Monthly Archives: February 2005

“February 23, 2005″ – In this edition of RADIO Frontier Channel, I will explain a little bit more about this podcast, discuss the latest planetary science missions, review the iPod Photo and iPod Shuffle, and briefly explore the Technological Singularity.

“February 20, 2005″ – This week, in addition to listening to the winds of Titan, we will train our ears on the winds of change here on Earth. The first human-animal chimeras have emerged in laboratories around the world and … Continue reading →

A rumor says yes but NASA responds with an emphatic “No.” Continue reading →

Scientists at chipmaker Intel Corporation have successful built and operated a continuous silicon laser, something that until recently was believed to be impossible. Silicon tends to scatter photons. As reported in an article in the current issue of the journal … Continue reading →

Google recently completed a project to archive the past 20 years of Usenet messages within their free Google Groups service. These are text messages posted on newsgroups (kind of like electronic bulletin boards) since the early days of computer networking. … Continue reading →

One of the top news stories about the future of medical technology making the rounds last week was based on a journal article now almost a year old. In the April 2004 issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology doctors reported … Continue reading →

The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is heading south on a long and flat expanse of desert. There are few rocks in the region, low dunes, and uninterrupted views of the horizon. Because of the lack of obstacles, Opportunity is covering … Continue reading →

The Frontier Channel is launching a podcast called Radio Frontier Channel on Sunday, February 20, 2005. Podcasting is the emerging phenomena of audio broadcasts on the Internet. The audio feeds can be automatically downloaded using podcast subscription software like iPodder … Continue reading →

Crazy talk! California Assembly Member Lloyd Levine is calling for a ban on pet cloning. Why? Pet cloning is unregulated. Animal shelters are filled to capacity. “Who knows what’s going to happen if these things get released into the wild?” … Continue reading →

There are many debates these days about the ethics of human enhancement through technology. Should we draw a line between medical treatment and human enhancement? For bioethicists calling for the outright bans on some research, the potential benefits for treatments … Continue reading →