SciFri Radio: Culture

SciFri Radio: The Future Of Computer-Generated Sound Effects
Computer scientist Doug James composes sounds for films and virtual reality.

SciFri Radio: The Experimental Traveler: Take A Science Vacation
Plan a scientific summer getaway around Grand Canyon geology, tidepools or volcanic lava tubes.

SciFri Radio: Growing A Revolution: America’s Founding Gardeners
The first presidents tended uniquely American plots in an era when gardens reflected one’s politics.

SciFri Radio: Two Scientists Walk Into A Bar
Do 'science' and 'comedy' go together?

SciFri Radio: The ‘Science Of Kissing’
How did osculation start and why?

SciFri Radio: 2010 Science Year In Review
From the Gulf oil spill to the creation of synthetic life, a look at the science that made headlines in 2010.

SciFri Radio: Jonathon Keats and "Virtual Words"
We'll talk about how the rapid pace of technology is creating new words and how new ideas drive new language.

SciFri Radio: 2010 Ig Nobel Prizes
It's time for our annual broadcast of highlights from the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, recognizing the strange, silly, and stupid in the world of...

SciFri Radio: An Answer to the Chupacabra Legend?
A biologist says that coyotes suffering from severe mange could be the origin of the 'chupacabra' legends.

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: Mark Twain’s Scary Sci-Fi
A look at the pioneering science fiction of...Mark Twain?

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SciFri Videos: Culture

Video: Mildred Dresselhaus
On March 16, 2007, Ira spoke with Mildred Dresselhaus, a prominent physicist who has focused her research on nanotechnology. She has also worked to...

Video: Green Packaging
Ira discusses green packaging with Jane Bickerstaffe, director of the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) and Nicole F....

Video: Your Video: Hotel Mauna Kea
Welcome to the Hotel Mauna Kea. Five planetary astronomers bring you an original science music video about life at the observatory at the...

Video: The Farnsworth Invention
The Farnsworth Invention, a play written by Aaron Sorkin, looks at the history of television. Who should be credited with its invention:...

Video: AAAS Video: Let's be Scientists
Check out a montage from SciFri's few hours at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston. Can...

Video: Postcard From Toy Fair
Science Friday goes booth to booth at Toy Fair--the largest toy trade show in the western hemisphere. Find out what's on the cutting-edge of...

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