Hr1: News Roundup, Monster Microbiome, Scent of Death
A look at this week in science, scientists Rob Dunn and Amanda Hale imagine the microbiomes of monsters, and how a compound found in corpses triggers our defensive responses.
View ArticleHr2: The Brains Ghoulish Glitches, Spider Stories, Diary of A Snakebite Death
Science writer Sam Kean discusses some ghoulish brain glitches, a look at strange spider behaviors, and a Macroscope video about a dying herpetologist.
View ArticleHr1: Lake Wobegone Effect, Wearable Technology, Limb Regrowth
In an hour taped live in Minnesota, we take a look at a variety of superpowers — from radar-equipped gloves, to the science of regenerating limbs.
View ArticleHr2: News Roundup, Concussions, Science Club
A roundup of the week in science, the whole story on whole milk, football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, and a Science Club project that asks you to build your own communications device.
View ArticleHr1: News Roundup, Illegal Plant Trade, Swarming Intelligence
A roundup of the week in science, a look at software in the classroom, trade in illegal plants, and a Macroscope video about how ant colonies and the multi-nucleated slime mold organize themselves into...
View ArticleHr2: Hairy Animals, Gene Therapy for Hearing, Thunder and Lightning Book
What insect hair could teach materials scientists, a look at several genetic therapies for hearing loss that show promise in animal studies, and a talk with author and artist Lauren Redniss about...
View ArticleHr1: News Roundup, Why Machines Discriminate, Hard Cider Science
A roundup of the week in science, how big data sets can perpetuate the same biases present in our culture, and a look at the science and art of making hard cider.
View ArticleHr2:Encryption, Transit Maps, Science Club
What role does encryption play in surveillance, security and privacy? Plus, how psychology and cognitive science are shaping transit maps, and your innovative methods for getting a message from one...
View ArticleHr1: Science Improv, Thing Explainer
Science students at Stony Brook University have an unusual offering on the class roster: JRN 503: Improvisation for Scientists. Plus, Randall Munroe of XKCD explains nuclear power, continental drift,...
View ArticleHr2:Somewhat Silly Science Earns Ig Nobel Prizes
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor scientific research that first makes you laugh, and then, makes you think.
View ArticleHr1: News Roundup, Paris Climate Talks, Errant Satellites and Relativity
A roundup of some of the week’s top science stories, a look at the climate change negotiations, and how scientists are testing part of Einsteins theories using wayward satellites.
View ArticleHr2: Gun Violence, The Brothers Vonnegut, Kitchen Hacks
Some researchers say that gun violence is a public health issue and needs to be addressed as such. Plus, how Bernard Vonnegut’s research on cloud seeding influenced his brother Kurt’s fiction, and some...
View ArticleHr1: News Roundup, Why Science Needs Failure, Paris Climate Talks Update
A roundup of some of the week’s top science stories, a look at a new book about the importance of failure in scientific success, and an update on reaching a climate agreement.
View ArticleHr2: Immunotherapy, Pluto Photos, End of Year Books
A look at immunotherapy treatments for cancer, revealing photos from Pluto, and the best science books of 2015.
View ArticleHr1: News Roundup, Backing Up The Web, Astronaut Applications
A roundup of some of the weeks top science stories, a look at archiving quickly-changing digital content, and what qualities will get a potential astronaut to the top of the application pile.
View ArticleHr2:DIY Home Security Systems, Scientists Speaking Out, Designer Cells to...
Do scientists have the duty to speak out? Plus, the increasing options of do-it-yourself security devices, a look at a cell implant that treats inflammation before it starts, and how Google search can...
View ArticleHr2: Poinsettias, Findings Column, Video Games and Memory, Jerboas
Searching for the wild origins of the poinsettia. Plus, Harper’s magazine’s Findings column, 3D games and memory, and the jumping jerboa.
View ArticleHr1: Year in Review, 2015
A panel of science and technology journalists joins Ira Flatow to discuss the biggest news in these fields during the last year.
View ArticleHr1: Superhero Quiz, Pondering Art and Science
Physicist James Kakalios tests contestants superhero science smarts. Then, a wide-ranging 2011 conversation with a novelist, a filmmaker, and a physicist about art, science, and the mysterious place...
View ArticleHr2: Future of Personal Computing Circa 1992, Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
Tech industry observer Esther Dyson looks back at predictions she made about the future of personal computing, circa 1992. Then, in an archival interview from October 9, 1992, Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan...
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