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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:

 SciFri: Making Movies That Zoom into Foreign Worlds | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:31

The stars of these films usually have only one cell.

 SciFri: Tech Giants Gear Up for Patent Battle | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:57

Apple and Samsung enter the courtroom in a battle over the way their mobile devices work, look, and feel.

 SciFri: Planning for ‘Curiosity’ on Mars | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:58

NASA scientist John Grunsfeld gives a preview of the Mars Curiosity mission, from the landing’s ‘seven minutes of terror’ to the plans for the exploration ahead.

 SciFri: Changing Views About a Changing Climate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:41

Former climate change skeptic Richard Muller describes his evolving views on climate change science.

 SciFri: Sally Ride, Pioneer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:54

A tribute to space pioneer Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut

 SciFri: Ask an Astrophysicist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:39

Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Adam Riess takes your questions on dark energy and the cosmos.

 SciFri: "Resilience" Looks at How Things Bounce Back | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:56

Are you resilient? Writer Andrew Zolli describes how he thinks "resilience science" can help us weather life’s big and small catastrophes.

 SciFri: Building Organs, On One Microchip at a Time | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:30

Scientists are making tiny microchips that can breathe, digest and pump blood like human organs.

 SciFri: Why Science Is a Non-Issue in the Election...Again | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:56

How science stacks up against other issues discussed and debated on the campaign trail.

 SciFri: Its Budget Sunk, Undersea Lab May Have to Surface | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:55

Now that federal funds have dried up, Florida's Aquarius undersea lab faces an uncertain future.

 SciFri: Melting the World's Biggest Ice Cube | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:51

As Antarctica warms, its ice sheets are sliding into the ocean--raising sea levels across the globe.

 SciFri: Neuroscientist Turned Crime Solver in "Perception" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:45

A schizophrenic neuroscience professor is TV’s newest nerdy crimefighter.

 SciFri: Sniffing Out the Science Behind Sports Doping | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:43

The cat and mouse game between drug-taking athletes and scientists trying to catch them.

 SciFri: Getting High: Physics of the Fosbury Flop | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:06

The world record for the high jump is just over 8 feet--that’s like leaping over a stop sign.

 SciFri: Technology Could Give Athletes an Edge at Olympic Park | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:38

From aerodynamic bikes to “fast pools,” a look at how technology impacts sporting success.

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