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Video of the Week #85, March 27th, 2013: From:Hacking the Planet Interview by Brian Malow at But Seriously.... Source:Science Comedian Brian Malow on YouTube A science comedian, a former Scientific American editor, and the senior science correspondent for the Huffington Post walk into a bar... or, rather, sit down to chat during the ScienceOnline conference. Brian Malow, John Rennie, and Cara Santa Maria co-host a new Weather Channel show called "Hacking the Planet," about attempts to better understand - and possibly manipulate - natural phenomena like tornadoes, lightning, and earthquakes.