Program Archives

EARTH OBSERVATION AT THE WORLD RESOURCES SIMULATION CENTER DESIGN EVENT
June 15, 2009
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In this special edition of the show we visit scientists, activists and others who gathered to begin creation of the WRSC. Mat talks to several attendees about the importance of viewing our planet...  more »

DIVING EUROPA WITH THE MAKERS OF UNDER THE SEA 3D AND LONNE LANE
February 9, 2009
Guests: Howard Hall, Michelle Hall, Lonne Lane
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Howard and Michelle Hall's stunning new IMAX film "Under the Sea 3D" premieres this week. We sit down with them and JPL's Lonne Lane to talk about how we'll someday explore a different ocean, the...  more »

ANDREW CHAIKIN ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO 8
December 29, 2008
Guests: Andrew Chaikin
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The author of "A Man on the Moon" and "A Passion for Mars" shares his thoughts about the first human mission beyond Earth and how the iconic Earthrise image challenges us to explore. Bill Nye says...  more »

JUT WYNNE IN THE CAVES OF THE ATACAMA
August 18, 2008
Guests: J. Judson Wynne
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USGS Speleologist J. Judson Wynne joins us via Iridium satellite phone as he prepares to enter another cave in the Mars-like Chilean desert. Bill Nye the Science Guy dips his toe in the lakes of...  more »

OBSERVING EARTH WITH SPACE STUDIES BOARD CHAIR CHARLES KENNEL
July 28, 2008
Guests: Charles Kennel
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As part of our newly-expanded coverage of our own planet, former Director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Charlie Kennel shares his concern about the future of the Earth observation...  more »

WHY WE NEED MISSIONS TO EARTH
July 14, 2008
Guests: Berrien Moore
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Former University of New Hampshire Professor Berrien Moore shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and now heads Climate Central. He talks about participation in a recent Planetary Society delegation to...  more »