Brain fun for curious people.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 32 days 1 hour 16 minutes
Hr1: News Roundup, Zika Virus, Brain-Computer Interface, Science Club
The story of a quadriplegic man who regained movement of his arm using a brain-computer interface. Plus, new research into the zika virus, and a challenge to explain your world via sampling.
Hr1: News Roundup, Climate and the Collapse of Ancient Civilizations, Climate Fiction
Writer Paolo Bacigalupi is using fiction to help us imagine our climate change future—and he is not alone. Plus, how did climate change affect the boom-and-bust cycles of of ancient Southwest civilizations in the United States?
Hr2: Insulin Pricing, Science From Space, Lab Girl Memoir
Undiscovered tombs and pyramids can be found right on your iPad, if you know what to look for. Plus, the memoir _Lab Girl_ from geobiologist Hope Jahren.
Hr1: News Roundup, How Games Move Us, Spot the Spoof Science Study
Some of todays video games are pushing players into new emotional territory, engaging complex feelings like complicity, empathy, and grief. Plus, how good are you at picking out an authentic research study from a spoof?
Hr2: Sea Level Rise, Sorting Out Social Media Feeds, Springtime Blooms
A new study suggests a melting Antarctica could pump up global sea levels much more than previously predicted. Plus, social media feed curation, and how springtime can bring some unexpected blooms.
Hr2: Ancient Beer, Unlocking the Encryption Debate
In the 90s, the Clipper Chip was the big government encryption case. Two Science Friday guests involved in that early debate rejoin us to weigh in on the Apple argument. Plus, two anthropologists are studying an ancient brewery.
Hr1: News Roundup, Minimalist Biology, The Road to LIGO
Craig Venter and his team have booted up a cell with only the bare minimum genetic instructions required for life. Plus, Janna Levin on LIGO.
Hr2: Tricking Tumor Cells, Investigating Sea Level Rise on a Local Level, Teaching Climate Change Science
A panel of education experts discusses challenges and approaches to teaching climate change science in the classroom. Plus, how a new method convinces cancer cells to gobble up a ball of poison and ferry it directly to the cell nucleus.
Hr1: News Roundup, Serengeti Rules, A Space Program
Sculptor Tom Sachs has built his own space program, and it is 100 percent DIY. Plus, biologist Sean B. Carroll describes some of the greatest experiments in ecology.
Hr2: Ocular Stem Cell Therapy, Ask an Ophthalmologist, Quantum Computing, Pi
Ophthalmologists Lisa Park and Anne Sumers address queries about eyes and vision. Plus, Researchers used stem cells to grow eye tissues. And a look at the potential of quantum computers.