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AirTalk for June 5, 2002

Science with Michael Shermer; Caltech Edition: Earthquake Sensors and Architectural Developments; Caltech Edition: Marsnauts

Science with Michael Shermer; Caltech Edition: Earthquake Sensors and Architectural Developments; Caltech Edition: Marsnauts

Science with Michael Shermer

AirTalk for June 5, 2002

Michael Shermer talks with host Larry Mantle about the recent passing of one of the great minds of contemporary science, Stephen Jay Gould, and other current science stories in the news.

Caltech Edition: Earthquake Sensors and Architectural Developments

AirTalk for June 5, 2002

Larry Mantle speaks with Caltech engineering professor and seismological expert Dr. Thomas Heaton about the feasibility of creating architecture that can anticipate earthquakes and respond accordingly.

Caltech Edition: Marsnauts

AirTalk for June 5, 2002

Will Mars be colonized? Larry Mantle speaks with two people who are preparing for such a scenario, Dr. Robert Zubrin, author of The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet (Free Press), and JPL Field Research Engineer for MISR, Mark Hemlinger. Larry speaks with them about their project to create a Mars-like atmosphere on earth in the Arctic wilderness in preparation for future colonization.