| Podcasts | ||||||
Scientific American Podcast Join host Steve Mirsky each week as he explores the latest developments in science and technology through interviews with leading scientists and journalists. Login to Add this to your Playlist Format : Science PodcastDirectory.com's listings of the Scientific American Podcast Podcasts
|
Cleopatra's Alexandria Treasures Updated: 2010-02-01 01:20:08 Description: Renowned archaeologist Franck Goddio talks about his efforts to recover artifacts from the ancient cities of Alexandria, Heracleion and Canopus, with special attention to discoveries related to Cleopatra and her reign. The exhibit Cleopatra: The Sear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science Talk Quiz: "Totally Bogus" Updated: 2010-01-26 00:54:08 Description: Here are four science stories, but only three are true. See if you know which story is TOTALLY BOGUS. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creating Darwin's Biopic; and Consumer Electronics Updated: 2010-01-23 21:27:08 Description: Science Talk correspondent John Pavlus talks with Jon Amiel, director of the new Darwin biography movie Creation, and with Randal Keynes, Darwin's great-great-grandson and one of the film's scriptwriters. Then we'll hear from a few of the exhibitors ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science Talk Quiz: "Totally Bogus" Updated: 2010-01-19 01:06:08 Description: Here are four science stories, but only three are true. See if you know which story is TOTALLY BOGUS. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mining For Online Game Gold And Other Amazing Stories Updated: 2010-01-16 00:49:08 Description: Scientific American magazine editor-in-chief Mariette Dichristina talks about the January issue, including articles on the chances of conditions conducive to life elsewhere in the multiverse and the growing practice of virtual gold farming, in which ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alan Alda's Human Spark, Part 2 Updated: 2010-01-08 21:03:08 Description: Alan Alda, host of the new PBS science series The Human Spark, talks about his experiences as a fictional physican, a real patient and an amateur scientist. Web sites related to this episode include www.pbs.org/humanspark ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alan Alda's Human Spark Updated: 2010-01-08 02:25:08 Description: Alan Alda, star of stage, screen and science, talks about his new PBS science series The Human Spark, as well as his strong interest in science and long association with Scientific American. Websites related to this episode include www.snipurl.com/sc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cemetery Science: The Geology of Mausoleums Updated: 2008-10-30 16:25:08 Description: For Halloween, we take a tour of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, N.Y., with geologist Sidney Horenstein and Woodlawn expert Susan Olsen, concentrating on the geology of the rock used in the memorials. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent sc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Day After: Science in the Obama Administration Updated: 2008-11-05 16:21:08 Description: Stanford University biologist Sharon Long, a science advisor to the Barack Obama campaign, talks about science in the upcoming administration. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode inclu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kayaking Antarctica with Jon Bowermaster Updated: 2008-11-12 10:25:08 Description: How a warming climate leads to freezing penguins, with journalist and author Jon Bowermaster, who has kayaked the world's seas, most recently in Antarctica. And Cynthia Graber takes us on a tour with a new M.I.T. underwater autonomous vehicle. Plus, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Approval of Seals: Wildlife Docs and Their Exotic Patients Updated: 2008-11-19 16:05:08 Description: Some veterinarians treat animals much more exotic than the family pet. Jeffrey Boehm, executive director of the Marine Mammal Center, talks about the challenges of caring for sick sea mammals. And Alisa "Harley" Newton, a pathologist with the Wildlif...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Viruses against Disease; Going Batty for Bats Updated: 2008-11-26 18:57:08 Description: Scientific American editor in chief, John Rennie, talks about the contents of the December issue, including bat evolution and how magicians are helping neuroscience. And Boro Dropulic of Lentigen talks about converting viruses into disease fighters. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science of Pain Updated: 2008-12-03 11:00:08 Description: Stanford University pain expert Sean Mackey talks about the modern take on pain, how to treat it, why treatment is so important, and the relationship between pain and empathy. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Web...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Klaatu's Back and He's Not Happy Updated: 2008-12-10 18:19:08 Description: Scott Derrickson, director of the new version of The Day the Earth Stood Still, talks about his take on the iconic sci-fi movie. And Nobel laureate Richard Roberts discusses the importance of open-access science publishing. Plus, we'll test your know...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Carbon to the Cretaceous: Report from the American Geophysical Union Meeting Updated: 2008-12-19 16:27:08 Description: Scientific American editor Davide Castelvecchi reports from the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco. Subjects include the extinction of the dinosaurs and the Orbiting Carbon Observatory. And CNET Senior Associate E...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Christmas at the Moon; and Instant Egghead Guide: The Mind Updated: 2008-12-24 18:15:08 Description: Scientific American editor Michael Battaglia discusses the online In-Depth-Report on Apollo 8, which orbited the moon 40 years ago this week. And author Emily Anthes talks about her new book, Instant Egghead Guide: The Mind. Plus, we'll test your kno...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Manhattan Project and the Met Updated: 2008-12-31 18:35:08 Description: The Metropolitan Opera's production of the new opera Doctor Atomic aired on PBS on December 29th. We'll hear from Manhattan Project veterans Roy Glauber (Nobel laureate), Murray Peshkin, Leonard Jossem, Al Bartlett, Hans Courant, Harold Agnew, Benjam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Evolution of Evolution Updated: 2009-01-07 18:07:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief John Rennie discusses the special January issue of the magazine, which focuses on evolution--2009 being the 200th anniversary of the birth of Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Spe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Astronomy to Zune Updated: 2009-01-14 16:19:08 Description: Scientific American astronomy expert George Musser discusses the recent meeting of the American Astronomical Society and SciAm.com's Larry Greenemeier reports on the Consumer Electronics Show. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin: Ghostbuster, Muse and Magistrate Updated: 2009-01-22 15:19:08 Description: Darwin historian Richard Milner shares some of the lesser known aspects of Darwin's life. And Scientific American columnist Michael Shermer talks about the stock market, religion and other belief systems. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CO 2 Rising: Follow the Bouncing Carbon Atom Updated: 2009-01-29 02:39:08 Description: Scientist and author Tyler Volk talks about his new book CO2 Rising: The World's Greatest Environmental Challenge. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include http://pages.nyu.edu/~...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Naked Singularity Meets Social Media Updated: 2009-02-04 19:40:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about the content of the February issue, including naked singularities and the greenhouse hamburger. N.Y.U. journalism professor Jay Rosen discusses social media. Plus, we'll test your knowledge a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin Day Special: Bicentennial of the Birth of Charles Darwin Updated: 2009-02-12 04:39:08 Description: In part 1 of this special Darwin Day podcast, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Darwin on February 12th, Richard Milner performs part of his one-man show about Darwin; Scientific American Editor in Chief John Rennie and Darwin descend...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin Day Special, Part 2: Evolutionary Psychology and Religion Updated: 2009-02-12 17:55:08 Description: In part 2 of this special Darwin Day podcast, Hofstra University religion professor John Teehan discusses the study of religion from an evolutionary psychology perspective ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin Day Special, Part 3: Origins of Paleontology and the Impact of Religion on the Development of Evolutionary Theory Updated: 2009-02-13 05:15:08 Description: In part 3 of this special Darwin Day podcast, the Reverend Thomas Goodhue, executive director of the Long Island Council of Churches and author of the book Curious Bones: Mary Anning and the Birth of Paleontology, talks about Anning and how religion ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stars of Cosmology, Part 1 Updated: 2009-02-18 21:08:08 Description: In part 1 of this podcast, cosmologists Alan Guth from M.I.T., Arizona State University's Lawrence Krauss, John Carlstrom from the University of Chicago, and Fermilab's Scott Dodelson discuss the state of cosmology--and the universe's possible dismal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stars of Cosmology, Part 2 Updated: 2009-02-19 05:05:08 Description: In part 2 of this podcast, cosmologists Alan Guth from M.I.T., Arizona State University's Lawrence Krauss, John Carlstrom from the University of Chicago, and Fermilab's Scott Dodelson take reporters' questions at the annual meeting of the American As...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Remarkable Creatures (and Getting Them Fixed) Updated: 2009-02-25 17:45:08 Description: University of Wisconsin evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll talks about his new book, Remarkable Creatures, which chronicles the derring-do of some of natural history's brightest stars. And FoundAnimals.org's Katy Palfrey discusses the Michelson Priz...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Spooky Action to Tiny Radios Updated: 2009-03-04 05:10:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about the contents of the March issue of the magazine, including articles on quantum entanglement, nano radios, fresh brain cells and more. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Phrasing a Coyne: Jerry Coyne on Why Evolution Is True Updated: 2009-03-13 15:18:08 Description: During a Scientific American cruise in the Caribbean, University of Chicago evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne talks about his new book Why Evolution Is True. And we hear a brief example of what it's like to attend science lectures at sea. Plus, we'l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Search of Time Updated: 2009-03-19 22:50:08 Description: Journalist and writer Dan Falk talks about his new book In Search of Time, about the cultural, physical and psychological aspects of the mysterious ticking clocks all around us. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Shape Is Your Galaxy? Updated: 2009-03-26 23:17:08 Description: Yale astrophysicist Kevin Schawinski talks about Galaxy Zoo, a distributed computing project in which laypeople can help researchers characterize galaxies. And we tour Kroon Hall, the new green home of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Dark Energy to Lone Star Lunacy Updated: 2009-04-02 15:09:08 Description: Scientific American magazine Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about articles in the April issue, covering dark energy, bee colony collapse and post-traumatic stress. And Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why People Believe What They Do Updated: 2009-04-10 14:59:08 Description: University of California, Berkeley, psychologist Tania Lombrozo talks about why people believe what they do, especially regarding evolution or creationism. Author Steve Miller discusses his new book The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Science of Everyt...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life Goes on within You and without You: Health and the Environment Updated: 2009-04-17 15:59:08 Description: In this episode, we'll hear parts of three talks from the recent symposium, Exploring the Dynamic Relationship Between Health and the Environment, organized by the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. Speaker...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sherwin Nuland's Tales from the Bedside Updated: 2009-04-23 16:20:08 Description: Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland talks about his new book The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside, a Chaucerian take on doctors and their relationships with patients and each other. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD People, Pan Troglodytes (Chimps) and Pigs Updated: 2009-05-01 18:15:08 Description: Scientific American editor Christine Soares discusses the swine flu situation and Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about the May issue--topics include the specific genetic differences between humans and chimps, side-channel hacking, food shortages, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beauty Is Truth (and Science) Updated: 2009-05-11 16:41:08 Description: Procter & Gamble scientists Greg Hillebrand and Jay Tiesman talk about scientific research related to beauty products and cosmetics. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.pg....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD High Achievement High Schoolers Updated: 2009-05-19 21:00:08 Description: High school scientists Sruti Swaminathan, Maia ten Brink, Alyssa Bailey, Moyukh Chatterjee and Fedja Kadribasic, all winners of state competitions sponsored by the American Junior Academy of Sciences, talk about their research. Plus, we'll test your ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Truth about Cats and Dogs Updated: 2009-05-29 16:05:08 Description: Scientific American magazine Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about the contents of the June issue, including articles on the evolution of cats and the physiology of sled dogs. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Panamania!: A Visit to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Updated: 2009-06-18 00:30:08 Description: We take a walking tour of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, with the STRI's Beth King and Harilaos Lessios. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web Sites related to this ep...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hello Moon, Good-Bye Rennie Updated: 2009-06-26 16:19:08 Description: We look at the contents of the July issue of Scientific American magazine, the last under outgoing Editor in Chief John Rennie, including an article by moon explorer Harrison Schmitt, a piece on the fight against superbugs, a report on the potential ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Atul Gawande Redux Updated: 2009-07-01 05:05:08 Description: While Steve's at the conference of the World Federation of Science Journalists in London, we look ahead to some of the programming coming your way in the coming weeks, and we replay our 2007 interview with surgeon Atul Gawande, whose recent research ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Movie Magic ( Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ), Part 1 Updated: 2009-07-11 04:57:08 Description: In this series of episodes, we talk to many of the scientists at Blue Sky Studios, which created the Ice Age series of animated features, including the recently released Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In episode 1, we hear from company founders Carl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Movie Magic ( Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ), Part 2 Updated: 2009-07-11 18:18:08 Description: In this series of episodes, we talk to many of the scientists at Blue Sky Studios, which created the Ice Age series of animated features, including the recently released Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In episode 2, we hear from the research and deve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Movie Magic ( Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ), Part 3 Updated: 2009-07-14 06:00:08 Description: In this series of episodes, we talk to many of the scientists at Blue Sky Studios, which created the Ice Age series of animated features, including the recently released Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In episode 3, we hear from co-director Mike Thur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nuts, Bolts, Photons and Electrons of Solar Energy Updated: 2009-07-24 00:30:08 Description: Jeff Wolfe, the CEO and co-founder of groSolar, talks about solar energy's present and future. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.grosolar.com ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Swimming In Spacetime and Other Stories Updated: 2009-08-01 04:45:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and staff editor Kate Wong talk about the contents of the August issue, including articles on some of the odd consequences of general relativity, life as a Neandertal, and the latest research o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bee Afraid, Bee Very Afraid Updated: 2009-08-14 21:13:08 Description: May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and inspiration for the X Files fictional entomologist Bambi Berenbaum, talks about colony collapse disorder and disappearing bees as well as the importance of honeybees in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD To Bee or Not to Bee Updated: 2009-08-22 02:00:08 Description: In part 2 of our bee podcast, we talk with May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and inspiration for the X Files fictional entomologist Bambi Berenbaum, about bees, other insects and how life history analysis c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Colony Collapse and Ruptured Ribosomes; Minding Darwin's Beeswax Updated: 2009-08-26 01:05:08 Description: John Williams, the beekeeper at Down House in England, talks about Darwin's bees. And May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks about the latest publication related to colony collapse disorder and ribosome d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Origins of Everything: The September Scientific American Magazine Updated: 2009-09-01 00:50:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina discusses the September special single-topic issue of Scientific American magazine, which covers origins, from the universe to the horse stirrup. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Where There Was Smoke, There's Science Updated: 2009-09-09 01:00:08 Description: Wake Forest University School of Medicine neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin talks about the the Winston-Salem area's adoption of biomedical research as well as meetings with Congress about science funding and his comic strip contributions to Scientific Am...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Clean Energy Contest; and Counting Crickets and Katydids Updated: 2009-09-28 23:20:08 Description: Scientific American podcast correspondent Cynthia Graber talks about the M.I.T. Clean Energy Prize Competition. And we take part in the recent Cricket Crawl, an effort to take a census of crickets and katydids in the New York metropolitan area. Plus,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Nobel Laureate Jack Szostak and Surrogates Film Director Jonathan Mostow Updated: 2009-10-06 02:59:08 Description: Jack Szostak, who just shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, talks about his latest research on the origin of life. And Scientific American editor George Musser talks to Jonathan Mostow, director of the new Bruce Willis sci-fi thrill...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brain Enhancement: October Issue of Scientific American Updated: 2009-10-14 16:49:08 Description: In this episode Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina discusses the contents of the October issue of Scientific American, including articles on brain enhancement, lost cities of the Amazon and a century-old plan to make subway rides more entertaining...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Human Evolution: Lucy and Neandertals Updated: 2009-10-23 21:37:08 Description: Anthropologist Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London talks about Neandertals. And Scientific American's Kate Wong, co-author with Donald Johanson of Lucy's Legacy, talks about the discovery and impact of the famous Lucy fossil. Plus,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Human Evolution II: Recent Evolution; and "Becoming Human" NOVA Preview Updated: 2009-11-03 17:50:08 Description: Anthropologist John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin - Madison talks about recent human evolution, especially of our ability to digest lactose. And producer Graham Townsley discusses his three-part PBS NOVA premiering on November 3rd called "Beco...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tree Ring Science and Tomorrow's Water Updated: 2009-11-18 16:42:08 Description: Tree ring expert Kevin Anchukaitis, of the tree ring lab at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University's Earth Institute, talks about the information available in tree rings. And Colin Chartres, the director general of the Inte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin's Influence on Modern Thought Updated: 2009-11-24 19:35:08 Description: On the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, we review Darwin's influence on the the modern world, as analyzed by Ernst Mayr, one of the 20th century's most prolific evolutionary theorists. We review Mayr's July ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Rennie's 7 Answers to Climate Contrarian Nonsense Updated: 2009-12-04 00:55:08 Description: On the eve of the United Nations Global Warming Conference in Copenhagen and in the wake of the hacked climate researchers' e-mails, former Scientific American Editor in Chief John Rennie discusses his ScientificAmerican.com article "7 Answers to Cli...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bogus Brainteaser Updated: 2009-12-04 23:10:08 Description: The Totally Bogus Quiz for this week ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD World Changing Ideas: December's Scientific American Updated: 2009-12-11 23:15:08 Description: Scientific American magazine Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and editor Michael Moyer talk about the "World Changing Ideas" feature as well as other contents of the December issue. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Copenhagen and Everywhere Else Updated: 2009-12-18 15:37:08 Description: ScientificAmerican.com's David Biello is in Copenhagen at the climate conference, and he'll tell us what's going on there. And the Wildlife Conservation Society's Steven Sanderson discusses his Foreign Affairs article, "Where the Wild Things Were," w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bonus Bogus Brainteaser Updated: 2009-12-21 01:38:08 Description: The Totally Bogus Quiz for this week...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Christmas Season Science Updated: 2009-12-23 21:35:08 Description: Scientific American daily podcast contributor Karen Hopkin talks about a few recent studies related to the science of the Christmas season ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science Talk Quiz: "Totally Bogus" Updated: 2009-12-29 22:59:08 Description: Here are four science stories, but only three are true. See if you know which story is TOTALLY BOGUS. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science Talk Quiz: "Totally Bogus" Updated: 2009-12-29 22:59:08 Description: Here are four science stories, but only three are true. See if you know which story is TOTALLY BOGUS. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Christmas Season Science Updated: 2009-12-23 21:35:08 Description: Scientific American daily podcast contributor Karen Hopkin talks about a few recent studies related to the science of the Christmas season. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bonus Bogus Brainteaser Updated: 2009-12-21 01:38:08 Description: The Totally Bogus Quiz for this week...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Copenhagen and Everywhere Else Updated: 2009-12-18 15:37:08 Description: ScientificAmerican.com's David Biello is in Copenhagen at the climate conference, and he'll tell us what's going on there. And the Wildlife Conservation Society's Steven Sanderson discusses his Foreign Affairs article, "Where the Wild Things Were," w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD World Changing Ideas: December's Scientific American Updated: 2009-12-11 23:15:08 Description: Scientific American Magazine's editor-in-chief Mariette Dichristina and editor Michael Moyer talk about the World Changing Ideas feature, as well as other contents of the December issue. Plus we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bogus Brainteaser Updated: 2009-12-04 23:10:08 Description: The Totally Bogus Quiz for this week. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Rennie's Seven Answers To Climate Contrarian Nonsense Updated: 2009-12-04 00:55:08 Description: On the eve of the United Nations Global Warming Conference in Copenhagen and in the wake of the hacked climate researchers' emails, former Scientific American editor-in-chief John Rennie discusses his ScientificAmerican.com article Seven Answers to C...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tree Ring Science and Tomorrow's Water Updated: 2009-11-18 16:42:08 Description: Tree ring expert Kevin Anchukaitis, of the tree ring lab at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University's Earth Institute, talks about the information available in tree rings. And Colin Chartres, the director general of the Inte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin's Influence on Modern Thought Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: On the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin'sOrigin of Species,we review Darwin's influence on the the modern world, as analyzed by Ernst Mayr, one of the 20th century's most prolific evolutionary theorists. We review Mayr's July 20...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Human Evolution II: Recent Evolution; and Becoming Human NOVA Preview Updated: 2009-11-03 17:50:08 Description: Anthropologist John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison talks about recent human evolution, especially of our ability to digest lactose. And producer Graham Townsley discusses his three-part PBS NOVA premiering on November 3rd called Becomin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Human Evolution: Lucy And Neanderthals Updated: 2009-10-23 21:37:08 Description: Anthropologist Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London talks about Neanderthals. And Scientific American's Kate Wong, co-author with Donald Johanson of Lucy's Legacy, talks about the discovery and impact of the famous Lucy fossil. Plus...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brain Enhancement: October Issue of Scientific American Updated: 2009-10-14 16:49:08 Description: In this episode Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina discusses the contents of the October issue of Scientific American, including articles on brain enhancement, lost cities of the Amazon and a century-old plan to make subway rides more entertaining...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Nobel Laureate Jack Szostak and Surrogates Film Director Jonathan Mostow Updated: 2009-10-06 02:59:08 Description: Jack Szostak, who just shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, talks about his latest research on the origin of life. And Scientific American editor George Musser talks to Jonathan Mostow, director of the new Bruce Willis scifi thrille...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Clean Energy Contest; and Counting Crickets and Katydids Updated: 2009-09-28 23:20:08 Description: Scientific American podcast correspondent Cynthia Graber talks about the MIT Clean Energy Prize Competition. And we take part in the recent Cricket Crawl, an effort to take a census of crickets and katydids in the New York metropolitan area. Plus we'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Where There Was Smoke There's Science Updated: 2009-09-09 01:00:08 Description: Wake Forest University School of Medicine neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin talks about the the Winston-Salem area's adoption of biomedical research, as well as meetings with Congress about science funding and his comic strip contributions to Scientific A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Origins of Everything: The September Scientific American Magazine Updated: 2009-09-01 00:50:08 Description: Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette Dichristina discusses the September special single-topic issue of Scientific American magazine, which covers origins, from the universe to the horse stirrup. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD High Achievement High Schoolers Updated: 2009-05-19 21:00:08 Description: High school scientists Sruti Swaminathan, Maia ten Brink, Alyssa Bailey, Moyukh Chatterjee and Fedja Kadribasic, all winners of state competitions sponsored by the American Junior Academy of Sciences, talk about their research. Plus, we'll test your ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Truth about Cats and Dogs Updated: 2009-05-29 16:05:08 Description: Scientific American magazine Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about the contents of the June issue, including articles on the evolution of cats and the physiology of sled dogs. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Panamania!: A Visit to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Updated: 2009-06-18 00:30:08 Description: We take a walking tour of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, with the STRI's Beth King and Harilaos Lessios. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web Sites related to this ep...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hello Moon, Good-Bye Rennie Updated: 2009-06-26 16:19:08 Description: We look at the contents of the July issue of Scientific American magazine, the last under outgoing Editor in Chief John Rennie, including an article by moon explorer Harrison Schmitt, a piece on the fight against superbugs, a report on the potential ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Atul Gawande Redux Updated: 2009-07-01 05:05:08 Description: While Steve's at the conference of the World Federation of Science Journalists in London, we look ahead to some of the programming coming your way in the coming weeks, and we replay our 2007 interview with surgeon Atul Gawande, whose recent research ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Movie Magic ( Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ), Part 1 Updated: 2009-07-11 04:57:08 Description: In this series of episodes, we talk to many of the scientists at Blue Sky Studios, which created the Ice Age series of animated features, including the recently released Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In episode 1, we hear from company founders Carl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Movie Magic ( Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ), Part 2 Updated: 2009-07-11 18:18:08 Description: In this series of episodes, we talk to many of the scientists at Blue Sky Studios, which created the Ice Age series of animated features, including the recently released Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In episode 2, we hear from the research and deve...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Movie Magic ( Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ), Part 3 Updated: 2009-07-14 06:00:08 Description: In this series of episodes, we talk to many of the scientists at Blue Sky Studios, which created the Ice Age series of animated features, including the recently released Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In episode 3, we hear from co-director Mike Thur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nuts, Bolts, Photons and Electrons of Solar Energy Updated: 2009-07-24 00:30:08 Description: Jeff Wolfe, the CEO and co-founder of groSolar, talks about solar energy's present and future. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.grosolar.com ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Swimming In Spacetime and Other Stories Updated: 2009-08-01 04:45:08 Description: Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and staff editor Kate Wong talk about the contents of the August issue, including articles on some of the odd consequences of general relativity, life as a Neandertal, and the latest research o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bee Afraid, Bee Very Afraid Updated: 2009-08-14 21:13:08 Description: May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and inspiration for the X Files fictional entomologist Bambi Berenbaum, talks about colony collapse disorder and disappearing bees as well as the importance of honeybees in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD To Bee or Not to Bee Updated: 2009-08-22 02:00:08 Description: In part 2 of our bee podcast, we talk with May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and inspiration for the X Files fictional entomologist Bambi Berenbaum, about bees, other insects and how life history analysis c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Colony Collapse and Ruptured Ribosomes; Minding Darwin's Beeswax Updated: 2009-08-26 01:05:08 Description: John Williams, the beekeeper at Down House in England, talks about Darwin's bees. And May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks about the latest publication related to colony collapse disorder and ribosome d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life Goes on within You and without You: Health and the Environment Updated: 2009-04-23 16:20:08 Description: In this episode, we'll hear parts of three talks from the recent symposium, Exploring the Dynamic Relationship Between Health and the Environment, organized by the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. Speaker...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sherwin Nuland's Tales from the Bedside Updated: 2009-05-01 18:15:08 Description: Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland talks about his new bookThe Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside,a Chaucerian take on doctors and their relationships with patients and each other. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the ne...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD People, Pan Troglodytes (Chimps) and Pigs Updated: 2009-05-11 16:41:08 Description: Scientific Americaneditor Christine Soares discusses the swine flu situation and Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about the May issue--topics include the specific genetic differences between humans and chimps, side-channel hacking, food shortages, a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beauty Is Truth (and Science) Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Procter&Gamble scientists Greg Hillebrand and Jay Tiesman talk about scientific research related to beauty products and cosmetics. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include www.pg.co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why People Believe What They Do Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: University of California, Berkeley, psychologist Tania Lombrozo talks about why people believe what they do, especially regarding evolution or creationism. Author Steve Miller discusses his new bookThe Complete Idiot's Guide to the Science of Everyth...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Search of Time Updated: 2009-03-26 23:17:08 Description: Journalist and writer Dan Falk talks about his new bookIn Search of Time,about the cultural, physical and psychological aspects of the mysterious ticking clocks all around us. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web si...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Shape Is Your Galaxy? Updated: 2009-04-02 15:09:08 Description: Yale astrophysicist Kevin Schawinski talks about Galaxy Zoo, a distributed computing project in which laypeople can help researchers characterize galaxies. And we tour Kroon Hall, the new green home of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Dark Energy to Lone Star Lunacy Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Scientific Americanmagazine Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about articles in the April issue, covering dark energy, bee colony collapse and post-traumatic stress. And Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Phrasing a Coyne: Jerry Coyne on Why Evolution Is True Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: During aScientific Americancruise in the Caribbean, University of Chicago evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne talks about his new bookWhy Evolution Is True. And we hear a brief example of what it's like to attend science lectures at sea. Plus, we'll t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fat Chance: Do Dietary Guidelines Actually Contribute to Obesity? Updated: 2008-02-22 05:00:08 Description: In this episode, Albert Einstein College of Medicine public health researcher Paul Marantz questions whether dietary guidelines are counterproductive and talks about the philosophy of recommendations based on population studies. We'll hear a Valentin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science, Science Everywhere: AAAS Conference Highlights Updated: 2008-02-27 05:00:08 Description: In this episode, we'll hear about the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which took place last week in Boston. Nobel Laureate and AAAS President David Baltimore talks about the ongoing challenges of H...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Arachnophilia! And War...What Was It Good for (in Human Evolution)? Updated: 2008-03-05 05:00:08 Description: Spider expert Greta Binford, from Lewis&Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and her student MG Weber talk about the fascinating world of spiders. And economist Samuel Bowles, from the Santa Fe Institute, discusses the co-evolution of war and altruism....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Mars Rovers Once Over Updated: 2008-03-12 05:00:08 Description: We look at the state of the rovers currently on Mars, the big accidental discovery by the Spirit rover, and the next-generation device slated to join them in 2010, the Mars Science Laboratory Rover. Interviews with Cornell's Melissa Rice, the payloa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science and America's Future Updated: 2008-03-19 05:00:08 Description: Argonne National Laboratory director Robert Rosner talks about the role of science in keeping America an economic leader. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.anl.gov...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD For the Birds: A look at birds, habitat conservation and environmental economics Updated: 2008-03-26 06:00:08 Description: Ornithologist and conservation biologist Jeffrey Wells talks about birds and their roles as markers for environmental health. He also discusses the Boreal Forest, the Boreal Birdsong Initiative, the eBird research project (that you can assist) and hi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Baseball Science Updated: 2008-04-02 17:00:08 Description: Dan Gordon, editor of the new book"Your Brain On Cubs"from the Dana Foundation, talks about the neuroscience of baseball players and their fans. And statistician Shane Jensen of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School discusses attempts to ge...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Scientists'Bill of Rights? Updated: 2008-04-09 21:35:08 Description: Francesca Grifo from the Union of Concerned Scientists talks about the need for legislation to protect federal scientists. We'll also hear from the UCS's Kurt Gottfried and Anthony Robbins, who spoke at a press conference in Boston in February. And...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Expelled Explained Updated: 2008-04-16 20:30:08 Description: A new movie, Expelled, claims that intelligent design is good science that is being censored by adherents to evolution, which is nothing but Darwinian dogma. Scientific American's editor-in-chief, John Rennie, and podcast host Steve Mirsky discuss th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD On The Shoulders of Giants: John Wheeler and Salome Waelsch Updated: 2008-04-23 15:25:08 Description: Physicist John Wheeler and geneticist Salome Waelsch both had incredibly long and fruitful careers, providing numerous fundamental insights in their respective fields. We'll hear from Kenneth Ford, former director of the American Institute of Physics...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Can Science Save the Banana? Updated: 2008-04-30 15:45:08 Description: The banana is the world's most important fruit. But it's under threat from a disease spreading around the world. We'll hear from Dan Koeppel, author of the book"Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World."And we'll visit a Guatemala banana ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Plasma Physics: From Black Holes to Radio Reception Updated: 2008-05-07 19:30:08 Description: Plasma plays a big role from the ionosphere to black holes. Stanford physicist Roger Blandford explains plasma and its connection to black holes in a conversation withScientific American's JR Minkel. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent sci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Evolution Enclaves: Darwin the Botanist and Origins of Life Research Updated: 2008-05-14 15:30:08 Description: David Kohn, curator of the Darwin's Garden exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, discusses Darwin's botanical studies. And Harvard Medical School's Jack Szostak talks about research into the origins of life. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD China Quake Update; Fictional Scientists; What's New at SciAm.com Updated: 2008-05-21 05:01:08 Description: David Biello reports from China on the aftermath of the major earthquake that struck this week. Mark Alpert talks about the portrayal of scientists in fiction. And new online managing editor Ivan Oransky discusses what's up on the Web site. Plus, we'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Little Brains, Big Brains: Latest Flores Hobbit News and the Intel Science Fair Updated: 2008-05-28 05:01:08 Description: Kate Wong brings us up to date on the ongoing research into fossils of the tiny human, called the Hobbit, found on the island of Flores. And Ivan Oransky reports from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Plus, Nobel laureate Gerald E...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Feral Biologist: A Talk with George Schaller; A Look in the June SciAm Updated: 2008-06-04 15:50:08 Description: The Wildlife Conservation Society's George Schaller talks about his new book,"A Naturalist and Other Beasts,"which covers his 50 years of documenting important large animal species in the field. AndScientific Americaneditor in chief, John Rennie, off...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fact and Fiction: James Randi's"Amaz!ng Meeting"and Mark Alpert's Physics Novel, Final Theory Updated: 2008-06-12 15:00:08 Description: James Randi, famous debunker of frauds, talks about the"Amaz!ng Meeting"coming up in Las Vegas, andSciAmeditor Mark Alpert discusses his new physics novel,Final Theory. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites men...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Happening: A Conversation with Director M. Night Shyamalan Updated: 2008-06-18 05:30:08 Description: M. Night Shyamalan's new film,The Happening,involves an environmental backlash, the limits of reason and the beauty of math.SciAmeditor George Musser discusses the film with the director. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD One Singular Sensation: Will We Upload Our Brains, and Other Questions Related to"The Coming Singularity" Updated: 2008-06-25 15:20:08 Description: Glenn Zorpette, executive editor ofIEEE Spectrummagazine, and journalist John Horgan discuss various ideas related to what some call"the coming singularity,"a point where computers will allegedly attain consciousness and superintelligence. Or not. Pl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gott Ya: Astrophysicist J. Richard Gott on Time Travel and Presidential Polling Updated: 2008-07-07 16:35:08 Description: Princeton astrophysicist J. Richard Gott discusses some of the realities and speculations of time travel (one human holds the record for time travel--1/48 of a second) as well as how best to evaluate presidential election polling data. Plus, we'll te...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Long and Winding Road: DNA Evidence for Human Migration; Plus July Issue Highlights Updated: 2008-07-16 05:01:08 Description: Gary Stix discusses his JulyScientific Americancover article on DNA evidence for the history of human migration. And editor in chief, John Rennie, talks about the neuroscience of dance, the quantum cosmos and Rubik's Cubes. Plus, we'll test your know...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory Updated: 2008-07-23 14:05:08 Description: George Musser talks about his new book,The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Visit to the Fair: Inside a Tech Expo Updated: 2008-07-30 13:55:08 Description: In this episode we feature five interviews conducted at the Digital Experience! computer and electronics expo that took place in New York City in June. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this epis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Outsmarting Bombers; and A Warless Future? Updated: 2008-08-06 07:05:08 Description: IEEE Spectrumeditor in chief, Glenn Zorpette, talks about high-tech attempts to battle improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq as well as the state of reconstruction of Iraq's electricity grid. And journalist John Horgan talks about the possibili...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inside China: Science, Technology, Energy and the Environment Updated: 2008-08-08 19:24:08 Description: FormerWashington PostBeijing bureau chief, Philip Pan, author ofOut of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China,discusses the science, technology, environment and culture of China withScientific American's David Biello, who recently spe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inside SciAm: The August Issue Updated: 2008-08-13 05:05:08 Description: In this special edition ofScience Talk,Scientific Americaneditor in chief, John Rennie, talks to Steve about the August issue of the magazine, which features articles on migraine, solar superstorms and self-cleaning materials...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Superdove!: The Straight Poop on Pigeons Updated: 2008-08-20 15:14:08 Description: Courtney Humphries talks about her new book,Superdove: How the Pigeon Took Manhattan...And the World. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites mentioned in this episode include www.birds.cornell.edu/pigeonwatch; c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What's the Buzz: A Conversation with Buzz Aldrin Updated: 2008-08-27 05:01:08 Description: Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, talks about solar energy, buses between the planets, the Constellation program, his time on the moon and his new animated movie,Fly Me to the Moon. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent scienc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Return of a Killer: Tuberculosis in Russia Updated: 2008-09-03 15:15:08 Description: Veteran journalist Merrill Goozner, director of the Integrity in Science project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, discusses his series of articles forSciAm.comon the rise of tuberculosis in Russia. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who's Watching You: The Future of Privacy Updated: 2008-09-09 13:45:08 Description: Scientific Americaneditor in chief, John Rennie, discusses the future of privacy and security, the subject of the September single-topic issue ofScientific Americanmagazine. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web site...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tom Friedman's New Book--Hot, Flat, and Crowded Updated: 2008-09-11 21:12:08 Description: Pulitzer Prize-winningNew York Timescolumnist Tom Friedman discusses his new book,Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Web sites m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Large Hadron Collider Goes to Work Updated: 2008-09-24 20:20:08 Description: Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek andScientific Americaneditor George Musser talk about the Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful particle accelerator ever built, which went online this week. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Earth 3.0 Updated: 2008-10-01 05:05:08 Description: Scientific Americaneditor Mark Fischetti talks aboutEarth 3.0,a newSciAmpublication concerning energy, sustainability and the environment. AndScientificAmerican.comwriter Larry Greenemeier discusses the interface between nanotech and biology. Plus, w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Searching for Intelligence Updated: 2008-10-08 22:23:08 Description: Author and journalist Carl Zimmer talks about the search for the physiological and biological basis of intelligence, the subject of his article in the October issue ofScientific Americanmagazine. And editor-in-chief, John Rennie, discusses other arti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about E. Coli Part I Updated: 2008-10-09 05:01:08 Description: Author and journalist Carl Zimmer talks aboutE. coli,the bacteria that are the subject of his new bookMicrocosm:E. Coliand the New Science of Life. Web sites mentioned in this episode include www.carlzimmer.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about E. Coli Part II Updated: 2008-10-15 11:00:08 Description: Carl Zimmer continues his discussion ofE. coli,the bacteria that are the subject of his new bookMicrocosm:E. Coliand the New Science of Life. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about the Nobel Prizes awarded this week. Web sites mentioned in this episod...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD More Than Pickles and Ice Cream: The Link Between Diet and Fertility Updated: 2008-10-22 17:15:08 Description: Harvard School of Public Health epidemiologist Walter Willett talks toSciAmcorrespondent Cynthia Graber about his latest book,The Fertility Dietas well as about the links between nutrition and health generally. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today's Alternative Energy; and November Issue Topics, Including Computer-Brain Interfaces and DNA Computing Updated: 2008-10-30 16:25:08 Description: Scientific Americanmagazine editor in chief, John Rennie, talks about the November issue's contents, including computer-brain interfaces, DNA computing, the ongoing attempts to find an HIV vaccine and getting closer to theStar Trektricorder with port...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cemetery Science: The Geology of Mausoleums Updated: 2008-11-05 16:21:08 Description: For Halloween, we take a tour of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, N.Y., with geologist Sidney Horenstein and Woodlawn expert Susan Olsen, concentrating on the geology of the rock used in the memorials. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent sc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Day After: Science in the Obama Administration Updated: 2008-11-12 10:25:08 Description: Stanford University biologist Sharon Long, a science advisor to the Barack Obama campaign, talks about science in the upcoming administration. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode inclu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kayaking Antarctica with Jon Bowermaster Updated: 2008-11-19 16:05:08 Description: How a warming climate leads to freezing penguins, with journalist and author Jon Bowermaster, who has kayaked the world's seas, most recently in Antarctica. And Cynthia Graber takes us on a tour with a new M.I.T. underwater autonomous vehicle. Plus, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Approval of Seals: Wildlife Docs and Their Exotic Patients Updated: 2008-11-26 18:57:08 Description: Some veterinarians treat animals much more exotic than the family pet. Jeffrey Boehm, executive director of the Marine Mammal Center, talks about the challenges of caring for sick sea mammals. And Alisa"Harley"Newton, a pathologist with the Wildlife ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Viruses against Disease; Going Batty for Bats Updated: 2008-12-03 11:00:08 Description: Scientific Americaneditor in chief, John Rennie, talks about the contents of the December issue, including bat evolution and how magicians are helping neuroscience. And Boro Dropulic of Lentigen talks about converting viruses into disease fighters. P...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science of Pain Updated: 2008-12-10 18:19:08 Description: Stanford University pain expert Sean Mackey talks about the modern take on pain, how to treat it, why treatment is so important, and the relationship between pain and empathy. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Web...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Klaatu's Back and He's Not Happy Updated: 2008-12-19 16:27:08 Description: Scott Derrickson, director of the new version ofThe Day the Earth Stood Still,talks about his take on the iconic sci-fi movie. And Nobel laureate Richard Roberts discusses the importance of open-access science publishing. Plus, we'll test your knowle...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Carbon to the Cretaceous: Report from the American Geophysical Union Meeting Updated: 2008-12-24 18:15:08 Description: Scientific Americaneditor Davide Castelvecchi reports from the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco. Subjects include the extinction of the dinosaurs and the Orbiting Carbon Observatory. AndCNETSenior Associate Edit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Christmas at the Moon; and Instant Egghead Guide: The Mind Updated: 2008-12-31 18:35:08 Description: Scientific Americaneditor Michael Battaglia discusses the online In-Depth-Report onApollo 8,which orbited the moon 40 years ago this week. And author Emily Anthes talks about her new book,Instant Egghead Guide: The Mind. Plus, we'll test your knowled...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Manhattan Project and the Met Updated: 2009-01-07 18:07:08 Description: The Metropolitan Opera's production of the new operaDoctor Atomicaired on PBS on December 29th. We'll hear from Manhattan Project veterans Roy Glauber (Nobel laureate), Murray Peshkin, Leonard Jossem, Al Bartlett, Hans Courant, Harold Agnew, Benjamin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Evolution of Evolution Updated: 2009-01-14 16:19:08 Description: Scientific AmericanEditor in Chief John Rennie discusses the special January issue of the magazine, which focuses on evolution--2009 being the 200th anniversary of the birth of Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication ofThe Origin of Speci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Astronomy to Zune Updated: 2009-01-22 15:19:08 Description: Scientific Americanastronomy expert George Musser discusses the recent meeting of the American Astronomical Society andSciAm.com's Larry Greenemeier reports on the Consumer Electronics Show. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin: Ghostbuster, Muse and Magistrate Updated: 2009-01-29 02:39:08 Description: Darwin historian Richard Milner shares some of the lesser known aspects of Darwin's life. AndScientific Americancolumnist Michael Shermer talks about the stock market, religion and other belief systems. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some rece...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CO2 Rising: Follow the Bouncing Carbon Atom Updated: 2009-02-04 19:40:08 Description: Scientist and author Tyler Volk talks about his new bookCO2Rising: The World's Greatest Environmental Challenge. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include http://pages.nyu.edu/~tv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Naked Singularity Meets Social Media Updated: 2009-02-12 04:39:08 Description: Scientific AmericanEditor in Chief John Rennie talks about the content of the February issue, including naked singularities and the greenhouse hamburger. N.Y.U. journalism professor Jay Rosen discusses social media. Plus, we'll test your knowledge ab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin Day Special: Bicentennial of the Birth of Charles Darwin Updated: 2009-02-12 17:55:08 Description: In part 1 of this special Darwin Day podcast, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Darwin on February 12th, Richard Milner performs part of his one-man show about Darwin;Scientific AmericanEditor in Chief John Rennie and Darwin descendan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin Day Special, Part 2: Evolutionary Psychology and Religion Updated: 2009-02-13 05:15:08 Description: In part 2 of this special Darwin Day podcast, Hofstra University religion professor John Teehan discusses the study of religion from an evolutionary psychology perspective...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Darwin Day Special, Part 3: Origins of Paleontology and the Impact of Religion on the Development of Evolutionary Theory Updated: 2009-02-18 21:08:08 Description: In part 3 of this special Darwin Day podcast, the Reverend Thomas Goodhue, executive director of the Long Island Council of Churches and author of the bookCurious Bones: Mary Anning and the Birth of Paleontology,talks about Anning and how religion in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stars of Cosmology, Part 1 Updated: 2009-02-19 05:05:08 Description: In part 1 of this podcast, cosmologists Alan Guth from M.I.T., Arizona State University's Lawrence Krauss, John Carlstrom from the University of Chicago, and Fermilab's Scott Dodelson discuss the state of cosmology--and the universe's possible dismal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stars of Cosmology, Part 2 Updated: 2009-02-25 17:45:08 Description: In part 2 of this podcast, cosmologists Alan Guth from M.I.T., Arizona State University's Lawrence Krauss, John Carlstrom from the University of Chicago, and Fermilab's Scott Dodelson take reporters'questions at the annual meeting of the American Ass...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Remarkable Creatures (and Getting Them Fixed) Updated: 2009-03-04 05:10:08 Description: University of Wisconsin evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll talks about his new book,Remarkable Creatures,which chronicles the derring-do of some of natural history's brightest stars. AndFoundAnimals.org's Katy Palfrey discusses the Michelson Prize, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Spooky Action to Tiny Radios Updated: 2009-09-05 00:00:00 Description: Scientific AmericanEditor in Chief John Rennie talks about the contents of the March issue of the magazine, including articles on quantum entanglement, nano radios, fresh brain cells and more. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 22, 2009 Updated: 2009-01-29 02:39:08 Description: Darwin: Ghostbuster, Muse and Magistrate...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 28, 2009 Updated: 2009-02-04 19:40:08 Description: CO2Rising: Follow the Bouncing Carbon Atom...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: February 04, 2009 Updated: 2009-09-05 00:00:00 Description: The Naked Singularity Meets Social Media...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 14, 2009 Updated: 2009-01-14 16:19:08 Description: From Astronomy to Zune...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 07, 2009 Updated: 2009-01-07 18:07:08 Description: The Evolution of Evolution...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 31, 2008 Updated: 2008-12-31 18:35:08 Description: The Manhattan Project and the Met...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 24, 2008 Updated: 2008-12-24 18:15:08 Description: Christmas At the Moon; and Instant Egghead Guide: Mind ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 10, 2008 Updated: 2008-12-10 18:19:08 Description: Klaatu's Back and He's Not Happy ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 19, 2008 Updated: 2008-12-19 16:27:08 Description: From Carbon to the Cretaceous: Report from the American Geophysical Union Meeting...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 26, 2008 Updated: 2008-11-26 18:57:08 Description: Viruses against Disease; Going Batty for Bats...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 03, 2008 Updated: 2008-12-03 11:00:08 Description: The Science of Pain...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 05, 2008 Updated: 2008-11-05 16:21:08 Description: The Day After: Science in the Obama Administration...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 12, 2008 Updated: 2008-11-12 10:25:08 Description: Kayaking Antarctica with Jon Bowermaster...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 19, 2008 Updated: 2008-11-19 16:05:08 Description: Approval of Seals: Wildlife Docs and Their Exotic Patients...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 30, 2008 Updated: 2008-10-30 16:25:08 Description: Cemetery Science: The Geology of Mausoleums...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 22, 2008 Updated: 2008-10-22 17:15:08 Description: Today's Alternative Energy; and November Issue Topics, Including Computer-Brain Interfaces and DNA Computing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 08, 2008 Updated: 2008-10-08 22:23:08 Description: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about E. Coli Part I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 09, 2008 Updated: 2008-10-09 05:01:08 Description: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about E. Coli Part II...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 15, 2008 Updated: 2008-10-15 11:00:08 Description: More Than Pickles and Ice Cream: The Link Between Diet and Fertility...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: June 18, 2008 Updated: 2008-06-18 05:30:08 Description: One Singular Sensation: Will We Upload Our Brains, and Other Questions Related to "The Coming Singularity"...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: June 25, 2008 Updated: 2008-06-25 15:20:08 Description: Gott Ya: Astrophysicist J. Richard Gott on Time Travel and Presidential Polling ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 07, 2008 Updated: 2008-07-07 16:35:08 Description: The Long and Winding Road: DNA Evidence for Human Migration; Plus July Issue Highlights...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 16, 2008 Updated: 2008-07-16 05:01:08 Description: The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 23, 2008 Updated: 2008-07-23 14:05:08 Description: Visit to the Fair: Inside a Tech Expo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 30, 2008 Updated: 2008-07-30 13:55:08 Description: Outsmarting Bombers; and A Warless Future?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 06, 2008 Updated: 2008-08-06 07:05:08 Description: Inside China: Science, Technology, Energy and the Environment...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 08, 2008 Updated: 2008-08-08 19:24:08 Description: Inside SciAm: The August Issue...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 13, 2008 Updated: 2008-08-13 05:05:08 Description: Superdove!: The Straight Poop on Pigeons...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 20, 2008 Updated: 2008-08-20 15:14:08 Description: What's the Buzz: A Conversation with Buzz Aldrin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 27, 2008 Updated: 2008-08-27 05:01:08 Description: Return of a Killer: Tuberculosis in Russia...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 03, 2008 Updated: 2008-09-03 15:15:08 Description: Who's Watching You: The Future of Privacy ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 09, 2008 Updated: 2008-09-09 13:45:08 Description: Tom Friedman's New Book--Hot, Flat, and Crowded...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 11, 2008 Updated: 2008-09-11 21:12:08 Description: The Large Hadron Collider Goes to Work...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 24, 2008 Updated: 2008-09-24 20:20:08 Description: Earth 3.0...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 01, 2008 Updated: 2008-10-01 05:05:08 Description: Searching for Intelligence ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: June 12, 2008 Updated: 2008-06-12 15:00:08 Description: The Happening: A Conversation with Director M. Night Shyamalan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: June 04, 2008 Updated: 2008-06-04 15:50:08 Description: Fact and Fiction: James Randi's "Amaz!ng Meeting" and Mark Alpert's Physics Novel, Final Theory...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: May 21, 2008 Updated: 2008-05-21 05:01:08 Description: Little Brains, Big Brains: Latest Flores Hobbit News and the Intel Science Fair...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: May 28, 2008 Updated: 2008-05-28 05:01:08 Description: The Feral Biologist: A Talk with George Schaller; A Look in the June SciAm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: May 14, 2008 Updated: 2008-05-14 15:30:08 Description: China Quake Update; Fictional Scientists; What's New at SciAm.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: May 7, 2008 Updated: 2008-05-07 19:30:08 Description: Evolution Enclaves: Darwin the Botanist and Origins of Life Research ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: April 23, 2008 Updated: 2008-04-23 15:25:08 Description: Can Science Save the Banana?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: April 30, 2008 Updated: 2008-04-30 15:45:08 Description: Plasma Physics: From Black Holes to Radio Reception...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: April 16, 2008 Updated: 2008-04-16 20:30:08 Description: On The Shoulders of Giants: John Wheeler and Salome Waelsch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: April 9, 2008 Updated: 2008-04-09 21:35:08 Description: Expelled Explained...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: April 2, 2008 Updated: 2008-04-02 17:00:08 Description: A Scientists' Bill of Rights? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: March 26, 2008 Updated: 2008-03-26 06:00:08 Description: Baseball Science...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: March 19, 2008 Updated: 2008-03-19 05:00:08 Description: For the Birds: A look at birds, habitat conservation and environmental economics ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: March 5, 2008 Updated: 2008-03-05 05:00:08 Description: A Mars Rovers Once Over ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: March 12, 2008 Updated: 2008-03-12 05:00:08 Description: Science and America's Future...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: February 27, 2008 Updated: 2008-02-27 05:00:08 Description: Arachnophilia! And War...What Was It Good For (In Human Evolution)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: February 22, 2007 Updated: 2008-02-22 05:00:08 Description: Science, Science Everywhere: AAAS Conference Highlights...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: February 13, 2007 Updated: 2008-02-13 05:00:08 Description: Fat Chance: Do Dietary Guidelines Actually Contribute to Obesity?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 30, 2008 Updated: 2008-01-30 05:00:08 Description: Knock, Knock, Hal's There: Teaching Computers Humor; and the 50th Anniversary of America's First Satellite...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: February 6, 2008 Updated: 2008-02-06 05:00:08 Description: You Say Potato, I Say Cassava: Language, Culture and Perception...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 23, 2008 Updated: 2008-01-23 05:00:08 Description: What's The Matter?: Cold Dark Matter and the Milky Way's Missing Satellites...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 16, 2008 Updated: 2008-01-16 05:00:08 Description: Mindful Motion: Miguel Nicolelis and Mind-Powered Robots; and Creating Science Cities in Brazil and Beyond...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 29, 2006 Updated: 2006-11-29 05:00:08 Description: Tomorrow's Newspapers and Next Week's Cars...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 20, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-20 05:00:08 Description: Radioactive Spy Dust and the Litvinenko Case; Ode To Grad Students...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 27, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-27 05:00:08 Description: Rampaging Robots and Killer Komodos...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 3, 2007 Updated: 2007-01-03 05:00:08 Description: Tears And Other Traits That Make Us Human; What Color Is Your Placebo Parachute...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 10, 2007 Updated: 2007-01-10 05:00:08 Description: The Inevitability Of Cancer's Commonality; and High School Math Whiz...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 17, 2007 Updated: 2007-01-17 05:00:08 Description: Better Ways To Cut A Cake and To Pick A Champion...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 24, 2007 Updated: 2007-01-24 05:00:08 Description: Good News About Coffee And Amazing Skeptic Conference ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: February 14, 2007 Updated: 2007-02-14 05:00:08 Description: My Unfunny Valentine: The Truth About Online Dating; and The Myelin Repair Foundation--A New Model For Outcome-Oriented Biomedical Research...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: March 14, 2007 Updated: 2007-03-14 05:00:08 Description: Made To Stick: Crafting Memorable Messages; and Cycling For Days On A Gallon Of Gas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: March 21, 2006 Updated: 2007-03-21 05:00:08 Description: Naturally Speaking: Finding Nature's Treasure Trove with the Global Ocean Sampling Expedition; and Natural Products Chemistry...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: March 28, 2006 Updated: 2007-03-28 05:00:08 Description: Alcoholism and Genetics; and Why Aren't the Pioneer Spacecraft Where They Should Be?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: April 4, 2006 Updated: 2007-04-04 05:00:08 Description: Baseball Science...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: April 18, 2007 Updated: 2007-04-18 05:00:08 Description: Atul Gawande, Author of Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: April 25, 2007 Updated: 2007-04-25 05:00:08 Description: Peer Review of Peer Review; and the Franklin Institute Awards...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 7, 2007 Updated: 2007-11-07 05:00:08 Description: The Ethics of Climate Change; and NOVA Does Dover...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 14, 2007 Updated: 2007-11-14 05:00:08 Description: Need For New Nukes?; and News From Neuroscience...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 21, 2007 Updated: 2007-11-21 05:00:08 Description: The Science of Cheese; and Scientific American's New Community...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 28, 2007 Updated: 2007-11-28 05:00:08 Description: Neuroscience and the Law...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 5, 2007 Updated: 2007-12-05 05:00:08 Description: Three Whiz Kids, Two Winning Projects And A Nobel Laureate...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 12, 2007 Updated: 2007-12-12 05:00:08 Description: Are There (Microbial) Aliens On Earth?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 19, 2007 Updated: 2007-12-19 05:00:08 Description: Here Comes the Sun--A Grand Plan for Solar Energy; and Sci Am's New Body ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 26, 2007 Updated: 2007-12-26 05:00:08 Description: What's In A Latin Name: The Legacy of Linnaeus...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 2, 2008 Updated: 2008-01-02 05:00:08 Description: Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: Sci Am's History of Debunking...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 9, 2008 Updated: 2008-01-09 05:00:08 Description: Whose Phone Is It, Anyway: Did Bell Steal The Invention? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 60-Second Science: October 31, 2007 Updated: 2007-10-31 05:00:08 Description: Quest for the Giant Pumpkin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 24, 2007 Updated: 2007-10-24 05:00:08 Description: Good Germs, Bad Germs...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 17, 2007 Updated: 2007-10-17 05:00:08 Description: Chickens and Pigs and Yeast, Oh My!: The Public Health Threat of Animal Diseases; and Gene Duplication in Evolution...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 10, 2007 Updated: 2007-10-10 05:00:08 Description: When Worlds Collide: The Ig Nobel and Nobel Prizes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 5, 2007 Updated: 2007-09-05 05:00:08 Description: Putting Food On The Table: What To Eat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 12, 2007 Updated: 2007-09-12 05:00:08 Description: Can Fat Be Fit?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 19, 2007 Updated: 2007-09-19 05:00:08 Description: What's In A Rose: Ethnobotany and the Search for Useful Plants...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 26, 2007 Updated: 2007-09-26 05:00:08 Description: Who Do You Think You Are: Chatting With Bots, and the Sexuality Spectrum...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 3, 2007 Updated: 2007-10-03 05:00:08 Description: The Final Frontier: Our Future in Space...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 29, 2007 Updated: 2007-08-29 05:00:08 Description: Another Look at The World Without Us; and What's New At Scientific American...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 2, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-02 05:00:00 Description: The Expert Mind and the Interplanetary Bicycle Ride...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: February 07, 2007 Updated: 2007-02-07 05:00:00 Description: The Heat IS On: International Global Warming Consensus; and Academy Award Winning Audio Science...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 15, 2007 Updated: 2007-08-15 05:00:08 Description: Is Your Food Contaminated; New Orleans Now; And the Science of Dogs...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 22, 2007 Updated: 2007-08-22 05:00:08 Description: The World Is Fat: Obesity Now Outweighs Hunger WorldWide...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 8, 2007 Updated: 2007-08-08 05:00:08 Description: Better Brains: The Revolution in Brain Science...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 1, 2007 Updated: 2007-08-01 05:00:08 Description: Is Privacy Dead? Technological Approaches to the Technological Threat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 25, 2007 Updated: 2007-07-25 05:00:08 Description: Saddle Up That Stegosaurus--A Visit To The Creation Museum...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 18, 2007 Updated: 2007-07-18 05:00:08 Description: Space For Both?--Human Vs. Robotic Space Missions...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 11, 2007 Updated: 2007-07-11 05:00:08 Description: Systems Biology: The Future of Biomedical Science?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 4, 2007 Updated: 2007-07-04 05:00:08 Description: Benjamin Franklin the Scientist...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: June 27, 2007 Updated: 2007-06-27 05:00:08 Description: The World Without Us: Suppose Humans Just Vanished--Then What?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: June 20, 2007 Updated: 2007-06-20 05:00:08 Description: Why We Eat, Eat and Eat Some More; and Remembering Mr. Wizard...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: June 13, 2007 Updated: 2007-06-13 05:00:00 Description: Jared Diamond on the State of the World Environment...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: June 6, 2007 Updated: 2007-06-06 05:00:00 Description: Mark Twain: Fossil Hunter and Science Writer...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: May 9, 2007 Updated: 2007-05-09 05:00:00 Description: Beer Science; And A Cancer Research Report...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: May 16, 2007 Updated: 2007-05-16 05:00:00 Description: The Encyclopedia of Life; and the End of John Horgan's Pessimism...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: May 23, 2007 Updated: 2007-05-23 05:00:00 Description: Lying in Weight: The Hidden Epidemic of Eating Disorders in Adult Women (And A Few Men)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: May 30, 2007 Updated: 2007-05-30 05:00:00 Description: How Cargo Containers Shrank the World and Transformed Trade; and Smart Skylights...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: May 2, 2007 Updated: 2007-05-02 13:00:00 Description: Small Matters: Microbes In Us And The Environment...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: April 11, 2007 Updated: 2007-04-11 05:00:00 Description: Catching Corrupted Photos; and Big Bird Brains...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: March 07, 2007 Updated: 2007-03-07 05:00:00 Description: Leave It To Beaver (To Return To New York City); and AccesScience '07, Communicating Science To Everyone...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: February 28, 2007 Updated: 2007-02-28 05:00:00 Description: Who Speaks For Science?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: February 21, 2007 Updated: 2007-02-21 05:00:00 Description: No Laughing Matter: Mo Rocca On Humor Theory; Report From the AAAS Conference...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: January 31, 2007 Updated: 2007-01-31 05:00:00 Description: TV Of Tomorrow; Battle Of The Science Journals; US Budget Crunch Threatens National Lab ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 13, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-13 05:00:00 Description: Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus and Rocky the Flying Mesozoic Mammal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: December 6, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-21 00:00:00 Description: Singing New Songs: Urban Birds Vocalize Differently; Insurance Industry Worries About Warming...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 15, 2006 Updated: 2006-11-15 05:00:00 Description: Looking Into the Future At The World Science Forum; Poetry And Science with Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffmann...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 22, 2006 Updated: 2006-11-22 05:00:00 Description: Tiny Technology and Talking Turkey...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: November 1, 2006 Updated: 2006-11-01 05:00:00 Description: Shocking Research: Electroshock Therapy and Stem Cells...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 25, 2006 Updated: 2006-10-25 05:00:00 Description: The Making of the Fittest: A Conversation with Evolutionary Biologist Sean Carroll...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 18, 2006 Updated: 2006-10-18 05:00:00 Description: Test Tube Babies; Old Time Radio; What's In A Name...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 11, 2006 Updated: 2006-10-11 05:00:00 Description: Virus-State Electronics; Baseball Oddsmaking; Star Trek Memorabilia Auction...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: October 4, 2006 Updated: 2006-10-04 05:00:00 Description: Judging Science: Making Judges Scientifically Literate; Eating Like An Animal; Listener Mail...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 27, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-27 05:00:00 Description: Six Big Science Debates; Missions to Map Planets; Breaking Down Barriers: Women in Science...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 20, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-20 05:00:00 Description: Human Evolution Fossil Find and Oil Company Conservation Comments...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: September 6, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-06 05:00:00 Description: Dark Matter; New Daily Scientific American Podcast, 60-Second Science; Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter"...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 60-Second Science: September 6, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-06 05:00:00 Description: Antidrug Money Up in Smoke?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 60-Second Science: September 5, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-05 05:00:00 Description: New Material from the Beetles ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 30, 2006 Updated: 2006-10-13 21:19:01 Description: The Teen Brain; Flipping Magnetic Poles; What's Pluto?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 23, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-23 05:00:00 Description: Scientific American Magazine single topic issue--Energy's Future: Beyond Carbon; and Well-Read Doctors....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 16, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-16 05:00:00 Description: Is the Universe Bigger and Older; and the Status of Pluto....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: August 9, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-09 05:00:00 Description: EPA Pesticide Controversy and Impact Astronomy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 26, 2006 Updated: 2006-07-26 05:00:00 Description: The Mountain/Climate Relation and Patient Safety...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 19, 2006 Updated: 2006-07-19 05:00:00 Description: Space Shuttle and Fingerprints...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 12, 2006 Updated: 2006-07-12 05:00:00 Description: CSI: Reality...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: July 5, 2006 Updated: 2006-07-05 05:00:00 Description: Ice Cream Science...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Talk: June 28, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-28 05:00:00 Description: Bering Sea, radiation, historic tortoise....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD June 14, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-14 05:00:00 Description: Evolution Update...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 17: May 31, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-31 05:00:00 Description: Future of the Internet: Net Neutrality, the Semantic Web, plus some comments on science by the mayor of New York....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 15: May 17, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-17 05:00:00 Description: Inside the Tevatron; the Human-Computer Interface; DNA Computing....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 14: May 10, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-10 05:00:00 Description: The Environment: birds; strategic conservation; big cats....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 13: May 3, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-03 00:00:00 Description: Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek and Betsy Devine....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 12: April 26, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-26 05:00:00 Description: Early Universe, Benjamin Franklin Science, Evolution Education....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 11: April 19, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-19 05:00:00 Description: Hybrid Cars, Drosophila Maggots, the Tribal Mind....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 1: February 8, 2006 Updated: 2006-02-15 05:00:00 Description: Evolution, stem cells and the National Inventors Hall of Fame...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 2: February 15, 2006 Updated: 2006-02-22 05:00:00 Description: Avian flu, marijuana policy, new tyrannosaur...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 3: February 22, 2006 Updated: 2006-03-01 05:00:00 Description: Computer security, curling, AAAS meeting...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 4: March 1, 2006 Updated: 2006-03-08 05:00:00 Description: Cosmic ray threat, sasquatch DNA, geochemist cook...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 5: March 8, 2006 Updated: 2006-03-15 05:00:00 Description: Genetics of longevity, diaper-free movement, possible plane problems from personal electronics...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 6: March 15, 2006 Updated: 2006-03-22 05:00:00 Description: Flores hobbit update, chemistry in art, environmental impostors....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 7: March 22, 2006 Updated: 2006-03-29 05:00:00 Description: Combat stress, Intel high school science competition, GLOBE At Night astronomy project...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 8: March 29, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-05 05:00:00 Description: Attacking antibiotic resistance; William Shockley biography; flu data policy....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 9: April 5, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-12 05:00:00 Description: Animal intelligence, Einstein, Szilard and the bomb, sustainable development....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Episode 10: April 12, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-13 00:00:00 Description: Animal intelligence, Mars Rovers, Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
|
||||
| Podcast listings come from Podcast Directory.comxx | ||||||
