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GE ecomagination

GE ecomagination

Rainforest Realities | A gateway into our forests and the life within Science News Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment The Green Economy ARKive blog Episodes | Generation Anthropocene Special Announcement (04 June 2013) The producers of Generation Anthropocene – Mike Osborne, Miles Traer, and Leslie Chang – are making a special announcement about the future of this show. We’re going to be expanding the scope of our storytelling as well as the types of material available on our website. The mouse brain detective (28 May 2013) Neuroscientist Nick Weiler discusses powerful new techniques used to map the brain at the molecular scale and how the manipulation of mouse whiskers can teach us how the brain changes as we learn. Nick also takes a moment to explain why the concept of consciousness is best left to the philosophers rather than the neuroscientists… but that won’t stop him from commenting on it too. The dawn of de-extinction (14 May 2013) Hank Greely and Jake Sherkow discuss the science, morals, and ethics of de-extinction: bringing extinct species back to life. Are you an environmentalist or do you work for a living? Stop saving the planet! Season 4 Season 3 Season 2

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