Episodes

Experiencing COVID-19 information overload? Two experts offer clarity on the studies taking over news headlines this week. Plus, Jane Goodall reflects on 60 years of research and conservation.

The coronavirus is easy to kill with soap and water. We talk how it works, and why it matters for more people than you. Plus, a new podcast from Science Friday looks at the scientific backstories behind words.

NASA is accepting applications for a new class of astronaut candidates. Do you have what it takes? Plus, surgery and AI are teaming up to make artificial limbs more intuitive and user-friendly—and expanding the capabilities of the next generation of prosthetics.

Public health experts explain why more testing and protecting healthcare workers will be key in dealing with the coronavirus. Plus, how the world of building materials—wood, steel, and concrete—is responding to climate change.

We talk with dental experts about how your gums affect your heart, frontiers in cavity prevention, and why the future of dentistry is personal. Plus, an update on the coronavirus.

The SciFri Book Club wraps its month-long investigation of the Great Lakes with questions about the the recovery of the Great Lake ecosystem. Plus, how some massive tech companies have grown into something larger—resembling nation states.

How Native American communities are planning for climate change, from traditional fire management strategies to the use of satellite data. Plus, a new book covers why empathy is important to society, and how technology is changing that.

Chinese scientists sequenced the genome of the new coronavirus from some of the patients who were infected early on. Plus, journalist Kate Pickert tells the surprising cultural history of breast cancer in her book ‘Radical.’

Officials in China have quarantined two large cities, where some 20 million people live, over fears of a novel virus outbreak. Plus, an investigation finds that almost a third of registered drug studies are not reporting data to the government.

With the 2020 presidential primaries close by, how has technology changed the way pollsters poll? And can these new polls be trusted? Plus, the math behind big decision making.