Hr2: Personal Medical Records, Taxidermy, Gut Microbes
A look at the science—and art—of preserving dead animals through taxidermy. Plus, tips on obtaining your personal medical records, and tracking the rhythms of the microbiome.
Hr1: News Roundup, Winter Boots, Best Science Books, Cassini
The best science books of 2016. Plus, updates on Cassini and Juno, and a cold, hard look at how winter boots fare in icy conditions.
Hr2: IgNobel Awards 2016
An annual awards ceremony honors scientific research that first makes you laugh, but then makes you think.
Hr1: Indigenous Genes, Beatrix Potter, Never Built New York
Outside of Mr. McGregor’s garden and in her own life, Beatrix Potter–author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit–had a curious eye for the nature world around her. Plus an alternate history of New York City architecture lives on in Never Built New York.
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In Indigenous Genes, Evidence Of Colonization’s Plagues
Members of one Canadian Indigenous community have different immune genes than their forebears. Plus, how researchers and Indigenous communities can create more mutually beneficial relationships.
17:25
Skyscraper Bridges, Floating Airports, And A Dome Over Midtown
An alternate history of New York City architecture lives on in “Never Built New York.”
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Celebrating Science With Silliness: The 2016 Ig Nobel Prizes
An annual awards ceremony honors scientific research that first makes you laugh, but then makes you think.
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The Scientific Tale Of Author Beatrix Potter
Outside of Mr. McGregor’s garden and in her own life, Beatrix Potter—author of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”—had a curious eye for the nature world around her.
Hr2: Science Goes To The Movies in Arrival, Thanksgiving Food Failures, Mushroom Leather
The science behind roasting a browner bird and sweetening sweet potatoes. Plus, how would real scientists achieve mutual understanding with an alien race?
Hr1: News Roundup, Fake News, The Common Cold
We answer your questions about the cold virus, and introduce you to the viruses you have to thank for that stuffy nose.