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Error-prone systems stayed that way. and like areally the system that you purchase, if you try to buy a car with the voice-based capabilities, if you cant figure out how the to use it on the dealers lot, you will have problems for the rest of the time that you own that car. you simply cant practice the impairments away. >> thank you, david stringer from the university of utah. thank you. everybody has seen the new trailer of the "star wars" movie, but does it hold up? we went straight to see...

Pennsylvania man did, and 45 minutes later, he was in custody after agreeing to a facebook arranged meeting with an undercover police officer. the police shared their victory, fittingly, on their facebook page. its the stuff of science fiction and spy stories. an eelectro magnetic pulse that can cripple everything from stoplights to computers to the defense grid. doug tells us just how real a possibility an emp is. >> it was a campaign promise iranian president rouhani made last may. quote, de...

Now, the use of cobalt 60 in the medical field consists primarily of cancer therapy. most exposure okurs intentionally during medical tests and treatment. this is the dangerous part. gamma rays can cause cancer after extended exposure. iaea director general said in a speech last year that it could be used to make so-called dirty bombs but again the cobalt stolen may not be in any condition to be used for anything more. one thing more. the department of homeland security is involved in the invest...

Its usually transport indeed lead casing. mexican authorities say if its removed from that. >> translator: the raid ag, gamma-rays in this case, is harmful and dangerous to your health. >> reporter: security officials have long been concerned that cobalt-60 cooling used by terrorists in a so-called dirty bomb like those seen in this simulation. i asked a homeland security expert if ache truck ball exploded at a crowded city corner -- >> damage the buildings, youll have injuries and fatalities fr...

>> he was about nine years old, and he had become interested in nuclear energy and nuclear bombs. >> were constantly being bombarded by cosmic radiation which is gamma rays, rays from the sun. >> so taylor wanted to go visit with this professor. he was going to visit for five minutes. three hours later were still in the department, and when were getting ready to leave, he says, taylor, when you get ready to go to college, ive got a scholarship for you. hes nine years old and hes got his first sc...

You can see multiple lightning bolts here. scientists have discovering its not always visible. its this phenomenon called dark light nij and apparently its just as powerful. chad myers, dark lightning. what is it? more powerful in a different way. for a long time we know that thunderstorms produce gamma rays and x-rays. we didnt know where the rays were coming from. and obviously for a long time, we knew about lightning. volts, amps, it can kill you, you see it. we know about that. but if you ge...

>> cooking at such a young age. they should wait until they are 10. they have abandoned the spelling of easy. they spell it e-a-s-y. it used to be e-z. thats good. i think that kind of spelling lead us to e-z-e who then died. it was of aids. maybe it promotes healthier living. >> i think we are glossing over something here. >> what am i glossing over? >> mom of the year here, her idea of monitoring her kids is having them around a microwave for hours on end. the easy bake oven is basically a mic...

And, finally... each correct response will begin with that letter. alex: where do we start? movies for $400. paul. who is tom cruise? correct. "g" for $400. jessica. what is the gallbladder? thats the "g." movies f0. jessica. who is adam sandler? right. movies for $1,200. paul. who is kristen wiig? correct. "g" for $800. jimmy? after radioactive decay, when a nucleus is in a high energy state, the particles and photons known as these rays are released. paul. [ clicks tongue ] what are gamma rays...

Ever before. but before we can look around, there is the matter of blood pressure and blood oxygen level tests. were at 10,000 feet here, and well soon be ascending to 16,500 feet. altitude sickness can kill you of the the good ne. the good news? we checked out okay. this is an observatory the highest ever built. made of state of the art radio telescopes which are built in europe, japan and north america and then shipped here to be reassembled. >> they literally are rotating around. >> 15,000 po...

Should be focusing on that are very, very bad. these isotopes will settle into the subsurface and by covered up by the plankton and the fish stuff and by fish scales, and eventually -- >> it will mott move? >> it will not. as long as you dont move it, youre okay. thats no help. its still there, but because its under water, it wont be emitting gamma-rays, it can be okay until other stuff that covers it up. >> a lot of people thinking with the milk, how does it get there? and how might it affect u...