On Today's Podcast
Slow Breaking News: A Giant Tortoise Revival
With science and good luck, 158 young tortoises were reintroduced to Floreana Island in the Galapagos. Plus, an ancient sea turtle stampede.
Listen NowMarch 13, 2026
AI-generated songs are breaking onto the charts, and music labels are pivoting from lawsuits to partnerships with AI startups. What comes next? Plus, what’s the science behind the much-hyped idea that you can “reset” your nervous system by stimulating the vagus nerve? And, with science and good luck, 158 young tortoises were reintroduced to Floreana Island in the Galápagos.
8:17
Racing Towards Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars
Toyota plans to release a hydrogen fuel cell car in California by 2015.
11:55
Dwarf Planet Found at the Edge of the Solar System
Dwarf planet 2012 VP-113 takes approximately 4,000 years to orbit the sun once.
22:45
Engineering Life Through Synthetic Biology
From designer yeast genomes to batteries made from bacteria, an update on synthetic biology.
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Movie Night for Scientists
Movie theaters and scientists pair up to present a National Evening of Science on Screen.
Make an Art Machine
Safely find, build, or hack a machine that makes any kind of art.
About the Science Club
SciFri’s Science Club is a month-long challenge in which we ask you to go out, do science, and share it with others.
Robot Roundup
From personal assisting, to search and rescue operations, to laparoscopic surgery, robots are becoming an ever-growing part of human life.
The ‘Breadcrumb Sponge’
This sea sponge challenges a popular idea of what triggered the evolution of animal life on earth.
Blog: Teaching Digital Design Using New World Studio
Teenage girls learn computational design in a collaborative weeklong workshop at the New York Hall of Science.
29:57
Detecting the ‘Bang’ from the Big Bang
Researchers detected waves coming just after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago.
8:22
A Bird-Like ‘Chicken From Hell’ Dino Discovery
Anzu wyliei was a toothless, bird-like dinosaur that weighed 500 pounds.
8:57
Digital Gets Physical
Students in MIT’s Tangible Media Group break down the barriers of graphic interfaces and allow users to touch and manipulate pixels in real life.
22:26
Food Failures: Knead-to-Know Science Behind Bread
America’s Test Kitchen editorial director Jack Bishop talks about the science behind a perfect loaf.
15:05
Sculpting Science
Paleo-artist John Gurche and paleoanthropologist Rick Potts discuss the intersection between art and science.
9:10
Scientists Test What the Nose Knows
A new study claims the human nose can distinguish one trillion unique smells.
Digital Gets Physical
Students in MIT’s Tangible Media Group break down the barriers of graphic interfaces and allow users to touch and manipulate pixels in real life.
10 Questions for Walter Robinson, Polar Vortex Pioneer
Don’t blame the polar vortex for this winter’s cold weather woes.
What’s the Cosmic Microwave Background?
The universe’s oldest light is one of the great pieces of evidence for the Big Bang.
Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have a Winner
Kai Sander’s photograph of a snowy cornfield was the audience favorite in SciFri’s Winter Nature Photo Contest.
Make A Wire Critter That Can Walk On Water
Learn how insects have inspired engineers and design your own water-walking critter using thin wire and your knowledge of surface tension.