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Brazil looks to attract foreign engineers, doctors to boost economy
Jeremy Hobson Apr 5, 2013
Stephen Keppel, economic editor at Univision News, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to explain how Brazil is working to attract foreign skilled workers from around the world.
NIH director welcomes BRAIN initiative
David Brancaccio Apr 4, 2013
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins says government funding is the best way to support large scientific enterprises and fundamental health advances.
Employers race to snap up foreign work visas
Dan Gorenstein Apr 2, 2013
Want a sign that business is hiring? For the first time since 2008, federal officials expect the 85,000 visas for foreign skilled workers will be snapped up in just a few days.
Not your high school science fair: A radio postcard from the Intel Science Talent Search
Ben Johnson Mar 18, 2013
A radio postcard from the annual Intel Science Talent Search, which gathers together high school students from around the country to show off their innovations.
Sequester: Federal R&D to suffer long-term effects
Chris Farrell Mar 1, 2013
The sequester may have immediate impacts on federal workers, the unemployed, and federal aviation personnel -- but what will be its long-term effects?
Telepathic rats communicate via computer
Will Oremus Mar 1, 2013
A lab at Duke University has taken us one step closer to mind-melding, using rats.
Mark Zuckerberg will give you millions for science research
Krissy Clark Feb 21, 2013
11 scientists are $3 million richer than they were earlier this week thanks to the new 'Breakthrough Prize' awarded by Silicon Valley tech titans including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Attack of the mosquito! Bugs beat DEET
Rebecca Morelle Feb 21, 2013
New research indicates that the main protection against the mosquito, DEET, may not be as effective as originally thought.
Apps transform cellphone users into citizen scientists
Liyna Anwar Jan 7, 2013
Scientists are looking to take advantage of the vast population of cellphone users to collect data.
Graphene material gets big investment from Britain
Stephen Beard Dec 27, 2012
The British government is plowing more public money into a miracle new substance. Graphene is said to be the lightest, thinnest and strongest material known to man. It was developed in Britain and could revolutionize high-tech manufacturing.
