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January 12, 2007

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Ihnatko, Andy
Technology columnist for the Chicago Sun Times
Hitchhiker's Guide (5/22/05) .mp3       .wma

 

Itzkoff, Dave
New York Times science fiction critic
Aliens Ready For Their Close-Up (4/12/06) .mp3    .wma

 

Jakosky, Bruce
Professor of Geological Sciences,  Research Associate at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, and Director of the Center for Astrobiology at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Life Beyond Earth (4/10/05) .mp3    .wma

 

Jenniskens, Peter

Astronomer, SETI Institute

The Gospel According to SETI (5/17/06) 

.mp3    .wma
Look! Up In the Sky! (5/24/06) .mp3   .wma

That’s What You Think! (11/16/03) .mp3      .wma

Johnson, George
Science writer, New York Times, and author of Miss Leavitt’s Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who discovered How to Measure the Universe
Quantum Universe (6/7/06) .mp3     .wma

Jones, Steve
Graduate student at the University of British Columbia
No Free Launch (6/28/06) .mp3   .wma

Jordan, Chris
Photographer
Recycling Hi-Tech (8/21/05) .mp3      wma

Jukov, Sergey
Interstellar Messaging and Zero Gravity (10/13/02)

Kakalios, James

Professor of physics, University of Minnesota and author of The Physics of Superheroes
Live from the AAAS: the Latest Discoveries (2/15/04) .mp3      .wma
Superhumans (10/30/05) .mp3     .wma

 

Kaku, Michio

Professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York, and author of Parallel Worlds
Parallel Universes (1/23/05) .mp3     .wma

 

Kamps, George
Graduate student at the University of British Columbia
No Free Launch (6/28/06) .mp3   .wma

 

Kargel, Jeff
U.S. Geological Survey
Death of the Sun and Ocean Evaporation (10/19/03)

 

Keats, Jonathon

Artist and author

World Wide Hoax (9/19/04) .mp3     .wma

 

Kelley, Deborah

Professor of oceanography and astrobiology, University of Washingon, Seattle

Live from the AAAS: the Latest Discoveries (2/15/04) .mp3      .wma
The Universe Below (6/13/04) .mp3        .wma

 

Kerrigan, Richard
International Astronautical Congress and Optical SETI (10/5/03)

 

Koch, Dave

NASA Ames Research Center

Little Orphan Earth? The Search for Terrestrial Planets (8/8/04) .mp3       .wma

 

Koenig, Walter
Actor who played navigator Pavel Chekhov on the original Star Trek series
To Boldly Go...Star Trek's Legacy (9/27/06) .mp3    .wma

 

Knauth, Paul
Geologist, University of Arizona
A Trip Through the Solar System...But How Do You Planet? (3-16-06) .mp3   .wma

 

Kolbert, Elizabeth
Staff writer for the New Yorker magazine and author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Not So Cool (4/26/06) .mp3   .wma

 

Krauss, Lawrence

Physicist at Case Western Reserve, and author of The Physics of Star Trek and Hiding in the Mirror, The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions
Aliens Ready For Their Close-Up (4/12/06) .mp3    .wma

Aliens Under Glass: New Sci-Fi Museum in Seattle (8/29/04) .mp3     .wma
Is the Church Pulling Back on Evolution? (7/17/05) .mp3      .wma
To Boldly Go...Star Trek's Legacy (9/27/06) .mp3    .wma

 

Kring, David
Professor of Geosciences and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona
Astrobiology: Questions of Cosmic Life (10/9/05) .mp3      wma

 

Kurzweil, Ray

Futurist, expert on nanotechnology, and author of The Singularity is Near

I, Robot (7/25/04) .mp3        .wma
The Singularity (11/27/05) .mp3      .wma

 

Lawson, Jayne
Teacher at Madison Middle School in Los Angeles
F Is For Science (5/31/06) .mp3     .wma

 

Laurie, Dennis

President of TransOrbital, Inc.

Back to the Moon! (11/2/03) .mp3      .wma

 

Lederman, Leon
Physicst, Director Emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
It's Elemental (11/22/06) .mp3   .wma

 

Lee, Adrian
Associate Professor of Astrophysics at UC Berkeley
The Big Bang, Again and Again? (9/18/05) .mp3      wma

 

Lee, Wayne

Chief Engineer for Entry, Descent, and Landing (Mars Exploration Rovers)

It’s the Red Rover All Over Again. Touchdown: Opportunity (1/25/04) .mp3      .wma

 

Lefebvre, Louis

Animal behaviorist at Montreal's McGill University
Science of Animal Personality (4/24/05) .mp3    .wma

 

Lefer, Barry
Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston
Global Warming - Is There Any Room for Doubt? (6/5/05) .mp3        .wma

 

Lemann, Nicholas
Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, New York
9/11 Conspiracy (Skeptical Sunday) (11/29/06) .mp3     wma

 

Lemonick, Michael
Reporter for Time magazine
F Is For Science (5/31/06) .mp3     .wma

 

Lessem, Don

Dinosaur expert and author

Dino Demise: What Really Did Them In? (3/28/04) .mp3       .wma 

 

Levitin, Daniel
Professor of psychology and neurology at  McGill University and the author of This is Your Brain on Music; the Science of a Human Obsession
Neanderthals Return (10/4/06) .mp3    .wma

 

Lieberman, Bruce

Science reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune
The Heat is Really On – Countering Doubts About Global Warming (11/14/04) .mp3       .wma

 

Lindsay, John
Scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute
When Life Began (7/19/06) .mp3     .wma

 

Livio, Mario

Senior Scientist, Space Telescope Institute and author of The Equation that Couldn't be Solved

Saving Hubble (4/4/04) .mp3       .wma
Shuttle Showdown (7/24/05) .mp3      wma

 

Lloyd, Seth
Computer scientist, MIT and author of Programming the Universe
Quantum Universe (6/7/06) .mp3     .wma

 

Logsdon, John
Director of the Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
Lost and Found Astronomy (8/23/06) .mp3   .wma

 

Long, Greg

Author of The Making of Bigfoot: the Inside Story

Bigfoot: Big Hoax? (8/1/04) .mp3       .wma

 

Lorenz, Ralph

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory , University of Arizona, Tuscon
Live from the AAAS: the Latest Discoveries (2/15/04) .mp3      .wma

 

Mallet, James
Biologist, University College of London
Monsters and Mutations (7/5/06) .mp3   .wma

 

Mancinelli, Rocco

Microbe expert, SETI Institute/NAI

From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There? (1/10/07) .mp3   .wma
Life: Chapter 1 (11/13/05) .mp3      .wma
Living Small: All the Places that Bacteria Can Hide (11/30/03) .mp3      .wma
Meet a Psychic (8/2/06) .mp3        .wma
When Life Began (7/19/06) .mp3     .wma

 

Marcy, Geoffrey
Professor of Astronomy, University of California,  Berkeley|

Extra! Solar Planets! (2/13/05) .mp3      .wma

 

Marino, Lori
Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Emory University
Monsters and Mutations (7/5/06) .mp3   .wma

 

Marsden, Brian

Astronomer and solar system expert, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Why Sedna? The Celestial Name Game (5/16/04) .mp3         .wma

Matlock, Greg
Rocket Science (6/15/03)

Mavalvala, Nergis
Physicist at MIT and a member of the LIGO team
Was He Wrong? Einstein Centennial, Part II (6/12/05) .mp3      .wma

McCollom, Thomas
Physicist, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado
A Trip Through the Solar System...But How Do You Planet? (3-16-06)  .mp3   .wma

McCrea, Rich
Palaeontologist at the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia
Dinos and Carnivorous Kangaroos (7-26-06) .mp3     .wma

McDonough, Tom
SETI Advisor to  The Planetary Society and author of  The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Listening for Life in the Cosmos and  The Architects of Hyperspace
Alien Visitation - Closed Mind Encounters? (3/6/05) .mp3    .wma

McDowell, Jonathan
Astrophysicist at the Chandra X-Ray Center
Extra! Solar Planets! (2/13/05) .mp3      .wma
Shuttle Showdown (7/24/05) .mp3      wma

McKay, Chris
Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center
From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There? (1/10/07) .mp3   .wma

McHenry, Henry M.
Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis
Walk This Way (5/15/05) .mp3       .wma

McNally, Richard
Professor of psychology, Harvard University
Alien Visitors? (1/11/04) .mp3     .wma 

Meadows, Victoria
Spitzer Center of the California Institute of Technology
Astrobiology: Questions of Cosmic Life (10/9/05) .mp3      wma

 

Meech, Karen
Astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii
Horrendous Space Kablooie (3/8/06) .mp3    .wma

 

Miller, Geoffrey
Evolutionary Psychologist at the University of New Mexico
It's Elemental (11/22/06) .mp3   .wma

 

Miller, Joe
Associate Professor of Cell and Neurobiology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California
These Planets Are a Gas (3/29/06) .mp3   .wma

 

Mithen, Steven
Professor of archaeology at the University of Reading and author of The Singing Neanderthals: the Origins of Music, Language, Mind and Body
Neanderthals Return (10/4/06) .mp3    .wma

 

Montague, Read
Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, Director of the Human Neuroimaging Lab and author of Why Choose This Book?: How We Make Decisions
The End of Science: A New Beginning (11/1/06)  .mp3     .wma

 

Mooney, Chris

Science and politics writer, whose publications include the “Doubt and About” column for the Skeptical Inquirer
The Heat is Really On – Countering Doubts About Global Warming (11/14/04) .mp3       .wma

 

Moravec, Hans
Robotics Expert, Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Thinking Machines (9/7/03)

 

Moreno, Jonathan
Professor of Biomedical Ethics at the University of Virginia and author of Is There an Ethicist in the House?
The Ultimate Chill Out: The Promise of Cryonics (7/31/05) .mp3      wma

 

Morrison, David
Astrobiologist at NASA’s Astrobiology Institute

Asteroid Collisions (8/10/03)
Dino Demise: What Really Did Them In? (3/28/04) .mp3       .wma 
Rubble Trouble (9-6-06) .mp3    .wma

 

Mullane, Mike
Retired Air Force Colonel, Shuttle Astronaut, and author of Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut  and Do Your Ears Pop In Space?
No Free Launch (6/28/06) .mp3   .wma