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Bright Ideas with Kristi Curry Rogers

Bright Ideas with Kristi Curry Rogers

Bright Ideas host Stephen Smith talks Titanosauria with dinosaur expert Kristi Curry Rogers. She's a vertebrate paleontologist who conducts field research in Montana, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe and teaches at Macalester College in St. Paul. They talk about dinosaur bones, why some of sauropods got smaller as they evolved and how she reconstructs the lives of these long extinct creatures.

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Broadband projects take a bumpy ride

Broadband projects take a bumpy ride

Nearly two years after more than $200 million in federal stimulus money was awarded to 18 Minnesota broadband projects, fiber shortages, price increases and red tape have delayed some efforts to extend high-speed Internet access in rural Minnesota.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Stem cells could repair heart damage, new research shows

There's new research showing that people suffering from heart disease might be able to use their own stem cells to repair the damaged areas of their heart.

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Olympics to strain UK's Internet infrastructure

Olympics to strain UK's Internet infrastructure

British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Hunt has predicted that the 2012 Olympics will be the "Twitter Games," and those responsible for London's network of fiber optic cables, phone masts and Wi-Fi hotspots are bracing for a data deluge as the events get under way.

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Space junk threatens station astronauts

A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket is forcing six space station astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules early Saturday.

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Biobank ethics: What you should know about your genes

Biobank ethics: What you should know about your genes

We know that our DNA is uniquely ours, but do we really own our own genetic information? In biobanks across the country, researchers store millions of genetic samples taken from patients and there are no clear guidelines on how to deal with the tissues and findings.

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Inside an addicted brain

Inside an addicted brain

Neuroscientist Marc Lewis knows the power of addiction first-hand. As a former drug addict, Lewis has been dependent on a number of substances including LSD and heroin.

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First big piece of 'Electric Highway' gets juice

First big piece of 'Electric Highway' gets juice

Following a trail blazed by Indians and pioneers in covered wagons, electric car drivers hit the road Friday to inaugurate the first major section of a West Coast "Electric Highway" dotted with stations where they can charge up in 20 minutes.

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Ask a Neuroscientist: Are we born with our political beliefs?

Ask a Neuroscientist: Are we born with our political beliefs?

Brains of liberals and conservatives "glow" differently in MRIs as well as those of deeply religious and non-religious people. Is this brain difference from birth, does it develop throughout life, can it be changed?
by Tom Weber

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