Science Magazine Podcast
Episodes
Podcast: An omnipresent antimicrobial, a lichen ménage à trois, and tiny tide-induced tremors
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stories on a lichen threesome, tremors caused by tides, and a theoretical way to inspect nuclear warheads without looking too closely at them, with ...
Podcast: The science of the apocalypse, and abstract thinking in ducklings
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What do we know about humanity-ending catastrophes? Julia Rosen talks with Sarah Crespi about various doomsday scenarios and what science can do to sa...
Podcast: An exoplanet with three suns, no relief for aching knees, and building better noses
07 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to stories on how once we lose cartilage it’s gone forever, genetically engineering a supersniffing mouse, and building an artificial animal...
Podcast: Ending AIDS in South Africa, what makes plants gamble, and genes that turn on after death
30 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to stories on how plants know when to take risks, confirmation that the ozone layer is on the mend, and genes that come alive after death, w...
Podcast: A farewell to <i>Science</i>’s editor-in-chief, how mosquito spit makes us sick, and bears that use human shields
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to how mosquito spit helps make us sick, mother bears protect their young with human shields, and blind cave fish could teach us a thing or two...
Podcast: Treating cocaine addiction, mirror molecules in space, and new insight into autism
16 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to stories on the first mirror image molecule spotted in outer space, looking at the role of touch in the development of autism, and grafting...
Podcast: Scoliosis development, antiracing stripes, and the dawn of the hobbits
09 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to stories on lizard stripes that trick predators, what a tiny jaw bone reveals about ancient “hobbit” people, and the risks of psycholo...
Podcast: Bionic leaves that make fuel, digging into dog domestication, and wars recorded in coral
02 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to stories on new evidence for double dog domestication, what traces of mercury in coral can tell us about local wars, and an update to a cla...
Podcast: The economics of the Uber era, mysterious Neandertal structures, and an octopus boom
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on underground rings built by Neandertals, worldwide increases in cephalopods and a controversial hyp...
Podcast: Tracking rats in a city slum, the giraffe genome, and watching human evolution in action
19 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on finding clues to giraffes’ height in their genomes, evidence that humans are still evolving from ...
Podcast: Rocky remnants of early Earth, plants turned predator, and a new artificial second skin
12 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor Catherine Matacic shares stories how the Venus flytrap turned to the meat-eating side, a new clingy polymer film that shrinks up ...
Podcast: Why animal personalities matter, killer whale sanctuaries, and the key to making fraternal twins
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on a proposal for an orca sanctuary in the sea, the genes behind conceiving fraternal twins, and why C...
Podcast: Patent trolls, the earthquake-volcano link, and obesity in China
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor Catherine Matacic shares stories on howearthquakes may trigger volcanic eruptions, growing obesity in China’s children, and turni...
Podcast: Sizing up a baby dino, jolting dead brains, and dirty mice
21 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online news editor David Grimm shares stories on a possibledebunking of a popular brain stimulation technique, using “dirty” mice in the lab to si...
Podcast: Tracking Zika, the evolution of sign language, and changing hearts and minds with social science
14 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online news editor Catherine Matacic shares stories on the evolution of sign language, short conversations than can change minds on social issues, and...
Podcast: Spreading cancer, sacrificing humans, and transplanting organs
07 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online news editor David Grimm shares stories on evidence for the earth being hit by supernovae, record-breaking xenotransplantation, and winning frie...
Podcast: Building a portable drug factory, mapping yeast globally, and watching cliffs crumble
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online news editor David Grimm shares stories on yeasty hitchhikers, sunlight-induced rockfalls, and the tiniest gravity sensor. Andrea Adamo joins h...
Podcast: Battling it out in the Bronze Age, letting go of orcas, and evolving silicon-based life
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on SeaWorld’s plans for killer whales, the first steps toward silicon-based life, and the ripple effec...
Podcast: The latest news from Pluto, a rock-eating fungus, and tracking storm damage with Twitter
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
News intern Nala Rogers shares stories on mineral-mining microbes, mapping hurricane damage using social media, and the big takeaway from the latest h...
Podcast: Nuclear forensics, honesty in a sea of lies, and how sliced meat drove human evolution
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on the influence of governmental corruption on the honesty of individuals, what happened when our ancest...
Podcast: Glowing robot skin, zombie frogs, and viral fossils in our DNA
03 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on zombification by a frog-killing fungus, relating the cosmological constant to life in the universe, a...
Podcast: A recipe for clean and tasty drinking water, a gauge on rapidly rising seas, and fake flowers that can fool the most discerning insects
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor Catherine Matacic shares stories on what we can learn from 6million years of climate data, how to make lifelike orchids with 3D pri...
Podcast: Combatting malnutrition with gut microbes, fighting art forgers with science, and killing cancer with gold
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on how our abilities shape our minds, killing cancer cells with gold nanoparticles, and catching art for...
Podcast: The effects of Neandertal DNA on health, squishing bugs for science, and sleepy confessions
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online news editor David Grimm shares stories on confessions extracted from sleepy people, malaria hiding out in deer, and making squishable bots base...
Podcast: Taking race out of genetics, a cellular cleanse for longer life, and smart sweatbands
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online news editor David Grimm shares stories on killing cells to lengthen life, getting mom’s microbes after a C-section, and an advanced fitness t...
Podcast: Babylonian astronomers, doubly domesticated cats, and outrunning a T. Rex
28 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online news editor David Grimm shares stories on 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex tracks, a signature of human consciousness, and a second try at...
Podcast: A planet beyond Pluto, the bugs in your home, and the link between marijuana and IQ
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on studying marijuana use in teenage twins, building a better maze for psychological experiments, and a ...
Podcast: Wounded mammoths, brave birds, bright bulbs, and more
14 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, David Grimm talks about brave birds, building a brighter light bulb, and changing our voice to influence our emotions. Plus,...
Podcast: Dancing dinosaurs, naked black holes, and more
08 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What stripped an unusual black hole of its stars? Can a bipolar drug change ant behavior? And did dinosaurs dance to woo mates? Science's Online...
The Science breakthrough of the year, readers' choice, and the top news from 2015.
17 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Coontz discusses Science's 2015 Breakthrough of the Year and runners-up, from visions of Pluto to the discovery of a previously unknown human s...
Artificial intelligence programs that learn concepts based on just a few examples and a daily news roundup
10 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brenden Lake discusses a new computational model that rivals the human ability to learn new concepts based on just a single example; David Grimm talks...
How our gut microbiota change as we age and a daily news roundup
03 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Paul O'Toole discusses what happens to our gut microbes as we age; David Grimm talks about competent grandmas, our tilted moon, and gender in the brai...
Can "big data" from mobile phones pinpoint pockets of poverty? And a news roundup
26 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Blumenstock discusses patterns of mobile phone use as a source of "big data" about wealth and poverty in developing countries; David Grimm talk...
Bioengineering functional vocal cords and a daily news roundup
19 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Long explains how scientists have engineered human vocal cords; Catherine Matacic talks about vanquishing a deadly amphibian fungus, pigeons ...
The consequences of mass extinction and a daily news roundup
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Sallan discusses the consequences of a mass extinction event 359 million years ago on vertebrate body size; David Grimm talks about grandma's i...
The evolution of Mars' atmosphere and a daily news roundup
05 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Jakosky discusses where Mars' once-thick, CO2-ish atmosphere went and the first data from the MAVEN mission to study the Red Planet; David Grimm...
The origins of biodiversity in the Amazon and a daily news roundup
29 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lizzie Wade discusses whether the amazing biodiversity of the Amazon Basin was the result of massive flooding, or the uplift of the Andes mountain ran...
The neuroscience of reversing blindness and a daily news roundup
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rhitu Chatterjee discusses Project Prakash and the neuroscience behind reversing blindness in children, teenagers, and adults in rural India; David Gr...
Pluto's mysteries revealed and a daily news roundup
15 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Stern discusses the first scientific results from the New Horizons July 14 flyby of Pluto, which revealed details about the dwarf planet's geolog...
Can math apps benefit kids? And a daily news roundup
08 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Talia Berkowitz discusses the use of a math app at home to boost math achievement at school, Catherine Matacic talks about the fate of animals near Ch...
Safer jet fuels and a daily news roundup
01 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Kornfield discusses the design of safer jet fuel additives using polymer theory to control misting and prevent fires, David Grimm talks about bu...
3-parent gene therapy for mitochondrial diseases and a news roundup
24 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberly Dunham-Snary discusses the long-term health considerations of gene therapy for mitochondrial diseases and David Grimm talks about the smell o...
How future elites view self-interest and equality and a news roundup
17 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Markovits discusses the preferences for fairness and equiality among potential future US leaders and David Grimm talks about finding fluorine's...
Genes and the human microbiome and a news roundup
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Bordenstein discusses how our genes affect the composition of our microbiome, influencing our health, and David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi abo...
The state of science in Iran and a news roundup
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rich Stone discusses science in Iran in the face of economic sanctions. David Grimm brings stories on sleep deprivation and the common cold, plastic i...
Moralizing gods, scientific reproducibility, and a daily news roundup
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Nosek discusses the reproducibility of science, Lizzie Wade delves into the origin of religions with moralizing gods. David Grimm talks about de...
Human superpredators and a news roundup
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Darimont discusses the impact of humans' unique predatory behavior on the planet and Catherine Matacic talks with Sarah Crespi about whistled la...
Marmoset monkey vocal development and a news roundup
13 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Asif Ghazanfar discusses how marmoset parents influence their babies' vocal development and Hanae Armitage talks with Sarah Crespi about the influence...
Effective Ebola vaccines and a daily news roundup
06 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Marzi discusses a vaccine that is effective against Ebola in monkeys and David Grimm talks about weigh-loss surgery, carbon suckers, and sexist...
Comet chemistry and a news roundup
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Fred Goesmann discusses Philae's bumpy landing on Comet 67P, and the organic compounds it detected there, and Hanae Armitage talks with Sarah Crespi a...
Ancient DNA and a news roundup
23 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Culotta discusses the ancient DNA revolution and David Grimm brings online news stories about rising autism numbers, shark safety, and tiny ...
AI therapists and a news roundup
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
John Bohannon discusses using artificial intelligence in the psychologist's chair and David Grimm brings online news stories about the age of human ha...
Jumping soft bots and a news roundup
09 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Bartlett discusses the challenges of building a jumping soft robot and David Grimm brings online news stories about drug violence in Mexico, poll...
The scent of a rose and a news roundup
02 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Silvie Baudino discusses the biosynthesis of the compounds responsible for the scents of roses and David Grimm brings online news stories about hearin...
Metallic hydrogen and a daily news roundup.
25 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Knudson discusses making metallic hydrogen and how it can better our understanding of gas giant planets and David Grimm brings online news stor...
Tracking ivory with genetics, the letter R, and a news roundup
18 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Samuel Wasser discusses using genetics to track down sources of elephant ivory, Suzanne Boyce talks with Susanne Bard about why it's so hard to say th...
Tracking aquatic animals, cochlear implants, and a news roundup
11 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Iverson discusses how telemetry has transformed the study of animal behavior in aquatic ecosystems, and Monita Chatterjee discusses the impact of...
Friction at the atomic level, the acoustics of historical speeches, and a news roundup
04 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alexei Bylinskii discusses friction at the atomic level and Braxton Boren talks about the acoustics of historical spaces, and David Grimm discusses da...
Climate change and China's tea crop and a news roundup
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Larson discusses the impact of climate change on China's tea and other globally sensitive crops, and Emily Conover discusses daily news stor...
Testosterone, women, and elite sports and a news roundup
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Katrina Karkazis discusses the controversial use of testosterone testing by elite sports organizations to determine who can compete as a woman, and Da...
Science in Cuba and a news roundup
14 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Stone discusses science in Cuba: isolation, innovation, and future partnerships, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susan...
How the measles virus disables immunity to other diseases and a news roundup
07 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Mina discusses how measles destroys immunity to other infectious diseases and why the measles vaccine has led to disproportionate reductions i...
Sustainable seafood and a news roundup
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
James Sanchirico discusses the challenges of creating sustainable fisheries in developing countries, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hos...
Hubble's 25th anniversary and a news roundup
23 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hubble at 25: Daniel Clery discusses the contributions of the Hubble Space Telescope to our understanding of the universe, and David Grimm discusses d...
The bond between people and dogs and a news roundup
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Evan MacLean discusses the role of oxytocin in mediating the relationship between dogs and people, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hoste...
Mountain gorilla genomes and a news roundup
09 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Tyler-Smith discusses what whole genome sequencing reveals about the genetic diversity and evolutionary history of endangered mountain gorillas,...
The Deepwater Horizon disaster: Five years later.
02 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
5th Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster: Marcia McNutt discusses the role of science in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the...
Child abuse across generations and a news roundup
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Cathy Spatz Widom discusses whether child abuse is transmitted across generations. Angela Colmone has a round-up of advances in immunotherapy from Sci...
Robotic materials and a news roundup
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nikolaus Correll discusses the future of robotic materials inspired by nature. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Im...
The politics of happiness and a news roundup
12 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Wojcik discusses the relationship between happiness and political ideology. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [...
Antimicrobial resistance and a news roundup
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Baker discusses the challenges faced by lower-income countries when fighting antimicrobial resistant infections. Emily Conover discusses daily...
Sexual trait evolution in mosquitoes and a news roundup
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Mitchell discusses the co-evolution of sexual traits in mosquitoes and their influence on malaria transmission. David Grimm discusses daily news ...
Maternal effects in songbirds and a news roundup
19 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Renée Duckworth discusses the role of maternal effects on species replacement in ecological communities shaped by forest fires. David Grimm discusses...
The planetary boundaries framework, marine debris, and a news roundup
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Will Steffen discusses the processes that define the planetary boundaries framework: a safe operating space within which humanity can still thrive on ...
Spatial neurons and a news roundup
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Gyorgy Buzsáki discusses how two types of neurons in the brain's hippocampus work together to map an animal's environment. David Grimm discusses dail...
Mathematicians and the NSA and a news roundup
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
John Bohannon discusses the growing rift between mathematicians and the National Security Agency following Edward Snowden's 2013 revelations of massiv...
How comets change seasonally and a news roundup
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Myrtha Hässig discusses variability and heterogeneity of the coma of comet 67P as part of Science's special issue on the Rosetta spacecraft. Meghna S...
High-altitude bird migration and a news roundup
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Bishop discusses the "roller-coaster" flight strategy of bar-headed geese as they migrate across the Himalayas between their breeding and wint...
Deworming buffalo and a news roundup
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Ezenwa discusses the complex relationship between parasitic infections and tuberculosis in African buffalo and what it can tell us about human...
Measuring MOOCs
01 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Reich discusses the brief history of MOOCs and their impact on teaching online and offline. [Img: GARY WATERS/GETTYIMAGES] Learn more about yo...
Our breakthrough of the year and this year's top news stories
19 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Coontz discusses this year's Breakthrough and letting readers have their say. Online news editor David Grimm brings the top news stories of 201...
Science Podcast - Lessons from the tsetse fly genome and a news roundup (18 April 2014)
15 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tsetse fly genetics; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The oldest piece of Mars on Earth and a news roundup (21 November 2014)
15 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Hand discusses the winding history of the Black Beauty meteorite--a 4.4 billion-year-old piece of Mars. Online news editor David Grimm brings sto...
A flock of genomes and a news roundup (12 December 2014)
12 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Erich Jarvis sums up the findings from sequencing 40+ bird genomes. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories capturing comet dust, the origins of...
The shocking predatory strike of the electric eel and a news roundup (5 December 2014)
05 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Kenneth Catania takes a close look at how exactly electric eels stun their prey. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on pushing back the ear...
Gendered brains and a news roundup (21 November 2014)
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Cordelia Fine discusses the prevalence of "neurosexism" in the study of the human brain. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on climbing wal...
How hippos help and a news roundup (14 November 2014)
14 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
David Grimm and Meghna Sachdev discuss robots that can induce ghostly feelings, the domestication of cats, and training humans to echolocate. Elizabet...
A new way to study norovirus and a news roundup (7 November 2014)
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Karst discusses her team's successful efforts to culture norovirus in the lab and what this new system means for treatment and prevention. D...
Changing minds on charitable giving and a news roundup (31 October 2014)
31 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ayelet Gneezy discusses trends in charitable giving and how to maximize donations. David Grimm brings stories on an algal virus found in humans, how ...
High altitude humans living ~11,000 years ago (24 October 2014)
24 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Rademaker discusses his work exploring the Andean plateau for artifacts of the earliest high-altitude humans, Paleoindians that lived at 4500 met...
Plants and predators and a daily news roundup (17 October 2014)
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Ford discusses linking plants, their herbivores, and their predators on the East African savannah. Science daily news editor David Grimm brings ...
Robot relations and a daily news roundup (10 October 2014)
10 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The rights and responsibilities of robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mapping the sea floor and a daily news roundup (3 October 2014)
03 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Satellite data helps map the last unexplored terrain on planet Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The spread of an ancient technology and a daily news roundup (26 September 2014)
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
New evidence reveals the complicated history of stone tool use 400,000 - 200,000 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Monitoring 600 years of upwelling off the California coast (19 September 2014)
19 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Hindcasting weather over the ocean near the California coast for 600 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Engineering global health and a news roundup (12 September 2014)
12 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Frugal engineering for global health; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scaling up a biofuel and a news roundup (5 Sep 2014)
05 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Bringing cellulosic ethanol to market; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The home microbiome and a news roundup (29 August 2014)
29 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Sharing microbes around the house; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Censorship in China and a news roundup (22 August 2014)
22 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Investigating web censorship practices in China; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Preconception parenting and a news roundup (15 Aug 2014)
15 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting from before conception; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices