Scientific American Magazine single topic issue--Energy's Future: Beyond Carbon; and Well-Read Doctors.

Science Talk

Scientific American

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🗓️ 23 August 2006

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In this episode, Scientific American editor-in-chief John Rennie talks about the September, single-topic issue of the magazine, the focus of which is Energy's Future: Beyond Carbon. He also explains the Emmy Award in his home. And University of East Anglia School of Medicine professor Christopher Cowley discusses his proposal of new requirements for medical school candidates. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include, www.sciam.com; www.sciamdigital.com; and Professor Cowley's article at http://tinyurl.com/nlkns 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. T's and Cs apply, excludes vehicles.
0:31.8	Welcome to Science Talk, the podcast of Scientific American.
0:35.4	For the seven days starting August 23rd. I'm Steve
0:38.4	Murski. This week on the podcast, we're going to talk about our proposal for a sweeping new
0:42.6	set of requirements for admission to medical school that I think you'll find interesting. The ideas
0:47.3	come from Christopher Cowley, who's on faculty at the School of Medicine of the University of East
0:52.5	Anglia in England. We'll also quiz you about
0:55.1	some recent science in the news. And first up, editor-in-chief John Rennie to talk about the annual
1:00.3	special single-topic issue of Scientific American Magazine.
1:05.1	Hey, John, how you doing?
1:06.1	Hi, Steve. Just fine. Thanks.
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