Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchVirtual Worlds And Wildfire Health Effects. Dec 4, 2020, Part 2
Episode 325
Science Friday’s Second Life: The Voyage Home
Do you remember Second Life? That online virtual world where you can create an avatar, build whatever y…
5 years, 3 months ago
David Attenborough, China’s Moon Mission, COVID Approved In U.K. Dec 4, 2020, Part 1
Episode 324
David Attenborough Observes A Natural World In Crisis
If you were to make a list of celebrities of the natural world, Sir David Attenborough would mo…
5 years, 3 months ago
Your Cheese’s Microbiome, COVID Reinfection Questions, Future Of Meat. Nov 27, 2020, Part 1
Episode 322
Can You Get COVID-19 More Than Once?
SciFri producer Elah Feder’s friend tested positive for antibodies a few months ago—but last month, she develope…
5 years, 3 months ago
Ig Nobel Prizes, Koji Alchemy. Nov 27, 2020, Part 2
Episode 323
Laugh Along At Home With The Ig Nobel Awards
We know traditions are different this year. Maybe you’re having a small family dinner instead of a huge …
5 years, 3 months ago
Roman Mars, Disinformation, Ancient Female Big Game Hunters. Nov 20, 2020, Part 2
Episode 321
Exploring The Invisible Architecture Of Cities With Roman Mars
On a walk through your city or town, there are all sorts of sights and sounds to take …
5 years, 3 months ago
Famous Arecibo Observatory Decommissioned, Biden’s Climate Change Plan. Nov 20, 2020, Part 1
Episode 320
Puerto Rico's Famous Arecibo Observatory Decommissioned
The astronomical observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, has been standing since 1963. It has we…
5 years, 3 months ago
Body Temperature, COVID Vaccines, Dog Genomics. Nov 13, 2020, Part 2
Episode 319
Our Average Body Temperature Is Getting Cooler
We’ve all been getting our temperature checked on the regular these days. Most restaurants and busines…
5 years, 4 months ago
Biden’s COVID Transition Team, Election Drug Policy Reform. Nov 13, 2020, Part 1
Episode 318
The New Biden Administration Plans For COVID-19
It’s been less than a week since it became clear that Joe Biden would be the president elect. While P…
5 years, 4 months ago
Climate Policy And The Election, COVID Winter Forecast, Murder Hornets. Nov 6, 2020, Part 1
Episode 317
What Will The Pandemic Look Like During The Winter?
It’s been almost a year since officials in China announced the spread of a mysterious pneumonia, …
5 years, 4 months ago
Ancient Algae, COVID Holidays, Accessible Pregnancy Test. Nov 6, 2020, Part 2
Episode 316
How Algae Survived A Mass Extinction
Sixty-six million years ago when an asteroid slammed into what is now the Yucatan peninsula, it set off a period…
5 years, 4 months ago