Jeff Wise

Jeff Wise appears in the following:

Mystery Objects in the Sky

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Why the military has been shooting down high-altitude balloons over the United States and how these objects got there in the first place.

Have You Broken Your New Year's Resolution Yet?

Friday, January 05, 2018

Our latest Please Explain is all about New Year’s Resolutions -- how to make them, how to keep them, and what to do when you don’t. 

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Could The Germanwings Crash Have Been Prevented?

Friday, March 27, 2015

Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz might have 'hidden' evidence of illness from his employers according to prosecutors in Germany. Pilot and science writer Jeff Wise join us.

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The Conspiracy Theories Behind the Malaysian Flight 370 Disappearance

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Science journalist Jeff Wise joined the cadre of "experts" paid to have some ideas about what happened to the flight when he became an "aviation analyst" for CNN.  

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John McAfee's Media Manipulations

Friday, December 14, 2012

Last month, a man was murdered in Belize and his suspicious neighbor went on the lam. But that's not the narrative the media has been promoting because the fugitive isn't just any fugitive; it's John McAfee. The tech-pioneer-turned-playboy is hellbent on portraying himself as a victim of a corrupt Belizean government. Science and adventure writer Jeff Wise tells Bob that McAfee's outlandish strategy may just be working.

John Lurie - Horse Guitar

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Extreme Fear

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Science journalist Jeff Wise explains the latest research about how the brain reacts to fear, and describes his hands-on approach to his reporting. His book Extreme Fear: The Science of Your Mind in Danger reveals how the simple "fight or flight" model has been replaced by a more complex ...

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