Virtually all of us have dreams for a cure to cancer. But in December, 1971, the hope for a cure couldn’t have been higher. President
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It was a scientific feat for the ages. A result so exciting and scary, that one reporter wondered , “Should we be applauding a mind-boggling
Read moreRetro Report’s Kit Roane: “The Shadow of Thalidomide”
Virtually no legal drug in American history carries as much fear as Thalidomide. A wonder drug, imported from Germany in the late 50s, that would
Read moreRetro Report’s Josh Fisher: “Freeing Willy”
Some 20 years ago, the surprise hit film “Free Willy” followed a boy’s fictional quest to free a dancing, swimming, performing whale named Willy. While
Read moreDiane Powell, NASA, Office of the Chief Technologist
Harvard University recently announced the Top 25 programs in this year’s Innovations in American Government Award competition. We’re here to talk about one of them.
Read moreZack Kopplin, Student Leader of Repeal Creationism
The battle to teach Creationism in classes is playing out in the Bayou. In 2008, Louisiana passed the Louisiana Science Education Act, which many people
Read moreDavid Rose, MIT Media Lab
Today more than ever, great, new, innovative ideas come from anywhere. But if you had to name a capital for this place called anywhere, it
Read moreDr. Anthony Leiserowitz, Director, Yale University Project on Climate Change Communication
If you heard President Obama’s Inauguration speech last week, it was as surprising to many as it was unmistakable: Climate change is back on the
Read moreDavid DeSteno, Northeastern Univ. Social Emotions Group & Author, “Out of Character”
This conversation is for the most rational among us. You know who you are: You collect the data. You even assign probabilities. Guess what —
Read moreLawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist; Director, Origins Project
In late 1977, many of us were amazed by the possibility: NASA had launched Voyagers I & II to study the outer reaches of space.
Read moreDr. Gabrielle Walker, Scientist & Author of “Antarctica”
It’s got no trees. No grass. No culture has ever lived there. It was the site to the greatest race among explorers in our time.
Read moreLeon Neyfakh, Boston Globe Ideas Reporter
If you want to really feel panic, I’ve got some news for you: Only 8 shopping days left until Christmas. And if you’re still trying
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