Hitting The ‘Off’ Switch On Antibiotic Resistance: Nanotechnologist Chad Mirkin discusses next-generation antibiotics that target a bacterium’s DNA. (first broadcast Friday, December 2, 2011)

Combatting Depression With Meditation, Diet: Dr. Andrew Weil discusses antidepressant alternatives in his book Spontaneous Happiness. (first broadcast Friday, December 2, 2011)

Flight Of The Wild Pigeon: Researchers at Harvard caught pigeons in a parking garage and filmed them with high speed cameras. (first broadcast Friday, December 2, 2011)

Deconstructing A Skyscraper: Author Kate Ascher dissects the architecture and engineering of a modern skyscraper. (first broadcast Friday, December 2, 2011)

The Beauty and Brains Behind ‘Hedy’s Folly’: A new book looks at the life of the beautiful and brainy movie star Hedy Lamarr. (first broadcast Friday, December 2, 2011)

Rats Show Empathy, By Freeing Trapped Companions : A study in Science suggests primates aren’t the only mammals with empathy. (first broadcast Friday, December 9, 2011)

US Military Keeps Wary Eye On Asia’s Space Race: One expert says Asia’s space race could result in peaceful competition--or military conflict. (first broadcast Friday, December 9, 2011)

Inbreeding To Blame For Bedbug Renaissance: Bedbugs can survive generations of inbreeding, allowing one pregnant female to cause an infestation. (first broadcast Friday, December 9, 2011)

Engineers Give The Jump Rope A Spin: A pickup basketball game inspired a mathematical exercise. (first broadcast Friday, December 9, 2011)

Debating Genetically Modified Salmon : Two scientists discuss food safety and environmental concerns associated with transgenic salmon. (first broadcast Friday, December 9, 2011)

Python Could Help Treat Heart Disease: Molecular biologist Leslie Leinwand discusses how a python’s heart could help treat heart disease. (first broadcast Friday, December 9, 2011)

Treating Stress, Speech Disorders With Music: Neurologists and therapists discuss how music therapy works, and the state of the science behind it. (first broadcast Friday, December 16, 2011)

Science Diction: The Origin Of The Petri Dish: Julius Petri replaced clumsy bell jars and test tubes with a simple set of nesting glass dishes. (first broadcast Friday, December 16, 2011)

Physicists Find ‘Hints’ of Elusive Higgs Boson: CERN scientists say they may have narrowed their search for the elusive Higgs boson. (first broadcast Friday, December 16, 2011)

Exploring The Science Of Flying, From Your Window Seat : A new book looks at the technology and science of airline travel from your window seat. (first broadcast Friday, December 16, 2011)

What Makes Wings Work?: With a speaker and homemade paper aircraft, researchers are studying the mysteries of flight. (first broadcast Friday, December 16, 2011)

Kepler Telescope Narrows Hunt For Earth’s Twin: NASA’s Kepler has discovered the first Earth-sized exoplanets, and another in the “Goldilocks zone.” (first broadcast Friday, December 23, 2011)

The War On Cancer Turns 40: Cancer researcher Harold Varmus discusses how scientists’ understanding of cancer has evolved. (first broadcast Friday, December 23, 2011)

Building Bridges From Plastic Shampoo Bottles: A New Jersey company transforms plastic waste into beams sturdy enough to support tanks and trains. (first broadcast Friday, December 23, 2011)

The Science Behind ‘Breaking Bad’: The science adviser for the TV series ‘Breaking Bad’ talks about getting the science right. (first broadcast Friday, December 23, 2011)

Searching For A Ghost Bird: Tim Gallagher’s expedition to save a woodpecker became a trip about his own survival. (first broadcast Friday, December 23, 2011)

Birders Fan Out to Count Feathered Friends: The Christmas Bird Count is underway and a birder shares some identification tips. (first broadcast Friday, December 23, 2011)

Year in Review: Science Stories of 2011: Four journalists join Ira Flatow to discuss the top science stories of 2011. (first broadcast Friday, December 30, 2011)

NASA Probes Set To Orbit The Moon Over New Year’s: As NASA’s twin probes near the moon, the mission’s chief scientist talks about its objective. (first broadcast Friday, December 30, 2011)

Exploring Science At The End Of The Earth: Two researchers and a photojournalist discuss how research is done on Antarctica’s extreme terrain. (first broadcast Friday, December 30, 2011)

Making Resolutions That Stick In 2012: A psychologist says willpower may be the key to keeping your new year’s resolutions. (first broadcast Friday, December 30, 2011)