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November 22, 2024
On the 50th anniversary of Lucy’s discovery, paleoanthropologists reflect on what she means to science, and what she taught us about ourselves. Plus, divers have recovered seeds of a long-lost rye variety from a 146-year-old shipwreck in Lake Huron. And, just in time for Thanksgiving, a potato researcher explains potato varieties, potato nutrition, and some tubular tuber facts.
17:16
Festival of Fake Hypotheses Generates Real Laughs
The satirical science festival BAHFest challenges science fans to construct real arguments for completely bogus hypotheses.
18:25
A Climate Pledge, a Medieval Antibiotic, and an Exoskeletal Boot
In the news roundup this week, Eric Holthaus breaks down the new U.S. climate pledge.
8:12
Malaria Parasite Lures Mosquitoes With Bait-and-Switch
The malaria parasite manufactures lemon-and-pine-scented aromas that attract mosquitoes.
29:48
Understanding the Dark Side of Physics
Physicists discuss the quest to understand dark energy and dark matter.
7:35
Liquid 3-D Printer Speeds Past the Rest
A new, fast 3-D printer uses ultraviolet light and oxygen to shape liquid resin.
1:19
One Last Thing: Left to Right
When we picture rapidly moving things, people seem to have a preference for ones that move from left to right, not right to left.
15:16
Michael Gazzaniga: Tales from Both Sides of the Brain
Cognitive neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga discusses his on discovering how these halves communicate.
17:19
Shaking Up the Climate Conversation, With Dance
A choreographer and a biologist team up to create a dance that’s part high art, part climate change consciousness raising.
11:35
‘Hellish’ Conditions Gave Spark to Life on Earth
The early Earth was no place for life as we know it: Belching volcanoes, meteor strikes, hydrogen cyanide and a healthy bombardment of ultraviolet rays.
22:10
Writing Women Back Into Science History
This Women’s History Month, Science Friday celebrates some of the unsung heroines of science.