May. 16, 2013
Don't Forget to Eat Your Creepy Crawlies!
by Leslie Taylor
In the mood for water beetles marinated in ginger and soy sauce? How about some mealworm spaghetti?
May. 14, 2013
Alien Invaders, Baby Seal Brains, and More
by Leslie Taylor
Each week we’ll round up links to science stories or studies that blow our mind, tickle our funny bone, or generally strike our fancy.
May. 07, 2013
Smuggled Dinosaurs, Sick Sea Otters, Hairy Tongues, and More
by Leslie Taylor
Each week we’ll round up links to science stories or studies that blow our mind, tickle our funny bone, or generally strike our fancy.
May. 07, 2013
Science Standards for the Next Generation
by Leslie Taylor
Newly released science standards expect students to be capable of designing experiments and making evidence-based arguments.
Apr. 30, 2013
Time Crystals, Canine Conservationists, Copycat Monkeys, and More
by Leslie Taylor
Each week we’ll round up links to science stories or studies that blow our mind, tickle our funny bone, or generally strike our fancy.
Apr. 25, 2013
Happy DNA Day!
by Leslie Taylor
Today is National DNA Day, an annual tribute to of the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953.
Apr. 19, 2013
April 19th SciFri Broadcast to Air at Later Date
by Leslie Taylor
NPR's continuing live coverage of events in Boston will preempt today's Science Friday. The recorded April 19th program will be broadcast nationwide in our regularly scheduled timeslot on a later date.
Apr. 11, 2013
Mapping the Monarchs
by Leslie Taylor
Any orange-and-black beauties in your neck of the woods? Add a photo to our Spring Monarch Migration 2013 Google map.
Apr. 09, 2013
What Scared the Fearless Woman?
by Leslie Taylor
Patients once considered insensitive to fear can experience the sensation in response to internal triggers, a new study shows.
Mar. 14, 2013
Wildlife Portraits by Our Photo Contest Judge
by Leslie Taylor
Clay Bolt, co-founder of the Meet Your Neighbours photo project, shares some of his shots.
Feb. 15, 2013
Watch the Asteroid Flyby Live
by Leslie Taylor
A roundup of live streams that will let you watch the approach of asteroid 2012 DA14 online.
Feb. 14, 2013
SciFri Quiz: Asteroid!
by Leslie Taylor
How much do you know about the object heading our way?
Jan. 25, 2013
SciFri Book Club Open Thread: The Andromeda Strain
by Leslie Taylor
Here are some ideas to get the conversation started.
Dec. 05, 2012
Ask an Astronaut
by Leslie Taylor
What do you want to know about living and working in space?
Oct. 29, 2012
Share Signs of Sandy
by Leslie Taylor
Email your pics to photos@sciencefriday.com with Sandy in the subject line.
Oct. 26, 2012
SciFri Book Club Open Thread -- "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
by Leslie Taylor
Today the SciFri Book Club will talk about Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman's book "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman." What did you think of the book?
Oct. 26, 2012
Bury Your Fears
by Leslie Taylor
In the mid to late 1800's, it seems we had a widespread fear of being buried alive -- a fear you can see played out in the quantity of patents issued to inventors hoping to innovate coffin technology.
Oct. 17, 2012
Science Rocks: The Nucleus I Like Best
by Leslie Taylor
The "percussion" in this song, by Science Groove, consists of actual sounds generated by a 1.5-Tesla NMR machine.
Oct. 05, 2012
Möbius Music Box
by Leslie Taylor
In the chapter about topology in his book The Joy of X, Steven Strogatz writes about Vi Hart, a "full-time recreational mathemusician," who created this Möbius music box.
Sep. 25, 2012
Return of the Flame Challenge: Kids, What Would You Ask Next?
by Leslie Taylor
Attention 10 to 12-year-olds! Alan Alda wants to know what question you would like scientists to answer.
Sep. 21, 2012
SciFri Book Club Open Thread -- Let's Talk about 'Flatland'
by Leslie Taylor
Hi SciFri Book Club members! We want to hear what you thought of the book.
Sep. 18, 2012
Track the Monarch Migration Using Your iPhone!
by Leslie Taylor
Depending where you live, you may have recently started to see an influx of orange and black winged visitors. The monarch butterflies have begun their fall migration.
Sep. 13, 2012
Behind the Scenes of a Spacecraft Assembly Facility
by Leslie Taylor
Just how clean is a clean room? And what goes on there?
Sep. 11, 2012
Meet the Strandbeests
by Leslie Taylor
Meet Animaris gubernare and Animaris adulari, two of kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen's strandbeests.
Sep. 05, 2012
Name That Asteroid!
by Leslie Taylor
Students, NASA needs your help to find the perfect name for a near-Earth asteroid that will be visited by spacecraft later this decade.
Sep. 04, 2012
Neil Armstrong Tribute
by Leslie Taylor
This video, composed of NASA archive material and put together by Stephen Slater, is not just an excellent tribute to the first man to walk on the moon, but it's also a nostalgic snapshot of the early days of America's manned space program.
Aug. 29, 2012
How Cats Always Land on Their Feet
by Leslie Taylor
In a different take on the "cute cat video," a high speed camera records the movements of GiGi the stunt cat as she flips herself over to land smartly on her feet.
Aug. 21, 2012
Mars Moment -- An Engineer's POV
by Leslie Taylor
A NASA engineer shares what he calls "one of the coolest moments of my life so far."
Aug. 09, 2012
Alzheimer's A to Z
by Leslie Taylor
A roundup of Science Friday coverage of recent breakthroughs in the detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Jul. 27, 2012
Breaking the Silence about Science on the Campaign Trail
by Leslie Taylor
Last week, ScienceDebate released its list of 14 of the most important science questions facing the nation, based on submissions from thousands of scientists, engineers, and concerned citizens.
Jul. 24, 2012
Ask an Astrophysicist
by Leslie Taylor
Want to talk about dark matter? Dark energy? Pluto's 5th moon? The new "spy" telescopes NASA inherited? We'll be looking to you to shape Friday's conversation with Nobel Prize winner Adam G. Riess.
Jul. 19, 2012
Feeling the Heat? Cool Off at the South Pole
by Leslie Taylor
It's sweltering outside the SciFri offices, so we've happily paid extra attention to Antarctica this week.
Jul. 19, 2012
SciFri Quiz: Test Your Smarts on Dope
by Leslie Taylor
How much do you know about the science of performance-enhancing drugs?
Jul. 10, 2012
Listeners Weigh in on 'Silent Spring'
by Leslie Taylor
The Science Friday Book Club met for the first time last week to talk about Rachel Carson’s classic book, "Silent Spring." If you missed the show (or you’re eager for more book talk) we've compiled some tweets and comments from listeners, along with some links we like.
Jan. 15, 2013
About the SciFri Book Club
by Leslie Taylor
You can listen to past SciFri Book Club discussions here.
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Jul. 05, 2012
Share Your Pickle Picks
by Leslie Taylor
Have you made your own pickles before? How'd they turn out? If you have a favorite pickle recipe, please share.
Jun. 28, 2012
The Winner of the Transit of Venus Photo Contest
by Leslie Taylor
Thank you everyone who submitted a photo to our transit of Venus photo contest. You captured some stunning images!
Jun. 26, 2012
The Physics of Spider-Man: The Death of Gwen Stacy
by Leslie Taylor
What killed Spider-Man's girlfriend Gwen Stacy? In the infamous comic The Night Gwen Stacy Died, was it the fall from the George Washington bridge that killed her? Or was it whiplash from being caught by Spidey's web?
Jun. 22, 2012
SciFri Book Club: What We'll Read
by Leslie Taylor
It's time to head out to the library or your favorite book store and pick up a copy of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.
Jun. 21, 2012
3D or Not 3D, That Is the Question
by Leslie Taylor
Check out our photo gallery of objects created by 3D printers. Then, take our quiz to test how well you know the capabilities and limits of current 3D printing technology.
Jun. 20, 2012
Vote for Your Favorite Transit of Venus Photo
by Leslie Taylor
Check out the ten finalists in our transit of Venus photo contest.
Jun. 19, 2012
The Best Tall Buildings in the World
by Leslie Taylor
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently announced the buildings they will honor in 2012 and boy are they beauties!
Jun. 13, 2012
Take These Science Books to the Beach
by Leslie Taylor
Not all beach reads are spy novels or space operas. Science Friday is hosting a science book club, and our fans recommended these science-related books. Have suggestions? Leave them in the comments.
Jun. 11, 2012
Transit of Venus Photo Contest
by Leslie Taylor
Any SciFri listeners catch a glimpse of Venus last week? Were you able to snap a photo of the not-to-be-repeated-this-lifetime event? Submit your entry to our Transit of Venus Photo Contest by posting your photo to our Facebook page or by e-mailing it to photos@sciencefriday.com.
May. 24, 2012
Ascending Everest
by Leslie Taylor
Mountaineer and former Science Friday guest Conrad Anker will attempt to reach the peak of Mt. Everest tonight.
May. 16, 2012
Foraged Feasts
by Leslie Taylor
Coming up this Friday as part of a story on urban agriculture we'll talk with Tama Matsuoka Wong, author of Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer's Market. She shared with us some recipes.
May. 10, 2012
Science Debate 2012 -- What would you ask?
by Leslie Taylor
What would you ask the presidential candidates if you had a chance?
May. 08, 2012
Supersized America
by Leslie Taylor
Coming up this Friday, we'll talk with the executive producer of The Weight of the Nation, HBO's new four-part documentary that looks at the causes and effects of being overweight and obese in America.
May. 02, 2011
3-D Print Your Own Tabletop Strandbeest!
by Leslie Taylor
Kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen creates large, intricate, animal-like sculptures he calls 'strandbeests'. He releases them on the beach where they move independently with the wind. And now you can have your very own miniature strandbeest!
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