PBS WIRED Science interviews Paul Kedrosky

October 3, 2007 on 9:48 pm | In Science News & Hot Topics |

UCSD’s von Liebig Center Executive Director Paul Kedrosky was featured on the new PBS show WIRED Science airing Wednesday, October 3rd, at 8:00 pm on PBS. He talked about research funded from the center including a bouncing alloy, hopping robots, facial recognition, and LED advances. View the video at PBS Wired Science.

WIRED Science combines reportage from WIRED with stories developed by the show’s producers to create a next-generation science and technology series - on air, online and in the classroom. This week’s episode also had a segment Dangerous Science on old and new chemistry sets for children with chemists talking about their first chemistry set. The program suggests that the decrease in students majoring in chemistry may be due to the removal of some of the fun, but slightly hazardous chemicals found in those classic sets of the 50’s and 60’s. WIRED Science has a weekly challenge for readers to submit experiments and pictures - this week’s theme is chemistry experiments.

We Want Your Chemistry Experiment! Once upon a time, home chemistry sets came equipped with all kinds of stuff you could combine to create hilarious stenches and entertaining explosions. Their modern counterparts, though, have been deliberately enfeebled by lawsuit-leery toymakers. But we know that intrepid, scientifically-minded types like you haven’t let that stop you from conducting chemistry experiments in your basements and garages. We want to hear about them.

For this week’s WiSci Challenge, tell us the most exciting, unexpected and just plain fun things you’ve figured out how to do - safely, of course - with chemicals in your home.