Science Friday
Science Friday and WNYC Studios
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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Episodes (1398)
Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe
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Why physics and philosophy need each other
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Recall rodeo: A food safety update + Why cars are catching fire
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Is there science behind the ‘nervous system reset’?
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For Jennifer Chayes, math is a 'native tongue'
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What an mRNA melanoma vaccine may mean for cancer treatment
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Why it's so hard to tell the age of a fungus
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The power of the stories we tell about the ocean
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What should astronauts do first when they reach Mars?
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AI is everywhere in healthcare now. Doctors are conflicted
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How much worse was that storm because of climate change?
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How GPS shaped our world
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The ancient Roman doctrine guiding modern environmental fights
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What are the mysterious ‘little red dots’ in images of space?
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Could we live in a dinosaur world?
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Do microplastics in the body affect pregnancy?
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Making a case for physicists to join climate research
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Creating 'world models' for robots + An AI math shakeup
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What can moments of lucidity teach us about Alzheimer’s?
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Colorado’s snow drought deals a major blow to recreation
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How do you find a ‘lost’ species?
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What we get wrong about vaccine hesitancy
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Why this lab studies the speed of bug pee and other curiosities
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Some primates undergo even more extreme childbirth than humans
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Deb Haaland is a politician, and proud of it
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Sitting all day is terrible for us. Moving a little can help
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A Nagasaki survivor and physician recounts his life's work
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What do people eat? Plant and animal DNA in sewage provide clues
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3D images of galaxies will rock you (ft. Queen)
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The evolution of an enzyme engineer who changed chemistry
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Why is brain cancer so hard to treat?
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How can astronaut food be better?
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The reality of living with extreme heat in India
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Tracking shark populations, one shark at a time
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The Black women codebreakers of the Cold War
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Asha de Vos’ journey from deck hand to marine science leader
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Why worry about my data If I have nothing to hide?
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Peering through dust clouds to the center of the galaxy
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Why a paper about relocating coastal communities hit a nerve
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How do you piece together what life was like in Pompeii?
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Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak
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A space telescope launch + Alvin submersible check-up
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How does a tick bite cause a red meat allergy?
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What will our reaction be when we discover aliens?
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Beautiful botflies, luscious leeches, and the wonder of parasites
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China's booming biotech, from a brain implant to drug discovery
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Reconnecting with the night sky and reining in light pollution
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Amid shifting politics, can we build stable global health systems?
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How does the gut-brain connection work?
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Investigating ‘flow state’ with the bassist from Phish
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