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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Hr1: News Roundup, Undersea Cables, Apple Watch, The Macroscope
Science blogger Rachel Feltman gives us her top stories this ...
Science blogger Rachel Feltman gives us her top stories this week, a tour of the undersea cable network that connects the global internet, Re/Codes Lauren Goode give us her take on Apples new wearable, SciFri producer Luke Groskin introduces the first epis
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Hr2: Mercury, BAHFest Science Satire, Cancer Vaccines
How dust from passing comets could have darkened the surface ...
How dust from passing comets could have darkened the surface of Mercury, a festival that challenges science fans to construct real arguments for completely bogus hypotheses, and looking to the genome of a patients tumor to build a cancer vaccine.
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Hr1: News Roundup, Iran Nuclear Deal, Egg Science, Long-flying Bird
Eric Holthaus breaks down the new U.S. climate pledge, Energy ...
Eric Holthaus breaks down the new U.S. climate pledge, Energy Secretary Moniz talks Iran, Jeff Potter describes egg cookery, and a look at the 1700 mile flight of the blackpoll warbler.
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Hr2: Liquid 3D Printer, The Dark Side of Physics, Malaria Tricks
A speedy 3D printing technique, a roundup of physics research, ...
A speedy 3D printing technique, a roundup of physics research, and how the malaria parasite attracts mosquitoes.
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Hr1: Chemistry of Early Life, Climate Dance, Split Brains, Left to Right
A look at conditions on the early Earth, how a ...
A look at conditions on the early Earth, how a choreographer and biologist are tackling the climate conversation, studying the left and right sides of the brain, and our preferences for pictures of moving objects.
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Hr2: Ganymede Ocean, Humans To Mars, Warming West Coast Waters
A subsurface ocean on a Jupiter moon, judging technological hurdles ...
A subsurface ocean on a Jupiter moon, judging technological hurdles for a flight to Mars, and how warmer waters are affecting sea lions and birds.
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Hr1: US CTO, Women In Science History, Caroline Herschel
A talk with White House CTO Megan Smith, unsung heroines ...
A talk with White House CTO Megan Smith, unsung heroines of science, and early astronomer Caroline Herschel.
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Hr2: Bot Authors, Pi Day, Pie Crust, Naming Pluto
Can algorithms break into fiction? Plus, secrets of pi the ...
Can algorithms break into fiction? Plus, secrets of pi the number, secrets of pie the dessert, and how Pluto got its name 85 years ago this week.
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Hr1: Ebola, Polio-Like Paralysis, Fossil Arthropod, ResearchKit
Can algorithms break into fiction? Plus, secrets of pi the ...
Can algorithms break into fiction? Plus, secrets of pi the number, secrets of pie the dessert, and how Pluto got its name 85 years ago this week.
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Hr2: Guide to Exoplanets, Fossil Jaw and Human Evolution, Surveillance and Big Data, Mars Plume
A guide to exoplanets, a how newly discovered fossil jaw ...
A guide to exoplanets, a how newly discovered fossil jaw pushes back the date of Homo evolution, Bruce Schneier on surveillance, and how an amateur astronomer spotted a Martian mystery.
