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Moms Better Recyclers Than College Kids [podcast]

Today's 60 Second Science Podcast is brought to you by minivan-driving soccer moms everywhere:

Moms Better Recyclers Than College Kids

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Earth is a tiny, information-rich pixel

"Maybe somebody's looking at us right now, finding out what our rotation rate is -- that is, the length of our day," asks Sara Seager, associate professor of physics and the Ellen Swallow Richards Associate Professor of Planetary Sciences at MIT.

We know at least somebody's watching
, but Seager means ET. And when the aliens look at us. They won't see much, but it could just be enough.

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Another Ellipse Around the Sun [podcast]

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Another Ellipse Around the Sun

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