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Clever Apes #25: Curveballs from space
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January, 31, 2012
Often in science, a new insight doesn’t fit in with the old patterns. That means something, of course, is wrong – either the fresh idea, or everything we thought we knew leading up to it. In the latest installment of Clever Apes, we consider two of these curveballs. One has already rewritten the... more
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Clever Apes: Top 5 Chicago science stories of 2011
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December, 28, 2011
Here at Clever Apes, we’re big proponents of giving the people what they want. First off, I have decided that they want a one-hour Clever Apes special, with our favorite segments from 2011 all gift-wrapped into one apey package. I have chosen to be overwhelmed by a groundswell of public pressure... more
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History of the Universe in a Nutshell: From the Big Bang to Life and the End of Time
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November, 01, 2011
The history of the universe in a nutshell, from the Big Bang to now, and on to the future... John Mather tells the story of how we got here, how the universe began with a Big Bang, how it could have produced an Earth where sentient beings can live, and how those beings are discovering their history... more
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Exploring outer space with music
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November, 01, 2011
The tagline for the 1979 film Alien was, “In space no one can hear you scream.” Fortunately, some other people who looked to the stars heard different sounds. Take Dr. Jose Francisco Salgado, an astronomer and visual artist at the Adler Planetarium. Over the past few years, Salgado and the Chicago... more
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Boeing to build more space crafts
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October, 31, 2011
Chicago-based Boeing announced new plans on Monday to build space shuttles for people and cargo. Boeing will build reusable capsules that can take up to seven people into space.Ever since NASA's space shuttle program ended, the U.S. has been relying on Russia to get to the International Space... more
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Asteroids pose less risk to Earth than thought
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September, 29, 2011
Our planet's risk of being hit by a dangerous outer space rock may be smaller than scientists previously thought. That's according to a survey of the sky that NASA is calling the most accurate census yet of near-Earth asteroids.A NASA space telescope called the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer,... more

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