SciFri Radio: Art

SciFri Radio: The Sweet Smell of Science
Just what does your nose know? Join guest host Joe Palca in this segment for a conversation about making sense of the sense of smell.

SciFri Radio: Art Conservation and Preservation
How do museums protect and preserve artistic and historic artifacts for the ages? We'll talk with the director of the Getty Conservation Institute...

SciFri Radio: Wildlife Safari
Stuck at home for the holidays? Not anymore - we're going on safari. In this segment, Ira talks to three world-explorers who document wildlife in...

Particles of Science

Itsy Bitsy Spacecraft

SciFri guest Aaron Rowe explains the advantages of smaller spacecraft: Listen. Find out about a new development in the micro craft design--a material that can change color depending on whether the craft is in sun or shadow to reflect or absorb light. Listen to Rowe.

This Just In: Cattail Fuel

Ethanol isn't all about corn. SciFri guest David Blume suggests fuel from cattails. Listen here. They also clean the water and grow like weeds. Learn more.

This Just In

A positive drug test may not mean doping, according to SciFri guest Donald Berry. Berry said that the drug test being used to evaluate athletes has not been evaluated properly--it's not clear what its margin of error is. Listen to Berry explain. Ira asked why the doping test is not more scientific and this is what Berry said: Listen here.

Berry Power

New research explains why cranberry juice may ward off urinary tract infections. The berry beverage was shown to prevent disease-causing bacteria from attaching to urinary tract cells in the body.

SciFri Newsbriefs: Art

SciFri Videos: Art

Video: Phallacy-SciFri in the Studio
On May 18, 2007, Ira discussed science and art with chemist and playwright Carl Djerassi, whose new play "Phallacy" opened that night in New York....

Video: The Farnsworth Invention
The Farnsworth Invention, a play written by Aaron Sorkin, looks at the history of television. Who should be credited with its invention:...

Video: In the Studio: Frequency Hopping
Ira talks with Elyse Singer, the writer and director of "Frequency Hopping," a play about a collaboration between Hollywood film legend Hedy Lamarr...