Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Scientists a few weeks ago reported the discovery of a solar system: three planets orbiting a star like our sun. This raised hopes that the discovery of life on another planet may not be far off. A panel of scientists discuss exactly what scientists found orbiting around the star Upsilon Andromedae and how the new information adds to our knowledge about the universe.
Guests
- Debra Fischer San Francisco State University
- Robert Noyes Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- Michael Meyers Astrobiology discipline scientist at NASA
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