Science Friday Audio Podcast
Summary: Science Friday, as heard on NPR, is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by Ira Flatow. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and policymakers, and listeners can call in and ask questions as well. Watch the latest science videos from the Science Friday website.
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Podcasts:
Will the next big Olympics competition be a race for more technology?
Researchers in a recent study report creating stem cells in 30 minutes through an acid bath.
Data geeks say our “digital breadcrumbs” can reveal where to eat, who to date, or which bus to take.
How do our expectations, environment, and social cues trick us into believing our wine tastes better or worse?
Could mysterious dark streaks on Martian slopes be evidence of liquid water flows?
Andy Weir’s novel of Mars survival mixes science fact and fiction.
Wind tunnels help Olympic ski jumpers balance between lift and drag.
Understanding fluid dynamics helps Olympians shave minutes off race times.
The Jakobshavn glacier reached speeds of more than 150 feet per day during the summer of 2012.
A new documentary, Tim’s Vermeer, shows that the Dutch master painter was a tinkerer, too.
The glowing bioluminescent bay near Fajardo, Puerto Rico went dark for more than a week in November.
NYU's Katherine Isbister imagines a future where technology connects us to other people, not avatars.
Marc Norman obsessively monitors the ice at the Utah Olympic Oval to create the perfect skating surface.
Friction researcher and avid curler Robert Carpick discusses the tricky physics of ice.
Move over polar bears—could penguins be the new poster children for climate change?
