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11:51
Join the Science Club: Build an Art Machine
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Build a machine that can make art.
9:10
Scientists Test What the Nose Knows
A new study claims the human nose can distinguish one trillion unique smells.
15:05
Sculpting Science
Paleo-artist John Gurche and paleoanthropologist Rick Potts discuss the intersection between art and science.
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.
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.
8:22
A Bird-Like ‘Chicken From Hell’ Dino Discovery
Anzu wyliei was a toothless, bird-like dinosaur that weighed 500 pounds.
29:57
Detecting the ‘Bang’ from the Big Bang
Researchers detected waves coming just after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago.
10:33
SciFri’s Winter Nature Photo Contest Winner…Revealed!
Winter Nature Photo Contest judge John Weller discusses your top shots.
25:50
Celebrating Irrational, Transcendental Pi
As we celebrate Pi Day, mathematician Steven Strogatz talks about how the ancients calculated pi—and how you can do it at home.
10:01
Could a Blood Test Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s?
In a preliminary study, researchers identified 10 lipids in the blood that correlated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s.