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The Real Grey’s Anatomy

The Real Grey’s Anatomy
The hit ABC television drama Grey’s Anatomy revolves around the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital and follows the lives of surgical residents. Portland, Oregon medical correspondent and author Andrew Holtz wondered where the line between fact and fiction is being drawn when it comes to training...

Pluto’s Icy Underdog Status

Pluto’s Icy Underdog Status
Composite image of Pluto, courtesy Eliot Young (SwRI) et al., NASA For three years, Pluto–the ninth planet–has been given the cold shoulder by the astronomy community, which demoted it to dwarf planet in 2006. What is it about Pluto that tugs at our heartstrings? MSNBC.com Science Editor...

Dr. James Lovelock Warns

Dr. James Lovelock Warns
British naturalist Dr. James Lovelock has some strong words for the world. The futurist warns that the Earth is a living organism that is undergoing massive changes. He believes the Earth is sick and in order to heal itself it may need to get rid of a few billion people. But Dr. Lovelock delivers his...

Science For All

Science For All
In a move to take science from the lab and place it in the public square, the World Science Festival is about to start its second year of inciting curiosity. REALscience talked with organizer and physicist Brian Greene to hear what we can expect at this year’s festival. Photo: Physicist and Co-Founder...

Our Crowded Universe: Astronomer Alan Boss on Extrasolar Planets

Our Crowded Universe: Astronomer Alan Boss on Extrasolar Planets
The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living Planets Astronomer Alan Boss raced through Seattle the other day, like a life-bringing comet in search of a new planet. He stopped by Town Hall and shared the last ten years of planet hunting with a packed house. Highlights: Since 1996, over 340 new planets...

An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson

An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium and popular physicist, dropped by Seattle’s Town Hall recently to talk about the demotion of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet. It’s the subject of his new book, The Pluto Files. The 2006 decision...

Personlized Genome: A Discussion with Leading Minds

Personlized Genome: A Discussion with Leading Minds
Cells from children with genetic disease Progeria, photo by Brian C. Capell, NHGRI Some of the top scientific minds met at University of Washington last spring. Their purpose–to discuss the future of personal genomics. They met on the eve of the passage of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination...

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