Present At The Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Cont roversial Conversations on Science and Nature

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Veteran NPR science correspondent and award-winning radio and TV journalist Ira Flatows enthusiasm for all things science has made him a beloved on-air journalist. In Present at the Future, he shares the groundbreaking revelations from those conversations, including the latest on cosmology, brain frontiers, alternative energy, global warming, nanotechnology, space travel, stem cell research, and using the universe as a super-super computer. Flatow also further explores his favorite topic of the science of everyday life with explanations on why the shower curtain sticks to you, the real story of why airplanes fly, and much more.

From dark matter and the human consciousness to the surprising number of scientists who believe in a Creator, Present at the Future reveals the mysteries of science, nature, and technology that shape our lives.

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Ira Flatow is the host and executive producer of Talk of the Nation: Science Friday. He is the author of Rainbows, Curve Balls, and They All Laughed. He lives in Connecticut.