Kgnu - How On Earth

  Headlines: Ice Core Studies How Flu Multiplies Wednesday's Mini-STEM school features Diana Tomback.  Her topic will be: Evolution and the Origin of Life. Features: (5:20 into the show) Shelley Schlender visits the Visindi Circus to learn why some scientists by day become circus performers at night, and how science adds a whole new dimension to circus performances. (13:00 into the show) Chip Grandits talks with Brian Hynek, for the CU Center for Astrobiology and makes this request:  there are ~17 Billion Earth like planets in the Milky Way according to late-breaking estimates; so in this 10 minute segment, we can just go through the list - Mark will have about 35 ns for each planet to go over the prospects of finding life there. Hosts: Chip Grandits and Jim Pullen Producer: Shelley Schlender Engineer: Shelley Schlender Executive Producer: Shelley Schlender Additional Contributions: Rabah Kamal