Science Friday

Alan Alda

Calling all scientists! How do you explain the concept of time to an 11-year-old?

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The winner of Alan Alda’s ‘Flame Challenge’ draws on animation, song and a physics background.

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Eleven-year-olds from around the world will judge entries to Alda's "Flame Challenge."

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Insect Mania

Insectopedia
We are fascinated by them, frightened by them, and can't live without them -- so...

Surprise: Cockroaches Are Fastidious Groomers!
Why do cockroaches spend so much time cleaning themselves?

Insects May Be the Taste of the Next Generation, Report Says
Can entomophagy, the eating of insects, help improve the world’s food resources?...

The Superorganism
Ira talks with eminent biologist Edward O. Wilson and Bert Holldobler about ants...

Tracking an Amphibious Caterpillar
Several newly-discovered species of caterpillar in Hawaii function equally well ...

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Ira talks with Richard Holmes, author of 'The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science.'