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Dec 2007
26m 12s

Here Comes the Sun--A Grand Plan for Sol...

Scientific American
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In this episode, Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti talks about an audacious new plan, featured in the January issue of Scientific American, for turning the US into a solar-powered country. And editor-in-chief John Rennie talks about a new Sci Am health publication, Scientific American Body. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the ... Show More
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