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Release date: Oct. 8, 2002 Program Brings Beneficial Science to the Airwaves and the Web
The program, which airs three days a week on Atlanta public radio station WABE 90.1 FM, investigates a wide variety of topics to help listeners gain a better appreciation of science in their everyday lives. Listeners who want to learn more, or who are outside of the broadcast area, can go to the program’s comprehensive Web site (including audio replay), found at www.scienceinyourlife.org. The program typically feature scientists from Emory and other area colleges discussing their research on topics ranging from nanotechnology, demystifying pseudoscience and the chemistry of cooking, to bionic engineering, environmental sustainability and beating diabetes. Other programs have included participants in AIDS drug trials, and science educators talking about innovative teaching methods. "We want ‘Science in Your Life’ to increase awareness and understanding of science in a way that will make people take a closer look at how science integrates with the environment, the economy, our health, entertainment, transportation, how we think and how we express our thoughts," says Arri Eisen, coordinator of the program and a senior lecturer in biology at Emory. Eisen also serves as director of the Program in Science & Society of the Emory College Faculty Science Council, which sponsors "Science in Your Life." The two-minute radio shows air on WABE 90.1 FM in Atlanta at 6:07 a.m. and 7:33 a.m. on Tuesdays, 9:03 a.m. on Saturdays and 5:04 p.m. on Sundays. The schedule for October follows. Week of Oct. 8: Anthony Stringer, Emory associate professor of rehabilitation medicine, discusses the Georgia Model Brain Injury System (GAMBIS), one of 17 centers in the United States awarded a grant to support research, education and the development of a comprehensive system of care for patients with traumatic brain injury. Week of Oct 15: Ginny Mauldin-Kinney, Atlanta’s "Solar System Ambassador" from the NASA Jet Propulsion Labs, will discuss new discoveries and plans for exploration in solar system research and technology. Week of Oct 22: Special edition of "Science in Your Life" focusing on the development of the show itself and its role in science education. Week of Oct 29: Allan Levey, M.D., Emory Medical School professor of neurology and director of the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, discusses Emory’s new alliance with deCODE genetics, an Icelandic genomics company that uses its innovative and comprehensive population data to identify the genetic factors underlying |
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