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Trevor Simmons

Cogito Snapshots: Research and the Earth

04.21.2008 - A series of snapshots about how researchers think about and try to protect the environment. We've got answers from a nanotube chemist and an atmospheric scientist so far.

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Nathan Myhrvold at TED2007. Photo credit: www.leslieimage.com

Annals of Innovation: In the Air

The New Yorker, 05.09.2008

 The history of science is full of ideas that several people had at the same time, notes innovator Nathan Myhrvold in this fascinating profile.
Twins

Twin Fates

by Deborah Blum
Science News, 04.24.2008

 Sharing the womb with a brother may influence a girl's development. Read this fascinating review of recent research.
Al Gore's 2008 TED Talk

Al Gore: New Thinking on the Climate Crisis

by Al Gore
TED Talks, 04.22.2008

 "As important it is to change the lightbulbs, it's more important to change the laws." Watch this powerful new talk, which premiered at the annual TED conference. (28 min)
Jo Ann Caplin

At the Intersection of Science and Art

by Jo Ann Caplin
Science Television Workshop, 05.09.2008

 Jo Ann Caplin, president of the Science Television Workshop, writes for Cogito about her career.

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