2010 Reith Lecture Series: Scientific Horizons
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:56:56 -0700
Part One: Scientific Citizens. In the first of this year's Reith Lectures, Lord Martin Rees explores the challenges facing science in the 21st century. We are increasingly turning to government and the media to explain the risks we face. But in the wake of public confusion over issues like climate change, the swine 'flu vaccine and, more recently, Iceland's volcanic ash cloud, Martin Rees calls ...
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Is humanity prepared for the worst?
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:56:30 -0700
Designer viruses, potent new weapons, hurtling asteroids... all have the potential to obliterate humanity. So how do scientists plan for such catastrophes? Corridors are deserted. Office doors are locked. Laboratories are quieter than usual. It can mean only one thing: conference season is upon us and it's time for scientists to shut up shop and take to the road, if only for a few days. For more ...
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