Podcast Episodes

A flock of genomes and a news roundup (12 December 2014)

Erich Jarvis sums up the findings from sequencing 40+ bird genomes. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories capturing comet dust, the origins of life, and losing the Y chromosome. Hosted by Sar…

Published on 11 years ago

The shocking predatory strike of the electric eel and a news roundup (5 December 2014)

Kenneth Catania takes a close look at how exactly electric eels stun their prey. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on pushing back the earliest abstract art by a few millennia, how our pr…

Published on 11 years ago

Gendered brains and a news roundup (21 November 2014)

Cordelia Fine discusses the prevalence of "neurosexism" in the study of the human brain. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on climbing walls like a gecko, human hand transplants, and meas…

Published on 11 years, 1 month ago

How hippos help and a news roundup (14 November 2014)

David Grimm and Meghna Sachdev discuss robots that can induce ghostly feelings, the domestication of cats, and training humans to echolocate. Elizabeth Pennisi discusses overcoming hippos' dangerous …

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A new way to study norovirus and a news roundup (7 November 2014)

Stephanie Karst discusses her team's successful efforts to culture norovirus in the lab and what this new system means for treatment and prevention. David Grimm brings daily news stories on counting …

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Changing minds on charitable giving and a news roundup (31 October 2014)

Ayelet Gneezy discusses trends in charitable giving and how to maximize donations. David Grimm brings stories on an algal virus found in humans, how to stop zooming human population growth, and an av…

Published on 11 years, 2 months ago

High altitude humans living ~11,000 years ago (24 October 2014)

Kurt Rademaker discusses his work exploring the Andean plateau for artifacts of the earliest high-altitude humans, Paleoindians that lived at 4500 meters more than 11,000 years ago. Hosted by Sarah C…

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Plants and predators and a daily news roundup (17 October 2014)

Adam Ford discusses linking plants, their herbivores, and their predators on the East African savannah. Science daily news editor David Grimm brings stories on storing CO2 underground for millions of…

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Robot relations and a daily news roundup (10 October 2014)

The rights and responsibilities of robots.

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Mapping the sea floor and a daily news roundup (3 October 2014)

Satellite data helps map the last unexplored terrain on planet Earth.

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