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SciFri Radio: Can Science Be Done Without Secrecy?
Physicist Michael Nielsen discusses his book Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science.

SciFri Radio: Peering Into The Brain, But At What?
Despite highly detailed images of the brain’s structure, decoding brain function is still a challenge.

SciFri Radio: Science Diction: The Origins of the Bunsen Burner
Historian Howard Markel talks about chemist Robert Bunsen and how his namesake apparatus came to be.

SciFri Radio: Examining Ancient Fossils for Clues to Human Origins
Paleoanthropologists discuss recent research on the physical features of an ancient hominid.

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: Flywheel Bicycle
Maxwell von Stein, a 22 year-old Cooper Union grad, built a bicycle that uses a flywheel to store energy.

SciFri Radio: Looking to Nature For Material Inspiration
Angela Belcher describes efforts to adapt natural processes to help build technological materials.

SciFri Radio: Researchers Trap Antimatter For Record 16 Minutes
Scientists have trapped simple antimatter atoms long enough to start learning how they work.

SciFri Radio: Office Hours with Michio Kaku
Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku takes Science Friday on a tour of his office.

SciFri Radio: The Physics Of Setting Leaves Aflame
Even if cheap pyrotechnics isn't your thing, the physics behind how this works is relevant to anyone with eyes.

SciFri Radio: Listening To Wild Soundscapes
What can we learn from 'soundscape ecology,' a new field of biology?

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