Inside China: Science, Technology, Energy and the Environment

Science Talk

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4.2 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2008

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Former Washington Post Beijing bureau chief, Philip Pan, author of Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China, discusses the science, technology, environment and culture of China with Scientific American's David Biello, who recently spent almost a month reporting from the country. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.
0:02.3	Hiya.
0:02.9	So, Benny has really blossomed this term.
0:05.6	You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.
0:09.6	Oh, that's not quite what I meant.
0:11.1	It's free to sell on there.
0:12.3	Free to sell?
0:13.4	Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.
0:16.8	You sold my guitar?
0:19.9	Shall we talk about Benny?
0:22.1	When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.
0:26.7	Things people love.
0:28.0	T's and Cs apply, exclusive vehicles.
0:31.6	Welcome to Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American for the seven days starting August 6th, 2008.
0:38.5	I'm Steve Merski.
0:40.4	China is what the entire planet is talking about right now.
0:43.5	Philip Pan spent seven years there as the Beijing Bureau Chief for the Washington Post.
0:48.4	He's the author of the new book Out of Mao's Shadow, The Struggle for the Soul of a
0:52.8	new China. Scientific Americans, David Bielo recently spent three weeks reporting in China.
0:58.2	Philip, David, and I got together to talk about China in terms of science, technology, and environmental issues.
1:04.0	We met on July 31st at Scientific American's offices in New York City.
1:12.3	Dave, you spent a little over three weeks in China?
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