February 4, 2011
Science Friday: Fish Tanker
Science Friday: Fish tanks, custom made. Here or below.
February 3, 2011
NPR News Investigation: Post Mortem
Did you know, in some places, you don’t need a medical degree to run a coroner’s office? I didn’t either.
If you haven’t listened to NPR’s fantastic reporting — with PBS’s “Frontline” and ProPublica — on the problems with death investigation in America, do take some time to explore the series. It’s another of public broadcasting’s in-depth looks at routine local government dysfunction perpetuated by incompetence, politics, public ignorance, corruption, and other seemingly endemic ills that wreak havoc on people’s lives yet get next to no mainstream media attention.
To fix any problem, the public must first know the facts, and this series does a fantastic job of bringing the ones surrounding medical investigations to the surface. It’s up to the public to demand that local leaders step up and make changes to improve these systems.
February 2, 2011
Obama on Egypt: Feb. 1
Here is what President Obama had to say on the uprising in Egypt this evening:
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PRI’s “The World” Photo Diary: Egypt
PRI’s “The World” is covering the Egypt story and has posted Matthew Bell’s amazing photos. Check them out here. Listen to the latest coverage at the website.
January 28, 2011
Science Friday: Dinosaur Ancestor
Science Friday: A fossil provides a link to T. rex. Here or below.