Episodes

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August 28, 2015

The SciFri Book Club discusses “The Soul of a New Machine,” attempting to replicate 100 psychology studies, a new view of black holes from Stephen Hawking, and more.

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August 21, 2015

Are your employers gathering data about you? Plus, a museum unites artists and technologists, seismologist Lucy Jones talks earthquakes, using urine as garden fertilizer, and more.

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August 14, 2015

How does forest vegetation shift after catastrophic fires? Plus, an update on the Gold King mine disaster, surprising behaviors in a rare octopus, assistive technology apps, and more.

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August 7, 2015

The SciFri Book Club reboots with “The Soul of a New Machine.” Plus, a look at President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, baby jokes, rats on the job, and more.

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July 31, 2015

Rethinking school discipline, the evolution of wearable technology, how illegal pot farms are repeating old environmental sins, and more.

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July 24, 2015

Do know-it-alls really know it all? Plus, discovery of a pentaquark, a dolphin’s view of disease, fighting bacteria with bacteria, and more.

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July 10, 2015

“Geek Atlas” author John Graham-Cumming helps us plot the ultimate geek road trip. Plus, Pluto prepares for its closeup, fluid dynamics and lollipops, Eric Kandel on the role prions play in long-term memories, and more.

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July 3, 2015

Is there a better way to teach and learn math? Plus, how the field of neuroscience emerged, marijuana’s effects on adolescents in the U.S., a look at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, and bike traffic laws.

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June 26, 2015

A 40,000-year-old jawbone reveals neanderthal ancestry, a wrap-up of our Cephalopod Week celebration, science hacks for at-home ice cream-making, and more.

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