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Scott Nixon, Professor of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography - Aired 1/12/07 

We can all agree that Narragansett Bay is the heart of Rhode Island, but can we agree on how to take care of it? One of the nation’s leading experts on systems ecology, who has been studying the bay for over 30 years, is bucking conventional wisdom with some of his analysis of the bay’s problems, and he explains why on this show. Scott Nixon discusses new research on pollution and climate change, and explains how, despite our best intentions to clean the bay, we may be spending millions of dollars chasing, well… a red herring.

More about Nixon here.

 Scott Nixon - Narragansett Bay's Health [52:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Chad Jenkins, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Brown University - Aired 11/2/06

One day, robots will be a part of every life for all of us. Bill Gates recently wrote that the robotics industry is now in its infancy in the same way that the computer industry was when Gates was first getting his start, 30 years ago. And professor Chad Jenkins is on the cutting edge of robot scholarship. Oh yeah, and he also wants to figure how to make robots play soccer really really well.

Jenkins explains his approach to artificial intellegence, and how he sees robots fitting into our lives. More about Jenkins here.

 Chad Jenkins - Robot Scientist - Brown University [27:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download