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Examining earths rock record to piece together the history of early life and the rise of oxygen. Theres this close waltz if you will, between the history of earths physical environments and the history of life. Narrator geologist paul hoffman studies the time in our planets history when the climate was much more extreme, a period called the snowball earth. Hoffman during the maximum cold of the snowball earth, you have an earth thats more like mars than it is like earth. Narrator hoffman is seek...

And that these books were written in part out of desperation. I was having to think earlier with a grad student and we were reflecting on how we struggled in some of our economic stat classes. Naked economics was written almost by accident in the sense that ive been assigned a class to teach economics to journalist. I called my i was unsuccessfully trying to sell a book on the gambling industry. Never got that went in. It was a good book to be written and i said to her, i have to teach this econ...

If everything we own had improved over the last 25 years as much as electronics have, the average family car would travel four times faster than the space shuttle. Houses would cost two hundred bucks. Whats the secret behind electronics stunning advances . How many times have i reviewed these and wondered exactly whats inside there . Do you mind if i have a look . No, not at all, go ahead. Id like to have a look inside. Please do. Where i come from, you want to know how something works, you cut ...

None can support complex life except earth. But the conditions on earth were not always so suitable for life, and scientists are working to reconstruct the history of two essential requirements whke tlanet hatable. The first is free oxygen in the atmosphere. The other is a moderate and stable climate. Paleontologist andy knoll has spent much of his career examining earths rock record to piece together the history of early life and the rise of oxygen. Theres this close waltz, if you will, between...

Museum of art. And theres lots more ahead, so stay with us. Welcome to teen kids news. Im mwanzaa. And im livia. Heres this weeks top story. Their slogan is do a good turn daily, and theyve been doing that for more than 100 years. Lauren reports that girl scouts are celebrating the beginning of a new century of girl power. When you think of girl scouts, what do you think of . Cookies. Cookies. Thin mints. I think of, like, little girls and i think of cookies. Well, how about robots . Or writing ...

Ill have a report from the front lines. They are three little letters, but they can spell the difference between life and death cpr. Ill explain what they stand for. A huggable egg from outer space, and thats just for starters here at this Amazing Museum of art. And theres lots more ahead, so stay with us. Welcome to teen kids news. Im mwanzaa. And im livia. Heres this weeks top story. Their slogan is do a good turn daily, and theyve been doing that for more than 100 years. Lauren reports that g...

Welcome to teen kids news. Im mwanzaa. And im livia. Heres this weeks top story. Their slogan is do a good turn daily, and theyve been doing that for more than 100 years. Lauren reports that girl scouts are celebrating the beginning of a new century of girl power. When you think of girl scouts, what do you think of . Cookies. Cookies. Thin mints. I think of, like, little girls and i think of cookies. Well, how about robots . Or writing letters of appreciation to those serving in our military . O...

The annual celebration of hardly strictly bluegrass is always a hit now completing itself 12 year of music in the incredible golden gate park. This is just the best park to come to. Its safe. Its wonderful and such a fun time of the year. There is every kind of music you can imagine and can Wander Around and go from one stage to another and just have fun. 81 bands and six stages and no admission. This is hardly strictly bluegrass. I love music and peace. I think it represents what is great about...

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Thirteen percent of the worlds undiscovered oil and 30 percent of its untapped natural gas. Trillions of dollars of potential profit. And that means that here in the far north, issues of sovereignty security, environment, and trade are intersecting at a colossal pace, in the worlds coldest resource rush. The tiny hamlet of resolute, is busier than it has been in decades. Canadian troops are here to train in difficult and cold conditions. Its called operation nuvavut. So all the structures that w...