Audio Commentary by Dr Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 26, 2009 issue

Our season finale features the incomparable comedian Joan Rivers. In this episode, she provides color commentary for a Red Carpet parade of previous show topics, including space tourism, the anniversary of Apollo 11, and the search for alien l…

Audio Commentary by Dr Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 19, 2009 issue

When the economy takes a downturn, should we still go up into space? NASA missions aren’t cheap—sending astronauts into low Earth orbit or to the Moon, sending robotic spacecraft to explore the planets, and launching telescopes into space can …

Audio Commentary by Dr Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 12, 2009 issue

Geometry, physics and the other sciences describe the world we live in, and artists often play with these properties in their own imaginative investigations. From the drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci to high tech computer graphics, Neil and Lynne…

Audio Commentary by Dr Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 5, 2009 issue

In our quest to understand the universe, how can we be sure our conclusions are correct? Human beings have evolved to find meaningful patterns in nature, but sometimes the patterns we see are just figments of our imagination—or perhaps the res…