Announcer: Day ten. Frankie and Rose are at the zoo. Frankie: Im going to tell you quietly while Rose has gone to buy an ice cream. Were in the middle of our third date! I guess you can say were dating now I think she really loves coming here to see...
Is it feed a fever, starve a cold? or vice versa. Yael and Don try to clear that up on this Moment of Science. Y: Don, have you heard the saying, feed a fever, starve a cold? D: Sure. But, it's starve a fever, feed a cold. Why? Are you sick? Y: No. S...
It's time once again for the Moment of Science Pop Quiz. Ready? Here goes. Do birds have teeth? Sure, you can laugh, but what's the answer? No? Maybe? Have you ever looked? In fact, the correct answer is: not any more. Some modern day birds have ridg...
Not getting enough sleep can affect you in more ways than you might expect, as Yael and Don discuss in this Moment of Science. Y: Today, on a Moment of Science, we're conducting an experiment on sleep deprivation. On my right, we have my friend Bob,...
Amoment of crime scene investigation Ya?l: Hi Don, what are you... Don: Shh! I'm watching my favorite TV police drama: Crime Lab! Y: Oh, cool. Hey, what's that guy doing? D: Y'know Ya?l, you do have the right to remain silent... Y: Why is he spraying...
You're hiking through the Rockies one day when you hear a low, ominous rumble. Landslide! Hundreds of tons of rock and soil are careening toward you at enormous speed. Fortunately, there's a helicopter nearby and you lift off just in time to escape u...
Don: Anyone with the gumption to be up before dawn will tell you that when those first rays of light come over the horizon after a clear night, it gets warmer, and... Yael: Don? D: Uh, Yael. I'm trying to do a radio program here.. Y: Yes, but when th...
In general when we refer to a theory we mean something that's not proven yet. In science it's different, as Yael and Don discuss in this Moment of Science. Y: Today, on A Moment of Science, we clear up the difference between a scientific theory and a...
Don: Today, on A Moment of Science, the Ocean's Most Wanted. Sure, they might seem innocent and downright lovely in your aquarium, but released into the wild, your plants and fish can knock aquatic ecosystems right out of balance. Today's invasive sp...
Don: Yael, I'm going to take some vacation time so I can visit Chicago before it sinks and disappears. I mean, I'd like to see the Sears Tower and eat some deep-dish pizza before it goes. Yael: Relax, Don. Although Chicago is sinking, we're only talk...
Do you think kids don't pay attention these days? There could be some scientific evidence of that, as Don and Ya?l discuss in this Moment of Science. Don: Kids these days! They have no respect. They don't know the value of a dollar. They can't pay at...
In the United States someone attempts suicide every minute. In a single day roughly eighty Americans kill themselves. What compels so many people to end their lives prematurely? Countless elements factor into the fatal decision that leads to suicide....
Don: You know, Yael, wouldn't you say we do a pretty good job here at A Moment of Science? Yael: Of course I would, Don. D: Okay, but what if I told you that studies show that in general Americans do a pretty lousy job of estimating their skills, kno...
With all the concerns about global warming and climate change one might ask the question, Why don't species just adapt? Don takes the devil's advocate position and discusses this with Yael. D: Yael, we know global warming is bad, right? I mean, the t...
Ya?l: It's time for another installment of lunch with Don and Ya?l. So, Don, what do you have for lunch today? Don: An apple. Y: That's it? D: And some water. Y: Why so little? D: Well, I ate out last night . . . and at restaurants you tend to get ar...
