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UnavailableHide and Seen: Gestures and Facial Expressions Help Communication; Government Attempts to Keep Science Information Hidden
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Hide and Seen: Gestures and Facial Expressions Help Communication; Government Attempts to Keep Science Information Hidden

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Currently unavailable

Hide and Seen: Gestures and Facial Expressions Help Communication; Government Attempts to Keep Science Information Hidden

FromScience Talk

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2006
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Scientific American Mind executive editor Mariette Dichristina talks about a special section of the magazine devoted to the roles of gestures and facial expressions in communications. A panel discussion of government secrecy at the annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalists featured climate researcher James Hansen; we'll play some highlights from his comments regarding secrecy and science. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.sciammind.com; www.sciam.com/news; www.sciam.com/podcast; http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/
Released:
Nov 8, 2006
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Science Talk is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine. His column, "Antigravity," is one of science writing's great humor venues. Also check our daily podcast from Scientific American : "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast