Episodes

NASA’s planetary protection plan against asteroid strikes, and chemists unravel an art history mystery.

We revisit a 1994 SciFri conversation on pandemics and ask: Has anything changed in the era of Ebola and Zika? Plus, Carlo Rovelli’s “Seven Brief Lessons on Physics.”

A look at the global impacts of El Niño, a ransomware attack on a California hospital, and Silicon Valley’s diversity gap.

In this episode, we unpack the significance of directly detecting gravitational waves. And the SciFri Book Club wraps up Oliver Sacks’ “On the Move.”

A pioneering cancer doctor foresees “The Death of Cancer,” examining the evidence for—and against —mind-body medicine. Plus, restoring missing maternal microbes.

In this episode, we venture to Antarctica in search of space rocks. Plus, an update on the Zika virus, and a tale of another search for an unseen planet in our solar system.

In this episode, a look at the possibility of an undiscovered planet somewhere in the outer reaches of our solar system. Plus, how sound affects the taste of your food, a deep drill into the earth’s crust, and evidence for an ancient massacre.

Ever been swindled and wondered why you didn’t see it coming? A new book explains how master con artists succeed. Plus, baby microbiomes and Martian concrete.

In this episode, we imagine a future in which all cars drive themselves. Plus, will “Godzilla El Niño” make a dent in the drought? And the secret life of fat.

Test your superhero smarts in Science Friday’s live superhero quiz. Plus, a look back at the future of personal computing, as envisioned in 1992.