Brain fun for curious people.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 32 days 2 hours 10 minutes
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.
Hr1: News Roundup, Processed Cheese, Cheese Bacteria
We dive into the world of cheese, from the microbes that help make it, to the chemistry that gives processed cheese its properties. Plus, some of the weeks science stories.
Hr2: Van Goghs True Colors, Cheese Science, Cable Box Wars
Are the walls of Van Goghs Bedroom blue, or violet? A chemist shares the results of a scientific investigation into Van Goghs palette. Then, a look at the science of cheese. And will an FCC proposal expand how consumers access pay-TV services?
Hr1: News Roundup, Planetary Protection, Half-Earth
How does NASA plan to protect the planet against an asteroid or comet strike? Then, Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson argues that we must set aside half the planet for nature.
Hr2: Teaching Robots Right From Wrong, 7 Lessons On Physics, Virtual Reality and Social Media
How do you teach robots to behave ethically? One way is to feed robots human stories, and train them to model their behavior after the protagonists. Plus, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli explains the fundamentals of modern physics in just 80 pages, a
Hr1: News Roundup, DTC Drug Ads, Pandemics
In 1994, Laurie Garrett and Stephen Ostroff came on Science Friday to contemplate some troubling trends in public health. Twenty-two years later, they are back for a check-up. Plus, stories from the week in science.
Hr2: Hacked Hospitals, Silicon Valley Diversity, Printing Living Cells
More tech companies are pledging to increase diversity in their workforce, but their employee numbers remain the same. Plus, how scientists used living cells to 3-D-print ear, bone, and muscle structures.
Hr1: News Roundup, El Nino, Malnutrition and the Microbiome
El Ninos atmospheric influence is global, affecting fish stocks off Peru and potentially driving up malaria deaths in East Africa. Plus, is malnutrition due to more than just a lack of access to quality food?