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A fun take on the latest science news with enough data to sink your teeth into. Lagrange Point goes beyond the glossy summary and gets in depth with the research from across the world.
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Jun 30, 2015
Jun 30, 2015
14 min
We clean up science by talking some of pseudo-scientific products such as Salt Lamps and other strange chemistry ideas that ignore scientific reality. Plus we found out how real scientists are inventing organic ways to clean up oil spills.
Jun 23, 2015
Jun 23, 2015
17 min
How do heartbeats connect with watches, movies and music? What the realities of CPR vs the Hollywood myths? Can we train our hearts to repair themselves? We get to the heart of the matter on Lagrange Point.
Jun 16, 2015
Jun 16, 2015
15 min
Confused by the omnipresent "Studies Show..." headlines? Can't figure out which conflicting psychological and medical studies to believe? We bust some of the psychology myths and discuss how the scientific community makes sense of the myriad of studies.
Jun 9, 2015
Jun 9, 2015
15 min
What is the science behind changing people's minds? Can we accurately measure what the most effective strategies are? How do we make sure our results are accurate and really scientific? This week on Lagrange Point, the science of changing minds.
Jun 2, 2015
Jun 2, 2015
12 min
How do you balance the needs of indigenous people and major scientific projects? The Thirty Meter Telescope would be one the two most powerful Extremely Large Telescopes in the world, but many Native Hawaiians object to it's location on the mountain Maunu Kea.