16:16
Trash Talk: Uncovering the Waste in U.S. Landfills
American landfills may be crowded with twice as much waste as previously thought, according to a new study.
16:43
Science and Diplomacy
What role can science and scientists play in negotiating global issues?
17:25
Putting Scientific Research to the Test
Out of 100 psychology studies, researchers were able to reproduce the original results in less than half.
24:26
Employee or Datapoint?
The data employers are gathering on their employees aren’t always a fair measure of efficiency or success, and in some cases, it’s an invasion of privacy.
17:32
Deconstructing School Discipline
Researchers rethink discipline in an effort to break down the “school-to-prison” pipeline.
29:01
Can Marijuana Help or Hurt Adolescent Health?
A roundtable of scientists discuss ongoing research on the effects and potential applications of marijuana for adolescents in the United States.
11:52
The Thirty-Meter Telescope, A Cancer-Killing Virus, and a Fossil Find
Hawaii Public Radio reporter Molly Solomon talks about a new proposal for Hawaii’s Thirty-Meter Telescope, and reporter Rachel Feltman sums up the week in science news.
17:42
The Debate on Gene Editing
How should research progress as human gene editing techniques become cheaper, faster, and more precise?
Build an Earthquake Machine
In this activity from IRIS, students explore a mechanical model of a fault to learn how energy is stored elastically in rocks and released suddenly as an earthquake.
Carl Sagan, and the Rise of the ‘Celebrity Scientist’
An excerpt from “The New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and into the Limelight.”