Annette Heist is an audio producer and editor based near Philadelphia, PA. She is also a former senior producer for Science Friday.
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Exploring an Ever-Expanding Universe
Saul Perlmutter discusses his Nobel Prize-winning work measuring the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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17-Year Cicadas Primed to Emerge
After spending 17 years underground, millions of Brood II cicadas are expected to emerge this spring.
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The SciFri Book Club Takes a Walk
Get ready to trail along with writer Bill Bryson.
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Monitoring the Monarchs
Monarch expert Lincoln Brower discusses the decline in monarch butterfly populations.
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The Teenage ‘Troublemaker’ Fighting for Science
Zack Kopplin is campaigning to keep creationism off the science class syllabus.
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Milkweed for Monarchs
People can help monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, a plant the insects rely on for breeding and feeding.
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What’s in a Label?
A new book looks at how the way we think and behave can be shaped by forces we aren’t aware of.
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‘Drunk Tank Pink’ Finds Clues to Behavior
In his new book, Adam Alter examines the way labels, symbols, and colors can affect human behavior.
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President Obama Calls for a ‘BRAIN Initiative’
NIH Director Francis Collins discusses President Obama’s new ‘BRAIN Initiative’ research program.
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Scene in the Sonoran
Science Friday hits the desert trail to take in some springtime sights.