Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/ Covering everything about science and technology -- from the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies -- Science Friday is your source for entertaining and educational stories and activities. Each week, host Ira Flatow interviews scientists and inventors like Sylvia Earle, Elon Musk, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more. Mon, 09 Jan 2017 14:15:50 +0000 en-US © 2015 Science Friday It's brain fun, for curious people Science Friday Covering everything about science and technology -- from the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies -- Science Friday is your source for entertaining and educational stories and activities. Each week, host Ira Flatow interviews scientists and inventors like Sylvia Earle, Elon Musk, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more. Science Friday scifri@sciencefriday.com clean https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Hr2: Malaria Vaccine Trial, Dino Eggs, Tractor Beam, Slow Science http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr2-malaria-vaccine-trial-dino-eggs-tractor-beam-slow-science/ Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36856 A 140-year-old seed study and an evolution project more than 66,000 generations old — we take a look at long-lived experiments. Plus, A new approach to defeating malaria looks safe, but will it be effective?

]]> A 140-year-old seed study and an evolution project more than 66,000 generations old — we take a look at long-lived experiments. Plus, A new approach to defeating malaria looks safe, but will it be effective?

]]> No No 00:46:27 Science Friday Hr1:CES, Solar Prices, Convincing Climate Change, Rep Bill Foster http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr1ces-solar-prices-convincing-climate-change-rep-bill-foster/ Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36854 A conversation with Congressman and physicist Bill Foster. Plus, how to talk about climate change if you want to convince someone it is happening.

]]> A conversation with Congressman and physicist Bill Foster. Plus, how to talk about climate change if you want to convince someone it is happening.

]]> No No 00:47:15 Science Friday Hr2: Bird Count, Champagne Bubbles http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr2-bird-count-champagne-bubbles/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36793

Every December, tens of thousands of birders grab binoculars and head outside for Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count. Plus, we talk with bubbleologists about the fizz in your champagne flute.

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Every December, tens of thousands of birders grab binoculars and head outside for Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count. Plus, we talk with bubbleologists about the fizz in your champagne flute.

]]> No No 00:47:20 Science Friday Hr1: 2016 Year in Review http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr1-2016-year-in-review/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36792 Gravitational waves, CRISPR, and Pokemon Go, a look at the big science stories of 2016.

]]> Gravitational waves, CRISPR, and Pokemon Go, a look at the big science stories of 2016.

]]> No No 00:46:55 Science Friday Hr 2: Apollo 13, Expanding Universe http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr-2-apollo-13-expanding-universe/ Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36746 In this 1995 segment from the Science Friday archives, Apollo 13 mission commander Jim Lovell tells the story of the flight’s survival after an explosion in space. Plus, In a 1999 conversation from the Science Friday archives, astrophysicists Neta Bahcall and Wendy Freedman explain the then-new revelation that the universe’s expansion was accelerating…not decelerating.

]]> In this 1995 segment from the Science Friday archives, Apollo 13 mission commander Jim Lovell tells the story of the flight’s survival after an explosion in space. Plus, In a 1999 conversation from the Science Friday archives, astrophysicists Neta Bahcall and Wendy Freedman explain the then-new revelation that the universe’s expansion was accelerating…not decelerating.

]]> No No 00:46:16 Science Friday Hr1: Facts From Space, Moana Animation, Science Scores http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr1-facts-from-space-moana-animation-science-scores/ Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36745 Astronomer Dean Regas shares some of his favorite stellar trivia, and gives an guide to the big skywatching event of 2017 — the solar eclipse. Plus, the challenges of animating Moana’s water, and the subteties of scoring science movies.

]]> Astronomer Dean Regas shares some of his favorite stellar trivia, and gives an guide to the big skywatching event of 2017 — the solar eclipse. Plus, the challenges of animating Moana’s water, and the subteties of scoring science movies.

]]> No No 00:47:41 Science Friday Hr2: Christmas Tree Genetics, Opioid Epidemic, Virtual Field Trip, Indian Mars Mission http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr2-christmas-tree-genetics-opioid-epidemic-virtual-field-trip-indian-mars-mission/ Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36657 Possible solutions to stem the flow of prescription pain pills contributing to the opioid epidemic. Plus, how scientists are studying the environmental and genetic factors that cause Christmas trees to drop their needles.

]]> Possible solutions to stem the flow of prescription pain pills contributing to the opioid epidemic. Plus, how scientists are studying the environmental and genetic factors that cause Christmas trees to drop their needles.

]]> No No 00:47:01 Science Friday Hr1: Clean Energy Investment, Sexual Harassment and Bias http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr1-clean-energy-investment-sexual-harassment-and-bias/ Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36656 A deep dive on the hurdles still facing women scientists in 2016, from sexual harassment down to the grant gap. Plus, a new group of wealthy investors are betting a billion dollars on an uncrowded but risky market.

]]> A deep dive on the hurdles still facing women scientists in 2016, from sexual harassment down to the grant gap. Plus, a new group of wealthy investors are betting a billion dollars on an uncrowded but risky market.

]]> No No 00:47:21 Science Friday Hr2: 21st Century Cures Act, Space Photography, Glass Universe http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr2-21st-century-cures-act-space-photography-glass-universe/ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36542 Astronaut Don Pettit has taken hundreds of thousands of photos from the International Space Station. Plus, how at the beginning of the 20th century, a team of female astronomers at the Harvard College Observatory worked to classify the stars.

]]> Astronaut Don Pettit has taken hundreds of thousands of photos from the International Space Station. Plus, how at the beginning of the 20th century, a team of female astronomers at the Harvard College Observatory worked to classify the stars.

]]> No No 00:47:09 Science Friday Hr1: Drug Co-Pay Coupons, US Data Science, Science Club http://www.sciencefriday.com/podcast/hr1-drug-co-pay-coupons-us-data-science-science-club/ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:00:00 GMT Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/?post_type=podcast&p=36541 What will be the legacy of the Obama administration’s big data programs? Plus, the Science Friday Science Club meets to wrap up their latest project, devoted to the idea of disassemby.

]]> What will be the legacy of the Obama administration’s big data programs? Plus, the Science Friday Science Club meets to wrap up their latest project, devoted to the idea of disassemby.

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