Episodes

An evolutionary biologist brings big data to bear on 50 years of pop music history. Plus, a look inside hog farming, how to bake pi, a challenge to explain the sun, and more.

A new book probes psychiatry’s history. Plus, the debate around gene editing, seismic risk and safety in Nepal , the other side of Oliver Sacks, and more.

A conversation with NASA administrator Charles Bolden. Plus, an unusual lab located in space, YouTube science star Destin Sandlin, a graphic novel about pioneers in computing, and more.

A new book uses physics to answer pop culture questions. Plus, a different kind of dark matter, drinking coffee in space, a historical view of science on screen, and more.

What questions should we be asking as research on artificial intelligence progresses? Plus, how undersea cables support the Internet, a new video about babies, “science publication pollution,” and more.

The science of egg cookery. Plus, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz talks Iran, Mercury’s propensity to collect dust, building a cancer vaccine from tumor cells, and more.

Scientists discuss the “darker” side of physics. Plus, tackling the climate conversation through dance, a new book about the brain’s hemispheres, malaria’s bait-and-switch strategy, and more.

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate unsung heroines of science. Plus, a talk with White House CTO Megan Smith, navigating the tech hurdles of a Mars mission, and more.

A celebration of pi (and pie). Plus, writing fiction with algorithms, a puzzling polio-like paralysis puzzles doctors, clinical trial apps, and more.