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December 20, 2024 - Science Friday
6 days ago · The science advisor for “Interstellar” discusses the film’s impact, and how new information about gravitational waves could have changed it. Plus, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will break its own record for closest approach to the sun—just 3.8 million miles away. And, with drone sightings in the news, we take a look at the current laws and regulations around hobby and commercial drone ...
December 13, 2024 - Science Friday
Dec 13, 2024 · “The Burning Earth” examines over 800 years of history to demonstrate how violence against people and the planet are one and the same. Plus, a program trains women as tactile medical examiners to identify tumors before they show up on imaging scans. And, scientists studied the sitting habits of more than 1,000 adults to zero in on the link between time spent sitting and specific health ...
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Nov 22, 2024 · “The Burning Earth” examines over 800 years of history to demonstrate how violence against people and the planet are one and the same. Plus, a program trains women as tactile medical examiners to identify tumors before they show up on imaging scans.
Podcasts - Science Friday
Science Diction. From the people who make Science Friday, we bring you Science Diction, a bite-sized podcast about words—and the science stories behind them.Hosted by SciFri producer and self-proclaimed word nerd Johanna Mayer, each episode of Science Diction digs into the origin of a single word or phrase, and, with the help of historians, etymologists, and scientists, reveals a …
November 8, 2024 - Science Friday
Nov 8, 2024 · Decades of research shows that expanding highways, despite its promise to reduce congestion, actually increases travel times. Plus, a math enthusiast finds the largest known prime number. And, blood pressure categories are based on patients who are sitting in a certain position. But not every doctor’s office takes readings that way.
The Best of Science Friday, 2024
Dec 19, 2024 · 2024 was full of exciting and sometimes devastating science stories. It was a big year for heliophysics, with solar storms causing auroras to dazzle in places where they aren’t normally visible, and a total solar eclipse plunging parts of North America into an eerie moment of daytime darkness. At the same time, a space travel snafu captured the world’s attention, leaving two astronauts ...
October 4, 2024 - Science Friday
Oct 4, 2024 · With the presidential election a month away, researchers explain the psychology behind holding, changing, and acting on political opinions. Plus, researchers developed a 3D-printable material, inspired by worms, that can act as a Band-Aid for damaged heart and cartilage tissue. And, a recent study concluded that people who are highly resilient to stress have specific biological signatures in ...
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Science Friday is an award-winning producer of high quality, fact-checked, and trustworthy science news and educational programming. For 30 years, we’ve introduced top scientists to public radio listeners, and reminded them how much fun it is to learn something new.