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Michael Pollan explores consciousness, AI and the brain
In this episode of Science Quickly, journalist Michael Pollan joins Scientific American’s Bri Kane to unpack why consciousness is so hard to define i…
20 hours ago
A tech journalist, some hot dogs and an AI hoax
In February the BBC’s Thomas Germain became the world’s “best tech journalist at eating hot dogs”—at least, that’s what ChatGPT and Google Search’s “…
2 days, 20 hours ago
Women’s heart health, Artemis update, postbirthing vitamins for reindeer
In this episode of Science Quickly, we’ll unpack a worrying prediction for women’s heart health that says nearly 60 percent of women in the U.S. will…
4 days, 20 hours ago
A teen, an algorithm and the race to stop poaching
In this episode of Science Quickly, freelance wildlife writer Melissa Hobson investigates how a 17‑year‑old’s breakthrough artificial-intelligence-ba…
1 week ago
The science behind polyamory
In this episode of Science Quickly, we explore what research reveals about polyamory, how multipartner relationships actually function and why commun…
1 week, 2 days ago
New dino, vaccine shake-ups, dirty air risks
In this Science Quickly news roundup, we look at the Food and Drug Administration’s surprising change of heart on reviewing Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, …
1 week, 4 days ago
The surprising enigma of slippery ice
Many of the events in the Winter Olympics involve some sort of sliding or slipping on ice—in a skillful, controlled way. Those moves often seem effor…
2 weeks ago
Can AI keep Alzheimer’s patients safe at home?
In this episode of Science Quickly, multimedia journalist Meghan McDonough explores how emerging artificial-intelligence‑powered “smart home” tools a…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Trump’s climate rollback, this wild winter and ‘Penisgate’
In this episode of Science Quickly, we unpack the Trump administration’s move to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endangerment finding” …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
The evolutionary riddle of the kiss
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, kissing may be on your mind. But why do we kiss? In this episode of Science Quickly, evolutionary biologist M…
3 weeks ago