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Question Your World: Is Some Stress Good for You?

No pain, no gain…right? Well, that phrase seems to go hand in hand with workout routines, but it may also be applicable for the brain! Scientists have been studying the impact of acute and chronic stress on the brain and have concluded some very interesting results. So, what does stress do to the brain? Check out the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Tomorrow’s Jets Could Fly with Flower Power

Camelina Jet Fuel

Due to rising oil prices and environmental concerns, the aviation industry is now looking at many biofuels as alternatives to petroleum derived fuel. NASA researchers conducted a series of test flights recently that proved a commercial jet can fly safely with a blend of jet fuel made from Camelina plant oil.

WCVE Public Radio’s Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.

Question Your World: How Did Everyone Really End Up Everywhere?

For about 200,000 years humanity has been making its way from Africa to just about every corner of this planet. The study of our past helps explain the evolution of life here on Earth. We’ve put a lot of time and effort into digging through the past and have constructed the time line of our story, all the while continually making new discoveries. So, what happens when we make a new discovery that totally contradicts what we've learned? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Question Your World: How Do You Feel About Robots?

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Would you be happy if a robot gave you flowers? Would you be sad if you saw someone hurt a robot? Those are the types of questions that were on a recent German scientific survey, but why? Why do we need to understand how we feel about robots? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Question Your World: How Far Does Our Solar System Stretch?

Voyager

Our lovely and comfortable home here on Earth is a long way away from the end of our solar system. Here on Earth concepts of boundaries involve rivers, lakes, mountains, human imposed borders, and so on. However, this is not how the limits of our solar system are established. There is not one point that defines the end, but there is definitely an end and it’s really far from here. Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

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Environment Virginia Says Electric Car Sales Could Reach Half a Million By 2015

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Environment Virginia says a new survey predicts almost half a million all-electric vehicles will be sold between 2012 and 2015 that will reduce damage to the environment. Charles Fishburne reports.

Hispanic Students at Science Museum Talk Live to Astronaut in Space

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Almost 200 Hispanic-American students had a live conversation with an astronaut they could relate to -- from onboard the International Space Station yesterday.  Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters Report.

UVa Professor Among Scientists Probing the Origins of Matter With Hadron Collider

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

A team from the University of Virginia has played a role in the discovery of a particle they believe holds the key to the origin of the universe.  Charles Fishburne talked with Bradley Cox, a UVa physicist who was there when assembly began on the Hadron Collider and has led the university’s team on site since 2009.

Young Rocketeers Launch 172 Water Bottle Rockets at SMV In Guinness Attempt

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

They were firing off water bottle rockets on the front lawn of the Science Museum of Virginia yesterday, teaming up with NASA and the University of Central Lancashire in an effort to set a world record for the greatest number of water rockets launched in one day.

Watch the Science Mattters video report from WCVE Public Radio’s Charles Fishburne.

How Fireworks Work

John Ogle in Science Matters

Fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July is an American tradition. John Ogle takes a look at pyrotechnics.

Watch the Science Matters video report here - as well as get more information about how fireworks work.

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