Brain fun for curious people.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 31 days 22 hours 55 minutes
Hr2: Renewable Energy Transition, Speech and Pitch, Max Tegmark
A new study maps out the path for 139 countries to switch entirely to renewable energy sources by 2050. And physicist Max Tegmark contemplates how artificial intelligence could reshape work, justice, and society in the future.
Hr1: News Roundup, Teenage Brain, Voyager, Indoor Microbiome
From slime in your shower head to fungi in your drywall, there is no escaping the microbiome of the great indoors. Plus, from solar explorers to record bearers, the many lives of Voyagers 1 and 2.
Hr2: FDA Fast Track, Evolution, Solar Eclipse App for Visually Impaired
Researchers say fast-tracked drugs are not being rigorously tested after the approval process. Plus, modern evolutionary science has some advantages Darwin did not. What are we learning from DNA, experimentation, and more? And how researchers are using s
Hr1: News Roundup, 13 Reasons, Volcanoes, Fake Flavors
Researchers are using magma trapped in crystal structures to study the life beneath volcanoes. Plus, modern fake flavors owe more to the chemistry of the past than their real fruit counterparts.
Hr2: Lunar Magetism, Curiosity, Eclipse Balloons
Curiosity drives much of our learning and creativity. Where do we get it from, and how does it change our brains? Plus, the NASA Eclipse Ballooning Project hopes to livestream the solar eclipse from weather balloons across the country. And scientists sti
Hr1: News Roundup, Oroville Dam, Biometrics, Sweat
Fingerprint scanners are standard on new smartphones, and new ID methods are on the way. But security researchers say biometrics are still too easily duped. Plus, how humans and other animals have evolved to beat the heat.