Brain fun for curious people.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 32 days 1 hour 16 minutes
Hr1: News Roundup, Eclipse Special
Just three weeks remain before the total solar eclipse. Are you ready?
Hr2: Harassment and Bias, Alan Alda
What will it take to bring true equality to research labs? And Alan Alda discusses how he teaches scientists using theater improvisation and other empathy-building exercises.
Hr1: Haptics, Pseudoscience, Superhero Physics
Scientists are developing tools that allow you to digitally feel textures like wood and cotton. Plus, a walks through Martin Gardner’s 1950s catalog of pseudoscientific ideas. And, a lesson in the physics of this summers blockbuster superhero stunts.
Hr2: Alzheimers Care, Particle Physics, Air
Physicists have observed subatomic particles decaying in a way that does not jibe with the predictions of the Standard Model, suggesting, if the results are correct, that there could be undiscovered particles at play. Plus, the fascinating story of the a
Hr1: News Roundup, Forest Payments, Asteroid Defense, Quindar
NASA wants to test our ability to deflect asteroids that could come too close to Earth for comfort. Plus, how Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen and art historian/musician James Merle Thomas took inspiration from the sounds of NASA missions to weave a ta