Agricultural Bees, China’s Energy Future, Frankenstein In Class. Feb 2, 2018, Part 1
China’s thirst for energy is rising. But to save its cities from suffocating pollution, leaders are looking to carbon-free energy sources and electric vehicles. Click here for more information about China’s energy future.
We need domestic bees. But what happens to wild bees when they share a space? We discuss the good and the bad in the latest installment of Good Thing, Bad Thing.
Plus, Ira checks in with the SciFri Book Club. This week, the club receives a call for help and discuss how Frankenstein is still relevant to today’s high school students.
And Maggie Koerth-Baker of Five Thirty Eight gives Ira a tour of this week’s science headlines in our weekly News Round-up.
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