Science Magazine Podcast

588 Episodes

1. The twins climbing Mount Everest for science, and the fractal nature of human bone

   Published: 5/3/2018
2. Deciphering talking drums, and squeezing more juice out of solar panels

   Published: 4/26/2018
3. Drug use in the ancient world, and what will happen to plants as carbon dioxide levels increase

   Published: 4/19/2018
4. How DNA is revealing Latin America’s lost histories, and how to make a molecule from just two atoms

   Published: 4/12/2018
5. Legendary Viking crystals, and how to put an octopus to sleep

   Published: 4/5/2018
6. Chimpanzee retirement gains momentum, and x-ray ‘ghost images’ could cut radiation doses

   Published: 3/29/2018
7. A possible cause for severe morning sickness, and linking mouse moms’ caretaking to brain changes in baby mice

   Published: 3/22/2018
8. How humans survived an ancient volcanic winter and how disgust shapes ecosystems

   Published: 3/15/2018
9. Animals that don’t need people to be domesticated; the astonishing spread of false news; and links between gender, sexual orientation, and speech

   Published: 3/8/2018
10. A new dark matter signal from the early universe, massive family trees, and how we might respond to alien contact

    Published: 3/1/2018
11. Neandertals that made art, live news from the AAAS Annual Meeting, and the emotional experience of being a scientist

    Published: 2/22/2018
12. Genes that turn off after death, and debunking the sugar conspiracy

    Published: 2/15/2018
13. Happy lab animals may make better research subjects, and understanding the chemistry of the indoor environment

    Published: 2/8/2018
14. Following 1000 people for decades to learn about the interplay of health, environment, and temperament, and investigating why naked mole rats don’t seem to age

    Published: 2/1/2018
15. The dangers of dismantling a geoengineered sun shield and the importance of genes we don’t inherit

    Published: 1/25/2018
16. Unearthed letters reveal changes in Fields Medal awards, and predicting crime with computers is no easy feat

    Published: 1/18/2018
17. Salad-eating sharks, and what happens after quantum computing achieves quantum supremacy

    Published: 1/11/2018
18. Who visits raccoon latrines, and boosting cancer therapy with gut microbes

    Published: 1/4/2018
19. <i>Science</i>’s Breakthrough of the Year, our best online news, and science books for your shopping list

    Published: 12/21/2017
20. Putting the breaks on driverless cars, and dolphins that can muffle their ears

    Published: 12/14/2017