Broadcasts

Remembering Oliver Sacks, gene therapy to treat colorblindness in monkeys, teachers describe their science-filled summer vacations, the history of autism, and more.

The SciFri Book Club discusses “The Soul of a New Machine,” attempting to replicate 100 psychology studies, a new view of black holes from Stephen Hawking, and more.

Are your employers gathering data about you? Plus, a museum unites artists and technologists, seismologist Lucy Jones talks earthquakes, using urine as garden fertilizer, and more.

How does forest vegetation shift after catastrophic fires? Plus, an update on the Gold King mine disaster, surprising behaviors in a rare octopus, assistive technology apps, and more.

The SciFri Book Club reboots with “The Soul of a New Machine.” Plus, a look at President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, baby jokes, rats on the job, and more.

Rethinking school discipline, the evolution of wearable technology, how illegal pot farms are repeating old environmental sins, and more.

Do know-it-alls really know it all? Plus, discovery of a pentaquark, a dolphin’s view of disease, fighting bacteria with bacteria, and more.

“Geek Atlas” author John Graham-Cumming helps us plot the ultimate geek road trip. Plus, Pluto prepares for its closeup, fluid dynamics and lollipops, Eric Kandel on the role prions play in long-term memories, and more.

Is there a better way to teach and learn math? Plus, how the field of neuroscience emerged, marijuana’s effects on adolescents in the U.S., a look at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, and bike traffic laws.