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Science Friday
Science Friday and WNYC Studios
150 episodes
3 days ago
Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
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Life Sciences
Science,
Natural Sciences
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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
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Life Sciences
Science,
Natural Sciences
Episodes (20/150)
Science Friday
An ER Doctor Reflects On Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later
Dr. Erica Fisher was working at Charity Hospital when it flooded, trapping her and 1,600 other people inside during Hurricane Katrina.
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3 days ago
25 minutes 17 seconds

Science Friday
An Archaeologist And A Tattoo Artist Decipher Ancient Ink
Archaeologists are taking another look at tattoos on preserved corpses and verifying ancient techniques with modern tattoo artists.
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4 days ago
18 minutes 52 seconds

Science Friday
What Lies Beneath The Outer Layers Of A Star?
Astronomers found a supernova whose lighter outer layers had been stripped away, revealing an inner shell rich in silicon and sulfur.
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5 days ago
12 minutes 52 seconds

Science Friday
How Have Gray Wolves Fared 30 Years After Reintroduction?
Humans drove wolves nearly to extinction in the American West. Reintroducing them in 1995 was, and still is, controversial.
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6 days ago
12 minutes 38 seconds

Science Friday
Are Food Dyes Really Bad For You?
The FDA and HHS plan to eliminate petroleum-based food dyes as part of the MAHA agenda. What does science say about their effects on health?
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1 week ago
18 minutes 24 seconds

Science Friday
mRNA Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In the wake of funding cuts to mRNA vaccine research, we revisit a February story about a promising vaccine for pancreatic cancer.
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1 week ago
18 minutes 15 seconds

Science Friday
Can The Rise In Solar Power Balance Out Clean Energy Cuts?
Solar power adoption has been rising fast. Amid recent federal efforts to limit clean energy, will it make a dent in our climate impact?
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1 week ago
18 minutes 44 seconds

Science Friday
Decoding Fireflies’ Smelly Signals And Blinking Butts
Fireflies' unique body chemistry has led to advances in medical imaging. And scientists are now learning how they communicate using smell.
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1 week ago
17 minutes 48 seconds

Science Friday
The Uncertain Science Behind What We Understand As ‘Truth’
In a new book, mathematician Adam Kucharski traces our relationship to truth, from the ancient Greeks to our AI reality.
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1 week ago
18 minutes 30 seconds

Science Friday
How Agatha Christie Used Chemistry To Kill (In Books)
A new book explores the poisonous concoctions in Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries and the science behind how they kill.
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2 weeks ago
17 minutes 33 seconds

Science Friday
What Do mRNA Funding Cuts Mean For Future US Research?
RFK Jr. canceled nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding. Plus, the latest climate news, from flooding in Alaska to new EVs.
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2 weeks ago
19 minutes 37 seconds

Science Friday
Breast Milk Is Understudied. What Are Scientists Learning Now?
There are a lot of claims about breast milk, but we know little about this sophisticated substance. Two researchers update us on the latest.
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2 weeks ago
18 minutes 47 seconds

Science Friday
When Headaches Are Ruining Your Life, Where Can You Turn?
In “The Headache,” a science journalist documents his quest to understand his own cluster headaches.
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2 weeks ago
18 minutes 50 seconds

Science Friday
Remembering Apollo 13 Astronaut James Lovell
The late James Lovell was commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. In 1995, he recounted the story of the real-life space drama.
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2 weeks ago
28 minutes 58 seconds

Science Friday
‘Underground Atlas’ Shows How Vulnerable Fungal Networks Are
Underground fungal networks are crucial to life on Earth. But a new map shows that less than 10% of fungal hotspots are in protected areas.
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3 weeks ago
18 minutes 34 seconds

Science Friday
Lithium May Have A Role In Causing—And Treating—Alzheimer’s
This important breakthrough and other research projects have lost funding because of Trump’s cuts to the NIH.
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3 weeks ago
26 minutes 30 seconds

Science Friday
Are Cold Plunges Actually Good For You?
A researcher who studies the effects of extreme cold on the body throws a few drops of icy water on the social media trend. Also, why mammoths make great mascots.
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3 weeks ago
18 minutes 11 seconds

Science Friday
A Nagasaki Survivor And Physician Recounts His Life's Work
Dr. Masao Tomonaga was 2 years old when the US bombed Nagasaki. Eighty years later, he reflects on a lifetime of treating other survivors.
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3 weeks ago
18 minutes 58 seconds

Science Friday
65 Genomes Expand Our Picture Of Human Genetics
Researchers closely examined the genomes of 65 individuals to paint a more complex, and more complete, picture of human genetic diversity.
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3 weeks ago
18 minutes 22 seconds

Science Friday
How The Moon Transformed Life On Earth
A new book explores how the moon changed us—and how we’ve changed the moon.
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4 weeks ago
14 minutes 29 seconds

Science Friday
Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.