Energy & Fusion Power / Our Evolution From Fish

w/ guests Charles Seife and Neil Shubin

Today's first guest is Dr. Daniel Dennet: Is religion a byproduct of evolution?

Following Dr. Dennet is Dr. Steve Pinker: How much of our behavior is determined by genes?

Today's first guest is NASA astronaut Dr. Tom Jones

Additionally, Dr. Robert Zubrin joins to discuss going to Mars

Astronomer Ken Croswell discusses planets, stars, and black holes.

Guest 1: Dr. Simon Singh, "The Origin of the Universe"

Guest 2: Dr. Spencer Wels, "The Origin of the Human Race"

Dr. Seth Shostak: Intelligent life on other planets?

Dr. Ray Kurzweil: Will the robots one day take over?

Guests Dr. Richard Heinberg on Society in Collapse, and Eris Assadorian on the State of the World

Guest Michael Marriot, NIRS, discusses the aftermath of the Fukashima accident.

Guests Dr. Jay Olshansky on the quest for immortality, and Margot Wutanon nutrition and science.

Dr. Fulvia Melia discusses Black Hole Physics, and Dr. Richard Gott speaks on Time Machines.

Guests Dr. Brian Greene, author of "Elegant Universe", and Dr. Lisa Randall, discussing a new theory of gravity.

Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman discusses how the brain works. and Dr. William Calvin talks on the evolution of the brain.

Guests George Johnson, heroin of The Big Bang theory, and Michael Lemonick, on The Big Bang

Michael Marriot, of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS), chats with Dr. Kaku about the future of Nuclear Energy.

Dr. Kaku discusses the book The Plot To Save The Planet with author Briam Dumaine.

Guest Dr. Peter Ward on the "Flooded Earth" and global warming.

Michio Kaku and Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek discuss The Large Hadron Collider and unification in physics

Guests: Dr. Seth Shostak and Dr. Ray Kurzweil

Set Shostak speaks on contacting alien civilizations, while Ray Kurzweil poses the question "Will the robots take over?".

Guest: Dr. Ken Croswell

Dr. Ken Croswell discusses the astronomy highlights of 2011

Guest: Patrick Tucker

Patrick Tucker discusses the World Future Society

Guest: Lori Bongiorno

Lori Bongiorno on the topic of green, greener, greenest: how to save the environment.

David Archer discusses "The Long Thaw" - about the next 100,000 years in climate.

REPEAT PROGRAM:  7/6/10

Guest:  Michael Marriot, of NIRS

Future of nuclear energy in the US.

Guest #1:  Sudhir Rajan

Topic:  Suicidal Planet

Guest #2:  Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman

Topic:  The Brain