricity.

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