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‘Artificial General Intelligence’ Is Apparently Coming. What Is It?
Episode 946
For years, artificial intelligence companies have heralded the coming of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. OpenAI, which makes the chatbot Cha…
1 year, 3 months ago
NASA Considers Cheaper Ways To Retrieve Mars Samples | How Does A Hula Hoop Stay Up?
Episode 943
Scientists investigated how the shape of the human body makes hula hooping possible—and what hips and a waist have to do with it. And, the decision f…
1 year, 3 months ago
Surgeon General Highlights Link Between Alcohol And Cancer
Episode 944
Alcohol poses many risks to our health, including liver damage and driving under the influence.
Now, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has highlig…
1 year, 3 months ago
First U.S. Bird Flu Death Raises Concerns About Preparedness
Episode 945
On January 6, the U.S. reported its first human death from the bird flu. According to the CDC, more than 60 people were diagnosed with bird flu in th…
1 year, 3 months ago
Meet Flora Lichtman | Los Angeles Wildfires Stoked By Santa Ana Winds
Episode 942
After her SciFri internship 20 years ago, Flora went on to become a beloved science journalist, video producer, and podcaster. Now she’s back! Also, …
1 year, 3 months ago
What Lichen Tell Us About Ecology, Air Quality, And More
Episode 941
Last October, Ira Flatow took a trip to the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon, for a daylong exploration of lichen—the fuzzy growths often fo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Biologists Call For A Halt To ‘Mirror Life’ Research
Episode 940
You’re probably familiar with the concept of handedness—a glove made for your left hand looks basically like the one for your right hand, but won’t f…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Breakthrough Technologies To Watch In 2025
Episode 939
Each year, the journalists at the MIT Technology Review publish a list of 10 breakthrough technologies: these are things poised to hit a tipping poin…
1 year, 3 months ago
What Scientists Have Learned From 125 Years Of Bird Counts
Episode 938
This winter marks the 125th year of Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count, in which bird nerds across the Western Hemisphere venture outside to record all t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Scientists Predict Loss Of Deep Snow In Most Of U.S.
Episode 937
Researchers have projected that by the end of the century, days where snow covers the ground will virtually disappear in the United States, except fo…
1 year, 4 months ago