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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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Great Balls of Fire! World Premiere at SMV

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Two new attractions at the Science Museum of Virginia let you count the stars and save the planet. Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters report.

High School Students to Travel Length of James River

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A group of high school students will be traveling the James River from one end to the other. The James River Expedition will launch from Iron Gate, near Covington June 25.

VCU Presenting Medical Math Modeling Event

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Beginning Tuesday, Virginia Commonwealth University will host a five-day international meeting of scientists working with mathematical modeling of the behavior of the circulatory systems. A WCVE Science Matters report by Correspondent John Ogle.

UVA, William and Mary and ODU to launch Virginia Nanoelectronics Center

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Tomorrow’s computers may not need a keyboard, they’ll just read your mind. That technology isn’t far away, but will depend on chips based on new materials and new techniques. Later today, UVA, William and Mary and Old Dominion University will announce a new partnership to help develop tomorrow’s computer electronics. Charles Fishburne has more in this science matters report.

NASA Launches Educational Programs

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is offering programs to teach student and educators about the agency’s flight plans.