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Back to SearchPregnancy And Coronavirus, Good News For Corals. August 21, 2020, Part 1
Episode 294
There’s no guidebook for how to have a baby during a pandemic. Experiences like having loved ones present at the delivery, or inviting grandparents o…
5 years, 6 months ago
Iowa Derecho, Showering And Hygiene, Parasites. August 21, 2020, Part 2
Episode 293
Dealing With The Aftermath Of Iowa’s Devastating Derecho
It’s been more than a week since the state of Iowa was hit by a surprise visitor: a line of…
5 years, 6 months ago
Contraceptive Access, Robot Bias, Story Structure. August 14, 2020, Part 2
Episode 292
Roboticists, like other artificial intelligence researchers, are concerned about how bias affects our relationship with machines that are supposed to…
5 years, 7 months ago
Faster COVID-19 Testing, Hell Ants. August 14, 2020, Part 1
Episode 291
Throughout the pandemic, testing has continued to be one of the biggest issues, particularly in the United States. Some scientists say that the solut…
5 years, 7 months ago
SciFri en Español: El Río Hirviente De Perú Tiene Más De Lo Que El Ojo Ve
Episode 290
En el verano del 2019, Rosa Vásquez Espinoza bioquímica y candidata a Ph.D. en la Universidad de Michigan Ann Arbor, fue en una expedición al Río Hir…
5 years, 7 months ago
Biden Climate Plan, Boiling River. August 7, 2020, Part 1
Episode 289
Last month, Vice President Joe Biden unveiled his plan for climate change—a sweeping $2 trillion dollar platform that aims to tighten standards for c…
5 years, 7 months ago
The End of Everything, Bright Fluorescence, Gene Editing a Squid. August 7, 2020, Part 2
Episode 288
When it comes to the eventual end of our universe, cosmologists have a few classic theories: the Big Crunch, where the universe reverses its expansio…
5 years, 7 months ago
COVID In Prisons, How Sperm Swim. July 31, 2020, Part 2
Episode 287
As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread, it’s become clear certain populations are particularly at risk—including those serving sentences in prisons and …
5 years, 7 months ago
Science In Space, Sports and COVID, Science Diction. July 31, 2020, Part 1
Episode 286
Astronauts have conducted all sorts of experiments in the International Space Station—from observations of microgravity on the human to body to growi…
5 years, 7 months ago
SciFri Extra: The Origin Of The Word 'Ketchup'
Episode 285
Science Diction is back! This time around, the team is investigating the science, language, and history of food. First up: Digging into America's fav…
5 years, 7 months ago