Brain fun for curious people.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 32 days 4 hours 3 minutes
Hr1: News Roundup, National Parks, Teaching Math, Limbs
Educators argue over how to shake up math education, like ditching pre-calculus and emphasizing real-world thinking. Plus what a fish and a rare amphibian can tell us about how limbs develop, grow, and even re-grow.
Hr2: Zika, Book Club, Mr. Robot
The viral storm has made landfall in the U.S, but a vaccine remains elusive. Plus, Kor Adana, a write for Mr. Robot, unpacks the toolkit of real-life hackers that inspired the show. And a discussion of Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwoood.
Hr2: Circadian Clock for Virus Infection, Dark Matter Novel, Small Launch Systems, Niku
Mice appear to be more susceptible to viral infection during their sleep cycle, suggesting that circadian rhythms can affect our immune systems. Plus, how an icy space object with a rebellious orbit may be a clue to the mystery of the early solar system.
Hr1: News Roundup, Marijuana Research, Twitter Bots, Chili Peppers
A visit with the Twitter bots that are brightening our social media experience. Plus, what gives the hot habanero and mild jalapeno their heat profile?
Hr2: Science Debate Questions, Self-Destructing Battery, Olympic Architecture, Automation and Jobs
A group proposes 20 science-based policy questions for the presidential candidates to address in the months ahead. Plus, as robots that can weld cars give way to robots that can drive cars, what is ahead for the workforce?
Hr1: News Roundup, Clickbait, Particle Physics, Remembering HM
What could sterile neutrinos, gravitons, and axions tell us about the Standard Model? Plus, the most famous patient in neuroscience is the subject of a new book by the grandson of the man who changed his brain forever.
Hr2:Replication Game, World According to Microbes, Bulldogs
Ed Yong examines the connections between species and ecosystems from a microbial point of view. Plus, bulldog genetics, and the reproducibility of important scientific papers.
Hr1: News Roundup, Vaquita, Swim Strokes, Election Security, Book Club
If hackers are targeting the servers of political campaigns, might attacks on election systems themselves soon follow? Plus, the endangered vaquita, and the #scifribookclub tackles Oryx and Crake.
Hr2:Human Enhancement Technology, Deadly Snails, Clone Health, Moth Week
A new survey finds many Americans are dubious about using certain new technologies for human enhancement. Plus, the health of sister clones of Dolly the sheep, and a celebration of the life around your porch light.
Hr1: News Roundup, New Zealand Predators, Digital Language, Staying Healthy In Space
Weightlessness and radiation both take a toll on the body, in ways we still do not fully understand. Plus, the difference between this, THIS, and #this, and why a plan to save native avian species means targeting non-native predators.