Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLove and the Brain: Do Partnerships Really Make Us Happy? Here's What the Science Says
How romance affects our well-being is a lot more complicated than “they lived happily ever after.”
3 years ago
Love and the Brain: The Animal Matchmaker and the Panda Romeo and Juliet
In fair zoo-ona, a pair of star-cross’d pandas take their life. And we learn about whether or not animals can fall in love.
3 years ago
Love and the Brain: How Attached Are We to Attachment Styles?
Are you “anxious,” “avoidant” or “disorganized?” So-called attachment styles have taken the Internet by storm. But it turns out there’s a lot more t…
3 years ago
Love and the Brain, Part 1: The 36 Questions, Revisited
Host Shayla Love dives into the true story behind the now infamous 36 questions that lead to love.
3 years, 1 month ago
Coming Soon to Your Podcast Feed: Science, Quickly
A new era in Scientific American audio history is about to drop starting next week. Get ready for a science variety show guaranteed to quench your cu…
3 years, 1 month ago
The 60-Second Podcast Takes a Short Break--But Wait, There's More
Scientific American’s short-form podcast has been going for 16 years, three months and seven days, counting today. But it’s time for us to evolve.
3 years, 2 months ago
Is Your Phone Actually Draining Your Brain?
A new study puts the “brain drain hypothesis”—the idea that just having a phone next to you impacts your cognition—to the test to see if the science …
3 years, 2 months ago
Why Your Dog Might Think You're a Bonehead
The verdict is in: female dogs actively evaluate human competence.
3 years, 2 months ago
Alaska's Protective Sea Ice Wall Is Crumbling because of the Climate Crisis
A massive storm slammed into Alaska’s western coast, and there was no ice to stop it.
3 years, 3 months ago
It's the Bass That Makes Us Boogie
Concertgoers danced more when music was supplemented with low-frequency bass tones.
3 years, 3 months ago