Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Audio)

Learn how the hidden world just beneath the surface could hold the key to our climate and and energy future. Eoin Brodie explores how shifting rainfall patterns affect the soil and the carbon cycle. Janet Jansson looks at the potential of microbes in the soil to lead to better biofuels or to help scientists understand the planet’s carbon cycle. Margaret Torn examines what will happen to the carbon in soil as the climate changes. Trent Northen explores how soil microbes adapt to extreme environments. Moderated by John Harte, who holds a joint professorship in the Energy and Resources Group and the Ecosystem Sciences Division of UC Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 23269]

Hear from young nano-scientists who are doing research on developing new energy sources and materials that will help answer the question – “what will power our civilization as oil supplies dwindle?” Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 21567]

Is dark energy really accelerating the universe? Join Andrew Fraknoi and three Berkeley Lab cosmologists as they delve into nature’s greatest mystery. Greg Aldering explores type 1 supernovae. Shirley Ho measures the cosmos through baryon oscillation and Eric Linder asks out of the box questions about the cosmos; could it be something even stranger than dark energy driving the universe? Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 21566]

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ecologist and biogeochemist Margaret Torn chats with Sabin Russell, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer. Torn studies the natural carbon cycle and human influence on the carbon cycle through land use and climate change. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 22553]

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory battery scientist Venkat Srinivasan chats with Sabin Russell, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer. They explore the problems that prevent lithium-ion batteries from being widely used in electric, hybrid-electric, and plug-in-hybrid-electric vehicles. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 22552]

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory physicist and dark energy hunter David Schlegel chats with Sabin Russell, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer. David Schlegel is an astrophysicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the principal investigator of Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), the largest of four night-sky surveys being conducted as part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 22550]

The nuclear crisis in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is confusing and frightening. Three Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists - Thomas McKone, Edward Morse and Robert Budnitz - discuss the facts about radiation safety and risks, detection and the implications for human health and the environment. Lance Knobel moderates Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 21582]

Berkeley Lab scientists discuss how white roofs can cool your building, your city ... and our planet, and the role of the other carbon -- black carbon -- in global warming. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 20689]

Berkeley Lab scientists reveal the latest research on how to reduce your carbon footprint at home, work, and when you shop. Learn how even small choices can have a big impact. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 20688]

Berkeley Lab scientists discuss how families in Africa using stoves designed by Berkeley Lab are at the forefront of global carbon reduction. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 20690]