Episodes

We discuss the science of bread-baking and how to keep your sourdough starter happy. Plus, smart TVs join the ranks of websites and smartphone apps that collect and share your data.

Two botanists want you to make your own cocktail bitters with underappreciated ingredients—all in the name of conservation. Plus, a look at a troubling report from the UN about the state of the oceans and their future.

More and more industries are responding to climate change. Will fashion brands follow suit? Plus, how would humanity survive a sci-fi disaster?

From facial recognition to risk assessments, AI is guiding the decisions of police departments and courtrooms across the country. Plus, how Euclidean geometry came to influence politics, art and the nature of cities.

Indigenous peoples have been observing the world for thousands of years. Why are they still underrepresented in science? Plus, new concussion research at the start of football season.

How are local tourism businesses—from ski resorts to casinos—adapting to climate change? Plus, training the scientists of the future with lessons from SciFri’s Educator Collaborative.

A celebration of the tool-users, the problem-solvers, and the songbirds. Plus, proper land management could help or hurt the environment.

We’re probing the mysteries of lightning. Plus, a trip to the cave home in Texas of over 15 million bats.

The Great Red Spot is shrinking, and other news from the giant planets. Plus, high-speed internet access is becoming a necessity of modern life, but connecting over a million rural Texans is a challenge.

The planned Thirty Meter telescope on Mauna Kea raises ethical concerns. Plus, sunscreen ingredients can stay in your bloodstream days after you apply it. How safe exactly is chemical sunscreen?