Bad Days for Bats: The 'White Nose Syndrome' disease affecting bat populations has put one species of bat at risk of 'regional extinction' within the next 20 years. (first broadcast Friday, August 6, 2010)

Cooking for Geeks: Do you like to experiment with your food? We'll talk with the author of a new book about science, technology, and DIY hacks in the kitchen. (first broadcast Friday, August 6, 2010)

BPA in Store Receipts: Bisphenol-A, a building block of plastics that has been identified as a hormone mimic, may be in your store receipts. (first broadcast Friday, August 6, 2010)

Danica McKellar, Girls, and Math: Actress and author Danica McKellar joins us to talk about getting young girls fired up about mathematics. (first broadcast Friday, August 6, 2010)

On Copyright and Hacking Your Phone: Rules issued last week by the US Copyright Office give legal sanction to 'jailbreaking' a cell phone, unlocking it to operate on different carriers, and more. (first broadcast Friday, August 6, 2010)

White Shark Sightings On The Rise On East Coast: The sharks may be swimming closer to shore to prey on booming numbers of gray seals. (first broadcast Friday, August 13, 2010)

Nissan and GM Bet Americans Ready To Go Electric: The Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt, both electric cars, will hit American highways in late 2010. (first broadcast Friday, August 13, 2010)

Study Suggests Earlier Meat Eating In Hominids: Study authors say fossil bones have marks from the tools used for butchering. (first broadcast Friday, August 13, 2010)

SETI Throws A Party: SETIcon celebrates all things extraterrestrial this weekend. (first broadcast Friday, August 13, 2010)

Science Diction: Evolution: The word "evolution" is often attributed to Charles Darwin. But he wasn't the word's greatest champion. (first broadcast Friday, August 13, 2010)

New Views of the Moon: New images of the moon's surface taken from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera show fault lines with a surprising explanation: the moon may be shrinking. (first broadcast Friday, August 20, 2010)

Science in the Gulf: Are researchers being shut out of gathering valuable data in the wake of the Gulf oil disaster? (first broadcast Friday, August 20, 2010)

Meditation and the Brain: New research looks at the effects of studying a form of meditation on brain connectivity. (first broadcast Friday, August 20, 2010)

Plastics at Sea: Scientists are trying to understand what goes on in and around floating patches of plastic debris in the world's oceans.Scientists are trying to understand what goes on in and around floating patches of plastic debris in the world's oceans. (first broadcast Friday, August 20, 2010)

Going Green at College: As students prepare to return to college campuses across the US, we'll talk about energy use and ecological activities on college campuses. What are educational institutions doing to go green? (first broadcast Friday, August 20, 2010)

Margaret Atwood: 'The Year of the Flood': Ira talks with novelist Margaret Atwood about her new story of a genetically modified dystopia. (first broadcast Friday, August 20, 2010)

Stem Cell Policy Update: This week, a federal district court judge blocked President Obama's executive order dealing with federal financing for embryonic stem cell research. We'll talk about the ruling and what it means for researchers. (first broadcast Friday, August 27, 2010)

Solar / Wind Energy Update: We'll get the latest on solar and wind power projects in the US. What can be learned from the European renewable energy industry? (first broadcast Friday, August 27, 2010)

Bedbugs: They come out at night to hunt for blood. We'll talk about the science and psychology of bedbugs. (first broadcast Friday, August 27, 2010)

Science Fiction Technology: How do filmmakers create the visions of technology that fill science fiction films? (first broadcast Friday, August 27, 2010)

Undersea Oil-Eating Bacteria: We'll hear about research into undersea bacteria in the Gulf, and their oil-eating capabilities. (first broadcast Friday, August 27, 2010)

The Science of Smell: What goes on in the nose and brain when we smell a smell? (first broadcast Friday, August 27, 2010)