Scientific American, July 2005

Program Format: Abridged
Scientific American, 2005
1 hour and 30 min.




Publisher's Summary
The cover story this month asks, can we bury global warming? Also, we'll hear about the Mars Rovers' surprising finds, the hunt for a physical particle that permeates reality, and exactly how dinosaurs grew so large, and so small. Plus, computer simulations of Native American settlements help to unravel the mysteries of ancient society.
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©2005 Scientific American

Audible Technology Review, July 2005

Audible Technology Review, July 2005

1 hour and 1 min.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005


Publisher's Summary
In the cover story this month, Intel's silicon laser could mean a solution to one of the great challenges facing the semiconductor industry: how to move data fast enough to keep up with tomorrow's ultra-fast computers. Also, we'll hear about the government's efforts to preserve deteriorating electronic records, as well as about a study of overweight Micronesians that aims to determine the role of genetics in obesity.

©2005 Massachusetts Institute of Technology