Music and Language, Jellyfish, Crystals.
The untold story of jellyfish is one of perception versus reality.Plus, researchers tested if listeners could identify lullabies, dance, love, and healing songs from different cultures.
48m Jan 27, 2018
48m
Undersea Volcanoes, Flu, Sleep Apps (20180119 Hr2)
Most volcanic activity happens under the sea—but we know very little about it. Plus, are sleep apps and gadgets really doing anything?
49m Jan 20, 2018
49m
News Roundup, Offshore Drilling, Predictive Algorithms and Public Policy, Tech Frankensteins (20180119 Hr1)
Algorithms in are being used to aid decision-making in courts, child welfare, and other areas of public policy. Plus the unintended consequences of the tech world, and what CEOs could learn from Mary Shelley.
49m Jan 20, 2018
49m
Physics Dialogues, Frozen Soil (20180112 Hr2)
A graphic novel that addresses the quantum questions vexing physicists today. And the ecosystem of frozen soil.
49m Jan 13, 2018
49m
News Roundup, Missing Satellite, Squishing Cells, Cosmic Salt Crystals, Bitter Water (20180112 Hr1)
Scientists study meteorites carrying organic matter, including blue salt crystals, to Earth. Plus how squeezing, squishing, and stretching cells can change their biology—and how medicine can benefit from knowing why.
49m Jan 13, 2018
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, IV Shortage, Cybersecurity, Frankenstein
Everyday it seems there are more ways to get hacked. We will catch you up on the latest security tricks. Plus, we kick off our first book club of the new year: Frankenstein.
49m Jan 06, 2018
49m
Hr2: Growing Better Skin, AI and the Environment, Tinnitus and Hearing
Lucas Joppa, chief environment officer at Microsoft, says that artificial intelligence has the potential to help answer big environmental questions. Plus, a new way of thinking about hearing loss offers new opportunities for treatment.
49m Jan 06, 2018
49m
Hr1: Science Friday 2017 Year In Review
From colliding neutron stars to the completion of the Cassini mission, a look at 2017’s most important science stories.
49m Dec 29, 2017
49m
Hr2: Wonderful World of Flies, Bourbon Quiz
We take alook inside the woderful world of flies and maggots. Plus, fermenting, distillation and aging — test your spirit smarts in the SciFri Bourbon quiz.
49m Dec 29, 2017
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, Urban Air, Physics On The Edge
There is a lot we still do not know about matter, time, and the contents of the universe. That is both a challenge and a thrill for physicists. Plus, the health effects of a a busy urban road.
49m Dec 23, 2017
49m
Hr2: Finance and Climate, Bird Count
From snowy owls to corn crakes, the annual Christmas Bird Count turns its gaze toward all our feathered friends flying overhead during the winter migration. Plus, how some major investors are beginning to shift their money away from fossil fuels.
49m Dec 23, 2017
49m
Hr2: Humans and Wildfire, Aging Research, Holiday Math
Researchers continue to chip away at the one thing we all have in common —getting older. Plus, in heavily populated regions, human influence on wildfires appears to override the effects of climate change. But when nature sets the rules, it is a different story.
51m Dec 16, 2017
51m
Hr1: News Roundup, LED Lighting, Green Transportation, Bitcoin Energy Draw, Data
More and more data is born into this world as digital bits, with no analog counterpart. How can we preserve it for future generations? Plus, we have electric vehicles. Their popularity is growing. Does this make green transportation inevitable?
51m Dec 16, 2017
51m
Hr2: CA Wildfire, Narwhal Heartbeats, Jellyfish Eater, ISS Microbiome, Holiday Safety
Record summer temperatures and dry, searing winds triggered a devastating California wildfire season. Plus, stressed narwhals, jellyfish eaters, the microbiome of the space station, and a look at electrical safety for the holidays.
50m Dec 09, 2017
50m
Hr1: News Roundup, Coastal Restoration, Science Book Picks
From Oliver Sacks to graphic novels, Maria Popova and Deborah Blum discuss their favorite science books of the year. Plus, a curated list of engaging science books for kids (and babies too).
51m Dec 09, 2017
51m
Hr2: Early Farming Women, Southern HIV, Robot Muscles, Flame Challenge
Nearly half of people living with HIV in the US live in the South. A look at the underlying causes and interventions to stop the spread of the disease. Plus, Neolithic women performed enough manual labor that they were likely stronger than modern athletes.
49m Dec 02, 2017
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, Yeti, Net Neutrality, Grad Student Taxes
The internet grew for decades without 2015s net neutrality rules. So what happens if the FCC repeals them? Plus, two graduate students have developed an online calculator to estimate the effects of the House tax plan. And the Yeti may just be a collection of bears.
49m Dec 02, 2017
49m
Hr2: Coal, Bats, Icy Worlds
Bioacoustician Laura Kloepper trudges through mountains of guano as she works to decode the mysterious communication of bats. Plus, what a closer look at Uranus and Neptune could tell us about our pale blue dot. And useing pollen and spores fossilized in coal to study the environment millions of years ago.
48m Nov 24, 2017
48m
Hr1: Ig Nobel Prizes - From Cat Rheology To Operatic Incompetence
The 2017 Ig Nobel Prizes saluted the strange and silly in scientific studies.
48m Nov 24, 2017
48m
Hr2: Artemis Builds An Lunar City, Crows, Passenger Pigeons
In his new novel, author Andy Weir creates a sprawling moon metropolis. Plus an ode to the brainy antics of the corvid family, from funerals to tool use to human facial recognition.
49m Nov 18, 2017
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, Coal Ash, Geoengineering, Blood Video
Spraying sulfur into the stratosphere could slow global warming--but climate engineering is not without risks. Plus, a method to see all the way down to the smallest capillary.
49m Nov 18, 2017
49m
Hr2: Mathematical Careers, Net States
Three mathematicians give us a peek into their abstract and beautiful world. Plus, should large tech companies be subject to the same regulations as nations?
49m Nov 11, 2017
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, Florida Panthers, Climate Policy, Tiny Bees
As the world works together to lower carbon emissions, what role will the United States play in fighting climate change? Plus, some small bees—the size of a grain of rice—drink the sweat and tears of animals.
50m Nov 11, 2017
50m
Hr1: Freelance Science, Thinking Critcally, Space Rock, Cone Snails
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Gates Foundation, says scientists and science journalists can do more to help the public think critically about scientific news. Plus, astronomers detect the first object to travel from another galaxy into our own based on its orbit and speed.
50m Nov 03, 2017
50m
Hr2: Cancer Microbiome, World Microbiome, Math in the Courtroom
Researchers found that patients who responded well to immunotherapy had a more diverse mix of gut bacteria. And Supreme Court justices appear befuddled by math in gerrymandering case.
50m Nov 03, 2017
50m
Hr1: Freelance Science, Thinking Critcally, Space Rock, Cone Snails
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Gates Foundation, says scientists and science journalists can do more to help the public think critically about scientific news. Plus, astronomers detect the first object to travel from another galaxy into our own based on its orbit and speed.
50m Nov 03, 2017
50m
Hr2: Cancer Microbiome, World Microbiome, Math in the Courtroom
Researchers found that patients who responded well to immunotherapy had a more diverse mix of gut bacteria. And Supreme Court justices appear befuddled by math in gerrymandering case.
50m Nov 03, 2017
50m
Hr2: Robo-Insect, CRISPR Advances, Soonish
Scientists expand the gene editing functions of CRISPR, making it safer and more precise. Plus, an insect-like robot can take off using - and from under -water. And Kelly and Zach Weinersmith ponder the good and bad of emerging technologies.
49m Oct 27, 2017
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, CAPTCHAs, Death Practices, Spiders
Caitlin Doughty traveled the world to document how different cultures deal with their dead. Now, she challenges us to develop a better relationship with mortality. Plus, two scientists want you to stop worrying and love spiders.
49m Oct 27, 2017
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, CAPTCHAs, Death Practices, Spiders
Caitlin Doughty traveled the world to document how different cultures deal with their dead. Now, she challenges us to develop a better relationship with mortality. Plus, two scientists want you to stop worrying and love spiders.
49m Oct 27, 2017
49m
Hr2: Robo-Insect, CRISPR Advances, Soonish
Scientists expand the gene editing functions of CRISPR, making it safer and more precise. Plus, an insect-like robot can take off using-and from under-water. And Kelly and Zach Weinersmith ponder the good and bad of emerging technologies.
49m Oct 27, 2017
49m
News Roundup, Wifi Security, LIGO Update, DaVinci
Walter Isaacson discusses how Leonardo da Vinci combined the arts and sciences to create his masterworks. Plus, astronomers talk about the impact of an ancient neutron star collision.
50m Oct 20, 2017
50m
Hr2: Post-Wildfire Health, Unconscious Mind, Blade Runner 2049
A look at the potential health hazards of the smoke and debris from Califonia wildfires. Plus, a new book explains how hidden influences affect our behavior and feelings towards others. And a look at the science of Blade Runner 2049.
49m Oct 20, 2017
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, Wifi Security, LIGO Update, DaVinci
Walter Isaacson discusses how Leonardo da Vinci combined the arts and sciences to create his masterworks. Plus, astronomers talk about the impact of an ancient neutron star collision.
50m Oct 20, 2017
50m
Hr2: Post-Wildfire Health, Unconscious Mind, Blade Runner 2049
A look at the potential health hazards of the smoke and debris from California wildfires. Plus, a new book explains how hidden influences affect our behavior and feelings towards others. And a look at the science of Blade Runner 2049.
49m Oct 20, 2017
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, P-Values, Jane Goodall, Baby Talk
Jane Goodall reflects on her life, and A.I. researchers decode baby talk.
49m Oct 13, 2017
49m
Hr2: US Space Goals, Other Worlds
From other planets to our own future, writers can take us places we’ve never seen. Authors Cory Doctorow, N.K. Jemisin, and Annalee Newitz are among them. Plus, a recent meeting of the National Space Council signalled a shift of U.S. goals in space.
50m Oct 13, 2017
50m
Hr2: US Space Goals, Other Worlds
From other planets to our own future, writers can take us places we've never seen. Authors Cory Doctorow, N.K. Jemisin, and Annalee Newitz are among them. Plus, a recent meeting of the National Space Council signaled a shift of U.S. goals in space.
50m Oct 13, 2017
50m
Hr1: News Roundup, P-Values, Jane Goodall, Baby Talk
Jane Goodall reflects on her life, and A.I. researchers decode baby talk.
49m Oct 13, 2017
49m
Hr2: Neanderthal DNA, Mustangs, CFS, Science Club
Some 75,000 wild horses roam the sagebrush-lined slopes and basins of the American West—and the government can not figure out what to do with them. Plus, what genetic advances are telling us about Neanderthal DNA.
50m Oct 06, 2017
50m
Hr1: News Roundup, Flooding, Cryptocurrency, New York Whales
The ABCs of altcoins, blockchains and cryptocurrency. Plus, one of the largest animals in the world is making a return to New York harbor.
50m Oct 06, 2017
50m
Hr1: News Roundup, Flooding, Cryptocurrency, New York Whales
The ABCs of altcoins, blockchains and cryptocurrency. Plus, one of the largest animals in the world is making a return to New York harbor.
50m Oct 06, 2017
50m
Hr2: Neanderthal DNA, Mustangs, CFS, Science Club
Some 75,000 wild horses roam the sagebrush-lined slopes and basins of the American West—and the government can not figure out what to do with them. Plus, what genetic advances are telling us about Neanderthal DNA.
50m Oct 06, 2017
50m
Hr1: News Roundup, Offshore Wind, Nuclear War, Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, how will rescue efforts progress on a flooded island? Plus, we break down what would actually happen during a nuclear war.
48m Sep 29, 2017
48m
Hr2: The Experiments of Darwin, Bored and Brilliant
Paddling a duck foot in water and other small experiments led to Darwins big theory of evolution. Plus, how our smartphones are robbing us of an undervalued cognitive resource—and what to do about it.
48m Sep 29, 2017
48m
Hr1: News Roundup, Offshore Wind, Nuclear War, Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, how will rescue efforts progress on a flooded island? Plus, we break down what would actually happen during a nuclear war.
48m Sep 29, 2017
48m
Hr2: The Experiments of Darwin, Bored and Brilliant
Paddling a duck foot in water and other small experiments led to Darwin's big theory of evolution. Plus, how our smartphones are robbing us of an undervalued cognitive resource--€”and what to do about it.
48m Sep 29, 2017
48m
Hr2:Jellyfish Sleep, Why Dinos Matter, Memory
48m Sep 22, 2017
48m
Hr1: News Roundup, Malaria Test, Wildfires, Glow Worm
49m Sep 22, 2017
49m
Hr1: News Roundup, Malaria Test, Wildfires, Glow Worm
Most wildfires are started by humans. Will that number increase in the future? Plus, how does a glow worm glow? Hint: not the same way as a firefly.
49m Sep 22, 2017
49m