SciFri Radio: Scientific Method
SciFri Radio: Jupiter Impact
Earlier this week, an amateur astronomer in Australia spotted signs of a massive impact on the planet Jupiter. We'll talk with him about his find,...
SciFri Radio: Moths that Jam a Bat's Sonar
New research finds that one species of moth is capable of actively jamming the sonar used by moth-hunting bats.
SciFri Radio: Some Projects to Try on Your Summer Vacation (Or Perhaps Not)
We'll give you some ideas for safe -- and not so safe -- science experiments that you may be tempted to try at home.
SciFri Radio: The Two Cultures, Fifty Years On
Are the humanities and the sciences irrevocably divided?
SciFri Radio: Citizen Science: Tracking Climate Change
A consortium of researchers is asking the public to help track signs of a changing climate.
SciFri Radio: Evaluating Forensic Science
This month, the National Academy of Sciences published a report that found 'serious deficiencies' in the nation's forensic science system.
SciFri Radio: Learning Facts vs Learning to Reason
How connected are learning scientific facts and learning to reason scientifically?
SciFri Radio: Understanding Medical Statistics
Relative risk? Survival rates? In this segment, we'll try to parse the language of medical studies and talk about how researchers and doctors...
SciFri Radio: The Invention of Air
Take a breath and think of scientist-theologian Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen.
SciFri Radio: Mystified? Solve It With Science
A new book uses one-minute mysteries to get students energized about science.
SciFri Videos: Scientific Method
Video: Diablo Hawk Biologist
Take a trip to the Galapagos Islands with a puppet named "Diablo" to see how biologists catch and study hawks in the field. The researchers can...
Video: The Body Farm
In 1992, Ira investigated how forensic anthropologists solve crimes using bugs. Plus, take a tour of "The Body Farm." Beware: it is as gruesome as...
Video: Map of a Different Color
Mark Newman, professor of physics at the University of Michigan, has a new spin on an old map. He created a program to make cartograms--maps in...
Video: Bird Banders
David Bonter, of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and vice president of the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, took us to Braddock Bay to learn how to...
Video: Bird In Hand To Save Those In The Bush
Braddock Bay, on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, is a prime pit stop for migrating birds. In a converted hot dog stand near the Bay,...
SciFri Newsbriefs: Scientific Method
Newsbrief: Dirty Money
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