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Independently-produced radio show and podcast hosted by astronomer @SethShostak & journalist @mollycbentley | Linktree: https://t.co/HgszRw9eaV

Oakland, CA Katılım Ekim 2008
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Vaccine technology has come a long way since the 1950s. Journalist Jon Cohen and Molly Bentley sit down before a live audience in L.A. to discuss the evolution of vaccines, from cowpox to modern mRNA technology. bit.ly/3RuAgiA
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Preparing for the next pandemic is a race against time, says journalist Jon Cohen. Cuts to science funding seem to be making the U.S. slow down when it comes to disease research and surveillance. This week's episode is "Preventing Future Pandemics" bit.ly/3RuAgiA
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Defunding has left the U.S. Office of Pandemic Preparedness without a director and without staff members. "We're putting on blinders," says author Jon Cohen. "We're pretending that everything is just going to be fine forever" bit.ly/3RuAgiA
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There are pathogens constantly jumping between animals and humans. Many die out quickly. Others create outbreaks that, given the right conditions, can grow into pandemics. This week, we're looking at Preventing Future Pandemics. bit.ly/3RuAgiA
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Decades of research has given us a vast amount of knowledge and tools to protect ourselves from global contagion. Now, we just have to use them. This week, journalist Jon Cohen discusses his latest book, "Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemics" bit.ly/3RuAgiA
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Journalist Jon Cohen has followed virus hunters into bat caves and spoken to epidemiologists around the globe, all to answer one question: how ready are we for the next pandemic? bit.ly/3RuAgiA
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“What actually happens when you get a SETI detection is that the media immediately start calling you up. There is no secrecy in this work. Usually, within a few hours, everyone would know,” Dr. Seth Shostak told IFLScience. Back in 1997, a signal was detected that was coming from outside the atmosphere, and it appeared to be artificial. Could it be aliens? It took the New York Times just 15 hours to find out that there was an odd detection and get in touch with SETI. The media was already covering it before it was revealed that it was just the telemetry signal from the SOHO spacecraft. There was no escalating conflict from it. Read more: iflscience.com/panic-politics…
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How ready are we for the next pandemic? Journalist Jon Cohen has interviewed top epidemiologists around the world and followed virus hunters into damp and daunting bat caves to assess our pandemic readiness. Molly interviewed him for this week's episode. bit.ly/3RuAgiA
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We may not want to think about another pandemic, but it’s a “when,” not “if,” scenario. Molly interviewed Science reporter Jon Cohen about our state of pandemic readiness and what might be the likely source, on this week's episode. bit.ly/3RuAgiA
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Explained: the UFO that seems to fly around a wind farm and change direction with no visible means of propulsion A video that some call impossible to explain actually has a very plausible explanation. But you might not like it. It's probably a balloon.
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@No_FOMO__ agree with you about the mix of sadness, awe and wonder regarding the exclusion zone. Well described
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Bosman@No_FOMO__·
@BiPiSci Some feedback 1st part: Truly awesome. Mix of sadness, awe & wonder. Forests, animals (irony of relocating endangered species). Choosing my shrimp wisely :P Reactor construction, costs, size, generation etc. Highly recommended and I will get to part 2 soon. My own views fit also
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It’s been 40 years since the explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant became the biggest nuclear disaster in history. In the second of a two-part series, we consider the legacy of the catastrophe. bit.ly/42I1k07
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@BrianDonovtu4b @Nursekatejohn People are not dying from smallpox. One of the most successful vaccine campaigns in history drove this awful disease from existence. Meanwhile The Global Polio Eradication Initiative says vaccination efforts have prevented ~ 20 million cases of paralysis since 1988
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@Nursekatejohn Tons of people dying of smallpox every year. Poor people with polio are all over the place. Yep. Vaccines don’t work
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Nursekate@Nursekatejohn·
Your best defense against any disease is a healthy body. Not a vaccine.
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@Nursekatejohn Not everyone is as healthy as you. What about the young, or elderly, people who are ill? Vaccines for smallpox, polio, measles and other have prevented debilitating illnesses and saved millions of lives.
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@No_FOMO__ We discuss many of your excellent observations and hope you listen to the program. Let us know what you think!
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Bosman@No_FOMO__·
@BiPiSci Just my personal view: Chernobyl demonized nuclear power. Fukushima didn't help. But still an incredible energy source, less waste & radiation than say coal. Less space than solar/wind. More possible applications & safer as tech improves. But hypocrisy regarding who is allowed it
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