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Ira Flatow wants to turn science...into dinner conversation. The host and creator of Science Friday has spent a career quenching our curiosity, and his, and making science accessible. But amidst the fun are serious issues, like water shortages, climate change, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence. We replay a conversation from August, when Flatow was in Colorado and spoke with CPR Southern Colorado Reporter Dan Boyce in front of an audience.

Ira Flatow wants to turn science... into dinner conversation. The host and creator of Science Friday has spent a career quenching our curiosity, and his, and making science accessible. But amidst the fun are serious issues, like water shortages, climate change, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence. Flatow was in Colorado recently. He spoke with CPR Southern Colorado Reporter Dan Boyce in front of an audience.

Click here to begin listening. The chance to interview another interviewer is an opportunity I like to take. A chance came on September 4, 2007, when I was able to visit with Ira Flatow, the host of “Science Friday,” a part of Talk of the Nation, on NPR. We talked about some ideas and concepts he raises […]

Stat: 44 percent. The percentage of Americans who think the public doesn't know enough about science to understand new findings in the news. Story: Ira Flatow, the host of "Science Friday," has been with National Public Radio since it went on the air in 1970. Although he knows the public loves science, he's worried that most people don't know how the scientific process works. Pew's Dan LeDuc talks to him about why critical thinking is crucial, who asks the best questions, and how science can be addictive.

Ira Flatow, host of public radio's Science Friday, describes how and why conversations about global warming have changed over time. Flatow visited Washington University in St. Louis as part of Arts & Sciences' new "Science Matters" lecture series.

On this episode of "Spectrum", Tom Hodson talks with Ira Flatow, the host and executive editor of Science Friday on NPR. Flatow’s career dates back to 1969 and he has spent over four decades as an award winning television and radio host of science oriented programming. He also is an author of several books. Recently, he talked with us about science and making it understandable to the average citizen. He said that people love science but concepts need to be made real for people to integrate them in their daily lives. In addition to “Science Friday,” Flatow heads a non-profit organization called Science Friday Initiative that provides numerous educational materials to help people understand difficult scientific concepts. Much of the information is digital and Flatow says they have even developed a phone app to add to the myriad of other learning opportunities.

The Future is Now with Ira Flatow Yes – you read it right – Ira Flatow. Ira is a veteran NPR science correspondent and award-winning TV journalist. He is the host of Science Friday radio show, a weekly call-in program that engages listeners and scientists in lively conversation about science, technology and environment issues in the news. Ira is brilliant and fun and funny and is strongly committed to making science user friendly. In his latest book Present at the Future, this award winning journalist explains how the future is actually happening right now. He’s got big picture concepts, he really knows what nanotechnology is and can explain it in laymen’s terms and he truly cares about the health of the world in which we live.

Mrs. Green interviews Ira Flatow, veteran NPR science correspondent and award-winning TV journalist. He is the host of Science Friday radio show, a weekly call-in program that engages listeners and scientists in lively conversation about science, technology and environment issues in the news. Ira is brilliant and fun and funny and is strongly committed to making science user friendly. In his latest book Present at the Future, this award winning journalist explains how the future is actually happening right now. He can explain nanotechnology in laymen’s terms and he truly cares about the health of the world in which we live.

At the Learning in the Digital Age summit at Google's New York City offices, Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina talked with Science Friday host Ira Flatow about the "teachable moment in science and culture"