Splice: A science fiction film about genetic engineers creating a human/animal hybrid. (first broadcast Friday, June 4, 2010)

Breast Cancer Update: Researchers made news this week with findings that could point the way to a vaccine for breast cancer. We'll talk about the work, and how it fits into the larger picture of breast cancer research. (first broadcast Friday, June 4, 2010)

Summer Science: Lightning: Thousands of lightning strikes occur each minute on Earth. We'll talk about the science of lightning. (first broadcast Friday, June 4, 2010)

The Oil Spill and the Limits of Science: Are there some challenges that are beyond us, despite money, intelligence, and desire? (first broadcast Friday, June 4, 2010)

Bad News Burnout: Oil spill. Economy. War. Does the never-ending stream of depressing news have you down? We'll talk about the mental effects of bad news, and how to get relief. (first broadcast Friday, June 4, 2010)

Titan's Chemistry and the Search for Life: Two recent papers involving the amounts of certain hydrocarbons on Saturn's moon Titan had some media outlets abuzz with talk of extraterrestrial life. We'll talk about what the researchers actually observed, and what it might mean. (first broadcast Friday, June 11, 2010)

Food Allergies: Peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, milk -- all ordinary foods that can have serious consequences if eaten by an allergic person. We'll talk about food allergies and how to diagnose and treat them. (first broadcast Friday, June 11, 2010)

Video Pick of the Week: Bubble Physics: High-speed, high-definition video reveals the secret world of popping bubbles. (first broadcast Friday, June 11, 2010)

Multitasking: Listen to this segment while you work on the computer, make dinner, or go for a drive. (first broadcast Friday, June 11, 2010)

The Middle-Aged Brain: The author of a new book on the middle-aged brain talks about why owners of an aging brain shouldn't necessarily fear their next birthday. (first broadcast Friday, June 11, 2010)

Building Up The Immune System -- In Plastic: Researchers have made plastic nanoparticles that can partially mimic the behavior of natural antibodies in the bloodstream of a living animal. (first broadcast Friday, June 18, 2010)

On Beyond Blimps: This week, the US Army announced it would award $517 million towards the development of three 'Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle systems' -- advanced blimps. (first broadcast Friday, June 18, 2010)

The Geek Dad on Father's Day: This weekend is Father's Day - but instead of wrapping up tools or a tie, how about sharing a geeky family activity? (first broadcast Friday, June 18, 2010)

Mineral Mapping: This week brought reports of impressive mineral deposits beneath Afghanistan -- but how were those deposits identified and mapped? We'll talk about some of the remote sensing technology used. (first broadcast Friday, June 18, 2010)

'The Fate of Nature': What parallels can be found between the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, and the current environmental crisis in the Gulf of Mexico? (first broadcast Friday, June 18, 2010)

'Gasland' Film: A new documentary film looks at some of the environmental impacts of drilling for natural gas. (first broadcast Friday, June 18, 2010)

Science Diction: X-Ray: How did the word 'x-ray' come to be? (first broadcast Friday, June 18, 2010)

A Relative for Lucy: How well did 'Lucy' walk on two legs? New research says that upright walking may be an ancient skill. (first broadcast Friday, June 25, 2010)

Building a Lung: Researchers describe advances in engineering lung tissue. (first broadcast Friday, June 25, 2010)

A Soft Life, With Rough Spots: You 'feel warmly' towards some people, even if you've had a 'hard day.' But can those touch-centered descriptors influence how you experience the world? (first broadcast Friday, June 25, 2010)

Medicare Payments to Doctors: Thursday night, the US House of Representatives voted to approve a piece of legislation that would block cuts in Medicare payments to doctors. (first broadcast Friday, June 25, 2010)

Medical Marijuana: Although more states are voting to allow medical use of marijuana, it's still a politically sensitive topic. (first broadcast Friday, June 25, 2010)

Geek Update - What's the Word?: Listeners react to last week's suggestion that it's time to rebrand the 'geek.' (first broadcast Friday, June 25, 2010)