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  1. What were you doing the day - night? - men walked on the moon?
  2. 3-4pm ET: how genes regulate antibody production / a fiber 'camera' / white roofs and cooling the climate / moth that jams bat sonar
  3. tomorrow, 2-3pm: an Apollo moon-fest, including guests Alan Bean (Apollo 12), Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17)
  4. oops. original moon landing TV tapes may have been erased: http://is.gd/1B2TK partially restored landing vids here: http://is.gd/1B33e /cb
  5. stunning new ESO pic of Eagle Nebula taken w/Wide-Field Imager on MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla Observatory. http://is.gd/1B1xG
  6. @kagillogly think the solar estimator guest recc'd was here: http://is.gd/1B15X this widget is really cool too: http://is.gd/1B1bW /cb
  7. checking out Richard Feynman physics lectures on new Project Tuva site. http://is.gd/1A64v (requires MS Silverlight) /cb
  8. fingers crossed for tonight's 6:03pm shuttle launch attempt. 6th try for STS-127 launch. nasa: "60% chance for favorable weather" /cb
  9. Thinkin bout the moon
  10. now joining us - Gail Vance Civille, of 'Sensory Spectrum' food consulting company, talking about designing a cravable food.
  11. now - talking with former FDA head David Kessler, author of new book 'The End of Overeating' about why "you can't eat just one..."
  12. they're not advocating use of this in people, esp. because has immunosuppressive properties. finding points to new research directions, tho
  13. first up - compound rapamycin, first found in soil on Easter Island, used in some organ transplants, seems to extend lifespan of mice.
  14. on the care and feeding of...moss? Flora's video this week. watch: http://is.gd/1tOzM or d/l mp4: http://is.gd/1tOCx
  15. now up - James Morone, co-author of book 'The Heart of Power' http://www.ucpress.edu/book...
  16. now talking with Arnold Relman, former editor of NEJM, about health care policy. his article: http://www.nybooks.com/arti...
  17. fun fact: this strain of Ebola virus, ebola reston, plays a starring role in Richard Preston's book 'The Hot Zone' (highly recommended)
  18. and here we go - first up, a strain of ebola found in pigs in the Phillipines. this strain does not appear harmful to humans.
  19. 7/10, 3-4pm ET: drug appears to extend lifespan of healthy mice. also, overeating and sensory science: why are those chips so tempting?
  20. 7/10, 2-3pm ET: Ebola reston (not harmful to humans) in Philippines pigs. New book re how presidential health affects healthcare policy.