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Top Ten Science Stories of 2020: Part One

We kick off our annual countdown of the ten most exciting, important, and awesome stories from the world of science in 2020.
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How Can Artificial Intelligence Help Create Maps?

Benjamin Clark and Saikat Basu from Facebook tell us about their initiative to help identify roads using satellite images and deep learning.
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The Floor Is Lava

Lava comes in all shapes, sizes and forms. Becca, our geology specialist, answers some of the question that our listeners have asked about lava.
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How to Catch a Meteor Shower

Chuck from our planetarium answers questions about meteor showers, what causes them, and useful tips for catching the next one.
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Glaciers: Tortoise or Hare?

We tend to think of glaciers as changing extremely slowly, but geophysicist Brent Minchew tells us how they can change by the hour.
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Measuring Urban Heat Islands

Find out how the Museum of Science works with the public to help gather data about the urban heat island effect in Boston.