Cool Science Radio welcomes Gemma Tarlach, Senior Editor of Discover Magazine whose September/October cover story is titled: The Science of Gun Violence. For every death due to firearms, the U.S. spends about $63 on firearm research. In contrast, research spending on motor vehicle deaths is about $1,000 per fatality. Since publicly funding the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration traffic accidents are down dramatically and yet there has been almost no publicly funded research on