Science Standards for the Next Generation
Newly released science standards expect students to be capable of designing experiments and making evidence-based arguments.
12:40
The Teenage ‘Troublemaker’ Fighting for Science
Zack Kopplin is campaigning to keep creationism off the science class syllabus.
36:35
Gripping Science Tales Need Not Be Science Fiction
How can scientists tell compelling stories without hyping or distorting the science?
24:11
Al Gore Envisions ‘The Future’
The climate guru’s latest book tackles everything from American politics to nanotech, and of course, climate change.
What Are the Drivers of Global Change?
An excerpt from “The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change.”
6:33
Talking Science with the House Committee Chair
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) discusses the nation’s top science priorities.
9:44
Mapping the Effects of the Sequester on Science
Research and development face across-the-board federal budget cuts.
21:26
Robert Langer, Father of Invention
The biotech pioneer has started two dozen companies, and has over 800 patents to his name.
23:38
The SciFri Book Club Visits ‘Gorillas in the Mist’
Dian Fossey’s classic account of her fieldwork is on the reading list this month.
Open Invitation to Lamar Smith, House Science Committee Chairman
Science Friday invites Chairman Lamar Smith to discuss technology that will track objects such as asteroids that threaten Earth.