NPR: Science Friday
Science Friday, as heard on NPR, is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by Ira Flatow. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and policymakers, and listeners can call in and ask questions as well. Hear it each week ...
Science Friday, as heard on NPR, is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by Ira Flatow. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and policymakers, and listeners can call in and ask questions as well. Hear it each week on NPR stations nationwide -- or online here!
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Hr2: Video Games As Teaching Tools, Aurora, Ice Cream Structure, Screams
Are the digital building blocks of Minecraft the teaching tools ...
Are the digital building blocks of Minecraft the teaching tools of the future? Plus, how sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson puts the dream of interstellar colonization under the microscope, a food scientist explores the microstructure of ice cream, and t
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Hr1: News Roundup, New Horizons, Redefining the Kilogram
A roundup of the top science stories this week, a ...
A roundup of the top science stories this week, a new view of Pluto, and why scientists are looking to redefine the standard of what a kilogram really means.
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Hr2: Prions and Memory, Science Road Trip, Supermassive Black Holes
Eric Kandel discusses the role of prions in maintaining long-term ...
Eric Kandel discusses the role of prions in maintaining long-term memories, Geek Atlas author John Graham-Cumming help us plot the ultimate geek road trip, and a universe containing millions of hidden supermassive black holes.
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Hr1: News Roundup, New Horizons, Bumblebees, Lollipops
A roundup of the top science stories this week, Pluto ...
A roundup of the top science stories this week, Pluto prepares for its closeup, how climate change is affecting bumblebee habitats, and fluid dynamics tackles a question of licking lollipops.
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Hr2: Marijuana and Health / Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge / Why Do Cyclists Break the Rules?
Ongoing research on the effects and potential applications of marijuana ...
Ongoing research on the effects and potential applications of marijuana for adolescents in the United States. Then, a look at The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Plus, biking and traffic laws.
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Hr1:These Brains Changed Neuroscience / Does Math Matter?
In The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, science writer Sam ...
In The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, science writer Sam Kean explains how the field of neuroscience emerged from stories of brains gone awry. Then, is there a better way to teach and learn math?
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Hr2: DARPA Biology, Inside Out, Food Failures: Ice Cream
DARPA explores synthetic biology, meet Inside Out's science advisor, and ...
DARPA explores synthetic biology, meet Inside Out's science advisor, and science hacks for at-home ice cream-making.
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Hr1: News Roundup, Neanderthal Jawbone, Elon Musk, Cephalopod Week Wrap-Up
A roundup of the top science stories this week, a ...
A roundup of the top science stories this week, a 40,000-year-old jawbone reveals neanderthal ancestry, Elon Musk biography, and wrap-up of our Cephalopod Week celebration.
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Engineering Evaporation, Cooking Oil Science, Summer Science Reading
Engines powered by evaporation, the healthiness of different cooking oils, ...
Engines powered by evaporation, the healthiness of different cooking oils, and some picks for summer science reading.
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Hr1: News Roundup,Science Goes To The Movies, Ancient Mars Climate, Cephalopods
A roundup of the top science stories this week, paleontologists ...
A roundup of the top science stories this week, paleontologists discuss the summer dino blockbuster, ancient climate on Mars, and a celebration of things tentacled.
