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17:18
Eugenia Cheng: How To Bake Pi
In her new book How to Bake Pi, mathematician Eugenia Cheng cooks up digestible math lessons on number theory to topology.
12:17
MicroRNA and Cancer Therapeutics
Could ingested plants be used as a delivery system of therapeutic microRNAs?
6:26
Flash of the Disco Clam
Reminiscent of the flashy dance halls and shag carpets of the ’70s, the disco clam flaunts frilly tentacles and its very own light show.
9:46
The Science Club Looks Into the Heart of the Sun
This season’s Science Club challenge: Tell us what the sun does.
17:10
Tales From ‘Big Pig’
Barry Estabrook’s latest book, “Pig Tales,” is a journey through the good, the bad and the ugly of hog farming.
12:15
The Oldest Bird, a Distant Galaxy, and the Beard Microbiome
Rachel Feltman of The Washington Post joins us for a roundup of her top science stories this week.
5:00
The Other Side Of Oliver Sacks
We all know Oliver Sacks as a renowned neurologist and a prolific author. But he’s a true Renaissance man, as becomes clear when reading his new memoir, ‘On the Move: A Life.’
12:30
The Rise of the Celebrity Scientist
“The New Celebrity Scientists” profiles scientists who’ve cracked the fame code to become cultural icons.
17:42
The Debate on Gene Editing
How should research progress as human gene editing techniques become cheaper, faster, and more precise?
11:58
Getting Charged Up for the Tesla Home Battery
Could Elon Musk’s plan for a home battery fire up an energy revolution?