The Union of Concerned Scientists releases a report about the misleading coverage of climate science at The Wall Street Journal

Talked with Alan Alda about communicating science to the general public.

How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself , which looks at the science of the origin of life and at the emerging science of synthetic biology.

The recent Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting, about the role of science in society

Other Reflections on Being Human

Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, which traces what she calls "the whole food chute"

How will synthetic biology and conservation shape the future of nature?

Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her new book,

A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science

Play about Newton, called Isaac's Eye, at the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York City on February 20th