Katie Feather is a former producer for Science Friday and the proud mother of two cats, Charleigh and Sadie.
Katie previously worked as a reporter and producer for KBIA, WHYY, WNYC and The New York Times and has a degree in science journalism from NYU. Her work reporting on events in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 won a National Murrow Award for small-market feature reporting.
A native of the New York metro area, Katie currently calls New Jersey home (and feels guilty about it). She hopes to one day live near the beach.
Segment
Read More
14:09
What Microbes Are Hiding In Your Home?
From slime in your shower head to fungi in your drywall, there’s no escaping the microbiome of the great indoors.
Segment
Read More
2:34
‘That Is Unreal!’ Experiencing The Total Solar Eclipse
On August 21st, millions of Americans stopped what they were doing and looked up. Science Friday was there.
Segment
Read More
16:04
For A Volcanic Prediction, Gaze Into The Crystalline Debris
Researchers are using magma trapped in crystal structures to study the life beneath volcanoes.
Segment
Read More
17:16
Why Doesn’t Cherry Candy Taste Like Real Cherries?
Today’s fake flavors owe more to the chemistry of the past than their real fruit counterparts.
Segment
Read More
16:52
Panting, Perspiration, And Puddles
How humans and other animals have evolved to beat the heat.
Segment
Read More
8:36
The Midnight Scan Club
Researchers become subjects in an after hours experiment that looks at what makes us different.
Segment
Read More
17:24
A Promising And Still Uncertain Future For Human Gene Editing
Researchers can fix genetic mutations in human embryos. But should they?
Segment
Read More
17:03
Could Thor Punch The Hulk Without Knocking Himself Over?
Mythbusting the physics of this summer’s superhero blockbusters.
Segment
Read More
7:29
Instead Of Cooler Temperatures Post-El Niño, Scientists Clock Record Highs In 2017
Plus, could a human outrun a T-rex? And other short subjects in science.
Segment
Read More
23:46
The Alchemy Of Air
Science writer Sam Kean tells the story of the gases that have shaped human history.