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Former NIH Director Reflects On Public Mistrust In Science
Episode 868
In 2021, Dr. Francis Collins stepped down after a dozen years leading the National Institutes of Health. He had just overseen the government’s respon…
1 year, 5 months ago
How Are AI Chatbots Changing Scientific Publishing?
Episode 867
Since ChatGPT was released to the public almost three years ago, generative AI chatbots have had many impacts on our society: They played a large rol…
1 year, 5 months ago
These Artists Serve Up Environmental Crises Through Food
Episode 866
Would you be interested in a cookie infused with smog from your favorite city? Maybe a loaf of sourdough made from wheat tainted by wildfires?
Those a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Surgeon General Takes On Parental Stress And Mental Health
Episode 865
Parenting is a tough job. Some days are absolutely overwhelming, balancing a job, a home, and a child’s needs. One thing goes wrong and it’s like a h…
1 year, 5 months ago
Earth May Once Have Had A Ring Like Saturn | An AI For Sand
Episode 864
The ring would have gradually fallen to Earth as meteorites, correlating to a spike of impacts seen in the geological record. Also, a new AI tool can…
1 year, 5 months ago
Physicists Create Heaviest Antimatter Nucleus | Bird Species May Team Up For Migration
Episode 863
The heaviest antimatter nucleus to date was spotted in a particle accelerator. It could provide new insights into the nature of matter. And, research…
1 year, 5 months ago
Your Questions About The Updated COVID Vaccines, Answered
Episode 862
SciFri producer Kathleen Davis talks with Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard’s T.H. …
1 year, 6 months ago
To Confront Climate Change, Imagine Getting It Right
Episode 861
Part of the reason it’s difficult to talk about climate change is that it can be hard to see a long-term positive outcome for people and the planet. …
1 year, 6 months ago
What Research Shows About Smartphone Bans In Schools
Episode 860
Kids and teens are back in school, and the battle over the smartphones in their pockets is becoming more prominent. For years, teachers and parents h…
1 year, 6 months ago
First Citizen Spacewalk | First Successful Whole-Eye Transplant, Over A Year Later
Episode 859
SpaceX Crew Completes First Citizen Spacewalk
Big news in the world of commercial space flight: On Thursday morning, Jared Iasaacman and Sarah Gillis,…
1 year, 6 months ago