Flora Lichtman was the host of the podcast Every Little Thing. She’s a former Science Friday multimedia producer.
Desktop Diaries: Temple Grandin
“I’m pure geek, pure logic,” says Temple Grandin, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. We spent an afternoon with Grandin in her office in Fort Collins.
Desktop Diaries: Oliver Sacks
Writer and neurologist Oliver Sacks explains what his desk means to him. From lumps of metal to lemurs, Sacks describes some of his treasures.
Sandy’s CT Scan, and Other Vital Images
Satellites looked at Sandy this week, and they also looked in.
Plunging Into the Science of BASE Jumping
The physics and neuroscience of jumping off cliffs.
The SciFri Book Club Falls For Mr. Feynman
The Science Friday Book Club discusses the classic book “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”
Plunge Into the Science of BASE Jumping
BASE stands for the objects the practitioners of the sport jump from: buildings, antennas, spans, earth. Wingsuits are sometimes involved; parachutes, always.
Geek My Pumpkin
Maniac Pumpkin Carvers Marc and Chris carve hundreds of pumpkins each fall, which go for a few hundred bucks and rarely end up on stoops. They gave us some tips for how to bring our pumpkins to the next level this Halloween.
Enter an Optical Illusion
Gravity doesn’t behave as expected in a new art exhibition in New York City.