Science and the Budget: This week, President Obama unveiled his proposed budget for 2011. We'll talk about how the proposed budget might affect science. (first broadcast Friday, February 5, 2010)

'Manufacturing Depression': Millions of Americans take antidepressant medications. But how did that come to be, and does such widespread use of antidepressants serve a real medical need? (first broadcast Friday, February 5, 2010)

Gene Doping in Sports: With the Winter Olympics just a week away, we'll talk about a new potential threat to fair competition -- gene doping. (first broadcast Friday, February 5, 2010)

Listening to Frog Love Songs: What can the love songs of South African frogs tell us about communication and the brain? (first broadcast Friday, February 12, 2010)

A National Climate Service: NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco discusses a proposal for the creation of a national climate forecasting department akin to the National Weather Service. (first broadcast Friday, February 12, 2010)

Squid Invasion Off California Coast: In recent years, Humboldt squid have been spotted in increasing numbers off the coast of California. We'll talk about the invasion of the jumbo squid, and possible causes for the phenomenon. (first broadcast Friday, February 12, 2010)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Ira talks with author Rebecca Skloot about 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,' a tale of biology and medical ethics. (first broadcast Friday, February 12, 2010)

Jane Goodall: Ira talks with primatologist Jane Goodall, 50 years after her first encounters with the chimpanzees of the Gombe. (first broadcast Friday, February 12, 2010)

Communicating Science: With newspapers and cable news slashing budgets for science reporting, where can you go to get accurate, unbiased science news? We'll look at how science news is changing. (first broadcast Friday, February 19, 2010)

Studying Epilepsy in Sea Lions: We'll talk about epileptic seizures in sea lions, caused by algal blooms at sea, as a model for human epilepsy. (first broadcast Friday, February 19, 2010)

Dolphins and Comparative Medicine: What happens when a dolphin catches a cold? No, it's not a trick question. In this hour, we'll talk about what marine mammals can teach us about human biology. (first broadcast Friday, February 19, 2010)

Grizzly Bears Moving Into New Territory: Biologists have spotted grizzly bears in Manitoba, a traditional polar bear habitat. (first broadcast Friday, February 26, 2010)

Steven Strogatz Talks Math: What are the odds? How are we connected? And does it all add up? Steven Strogatz, professor of applied mathematics, joins us to run the numbers. (first broadcast Friday, February 26, 2010)

Inside an Ocean Sciences Meeting: We'll get highlights from the American Geophysical Union's ocean sciences meeting. (first broadcast Friday, February 26, 2010)

No Small Matter: How do you take pictures of objects that are too small to photograph? We'll talk with the authors of an image-heavy book about nanoscience. (first broadcast Friday, February 26, 2010)

Darwin and 'Creation': We'll talk about 'Creation,' a biographical film about Charles Darwin, recently released in the US. (first broadcast Friday, February 26, 2010)