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Science Friday

Science Friday

420 Episodes • By Science Friday and WNYC Studios • www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/sci...
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What Worsening Floods Mean For Superfund Sites
Superfund sites are some of the most polluted areas ... more
Apr 23 2024 17m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Toxic Superfund Sites at Risk
Chapter 2 9 mins
Contaminants, Superfund Sites, and Climate Change
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The Global Mental Health Toll Of Climate Change | Capturing DNA From 800 Lakes In One Day
An explosion of research is painting a clearer pictu... more
Apr 22 2024 18m
Using eDNA to Explore Lake Ecosystems
Chapter 1 10 mins
Understanding and Addressing Eco-Anxiety
Chapter 2 8 mins
Ecosystem Monitoring With Environmental DNA
Chapter 3 25 sec
Radioactive Waste Landfill Discussion
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Clean Energy Transition Progress | Avian Flu In Cattle And Humans Has Scientists Concerned
Global temperature increases are slowing, electric v... more
Apr 19 2024 25m
Advanced Reconductoring for Renewable Energy
Chapter 1 14 mins
Advancements in Clean Energy Technologies
Chapter 2 11 mins
Avian Flu Host Jumps and Risks
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A Cheer For The Physics Of Baseball
College basketball’s March Madness concluded this we... more
Apr 18 2024 17m
Base Running Techniques and Rule Changes
Chapter 1 10 mins
The Science of Baseball Physics
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Science of Sports and Math
Chapter 3 1 min
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Carbon Cost Of Urban Gardens And Commercial Farms | Why There's No Superbloom This Year
Some food has a larger carbon footprint when grown i... more
Apr 17 2024 18m
Urban Gardening & Wildflower Blooms
Chapter 1 6 mins
Impact of Urban Gardens on Climate
Chapter 2 12 mins
The Importance of Wildflowers in Ecosystems
Chapter 3 1 min
Sustainable Gardening Practices
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Inside The Race To Save Honeybees From Parasitic Mites
Last year, almost half of the honeybee colonies in t... more
Apr 16 2024 18m
Bee Parasite Threatens Colonies
Chapter 1 14 mins
The Varroa Destructor Mite
Chapter 2 4 mins
Unlocking the Secrets of Varroa Mites
Chapter 3 31 sec
Climate Truths in Food Production
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The Brain’s Glial Cells Might Be As Important As Neurons
Half of the cells in the brain are neurons, the othe... more
Apr 15 2024 15m
Importance of Microglia in Brain Development
Chapter 1 7 mins
Unveiling the Mysteries of Glial Cells
Chapter 2 9 mins
Uncovering the Secrets of Glia
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Limits On ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water | An Important Winter Home For Bugs | Eclipse Drumroll
A long-awaited rule from the EPA limits the amounts ... more
Apr 12 2024 25m
Unique Musical Tribute to Solar Eclipse
Chapter 1 9 mins
Science News Highlights and Updates
Chapter 2 4 mins
Exploring Multiverse Theory and Peter Higgs
Chapter 3 10 mins
Life in the Subnivium
Chapter 4 2 mins
Drum Roll Before Eclipse Totality
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Investigating Animal Deaths At The National Zoo
When a critter meets its end at the Smithsonian’s Na... more
Apr 11 2024 17m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Animal Autopsies for Conservation and Research
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Weird World of Veterinary Pathology
Chapter 3 32 sec
Ready for TV Show Announcement
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Eating More Oysters Helps Us—And The Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay produces around 500 million pound... more
Apr 10 2024 18m
Oyster Farming and Aquaculture Misconceptions
Chapter 1 14 mins
Conserving the Chesapeake Bay With Oysters
Chapter 2 6 mins
Sustainable Seafood and Oyster Farming
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How Trees Keep D.C. And Baltimore Cool
Springtime is a great reminder of just how beautiful... more
Apr 9 2024 12m
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Predicting Heart Disease From Chest X-Rays With AI | Storing New Memories During Sleep
Dr. Eric Topol discusses the promise of “opportunist... more
Apr 8 2024 18m
AI Predicts Cardio Risk From X-Rays
Chapter 1 10 mins
AI Predicts Heart Disease Risk
Chapter 2 8 mins
Memory Formation and Sleep Consolidation
Chapter 3 58 sec
Neuroscience Program Launch Announcement
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Recipient Of Pig Kidney Transplant Recovering | Answering Your Questions About April 8 Eclipse
A Massachusetts man who received a kidney from a gen... more
Apr 5 2024 30m
GLP-1 Drugs for Parkinson's Treatment
Chapter 1 5 mins
Advancements in Medical Technology and Astronomy
Chapter 2 11 mins
Innovations in Medical Treatments and Technology
Chapter 3 5 mins
Understanding Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Chapter 4 9 mins
History of Eclipses and Scientific Breakthroughs
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Our Inevitable Cosmic Apocalypse
When it comes to the eventual end of our universe, c... more
Apr 4 2024 18m
Exploring the Mystery of Dark Matter
Chapter 1 8 mins
Bias and Noise in Decision Making
Chapter 2 11 mins
The End of the Universe
Chapter 3 45 sec
USAA and Ashley's Quality Savings
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The Complicated Truths About Offshore Wind And Right Whales
By the time researchers found the dead whale on a Ma... more
Apr 3 2024 18m
Media and Politics
Chapter 1 7 mins
Whale Death and Misinformation Campaign
Chapter 2 8 mins
Impact of Offshore Wind on Whales
Chapter 3 4 mins
Challenges Facing North Atlantic Right Whales
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The Bumpy Road To Approving New Alzheimer’s Drugs
In the past few years pharmaceutical companies have ... more
Apr 2 2024 17m
Medications for Alzheimer's Treatment
Chapter 1 12 mins
Controversy Surrounding Alzheimer's Drugs
Chapter 2 7 mins
Alzheimer's Treatment and Future Development
Chapter 3 1 min
Separating Fact From Fiction
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‘3 Body Problem’ And The Laws Of Physics | In Defense Of ‘Out Of Place’ Plants
Particle accelerators, nanofibers, and solar physics... more
Apr 1 2024 23m
Giant Hogweed
Chapter 1 4 mins
Space Exploration and Three-Body Problem
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse | Mapping How Viruses Jump Between Species
We look into the engineering reasons why the Francis... more
Mar 29 2024 20m
Bird Flu in Dairy Cows
Chapter 1 13 mins
Predicting Emerging Diseases and Climate Effects
Chapter 2 5 mins
Viral Host Jumps Ancestral Reconstruction
Chapter 3 2 mins
Understanding the Global Virus Network
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The Legacy Of Primatologist Frans de Waal
It wasn’t that long ago that scientists didn’t think... more
Mar 28 2024 18m
Emotions in Birds and Rodents
Chapter 1 13 mins
Animal Intelligence and Emotions
Chapter 2 6 mins
Animal Emotions and Human Connections
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The ‘Asteroid Hunter’ Leading The OSIRIS-REx Mission
Ever since we learned that an asteroid slammed into ... more
Mar 27 2024 18m
Mineral Samples and Origin of Life
Chapter 1 10 mins
OSIRIS-REx Mission to Asteroid Bennu
Chapter 2 8 mins
Exploring Cosmic Origins
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Swimming Sea Lions Teach Engineers About Fluid Dynamics
The next time you go to the zoo, take a few minutes ... more
Mar 26 2024 17m
Sea Lion Locomotion for Undersea Vehicles
Chapter 1 11 mins
Sea Lions and Underwater Vehicle Design
Chapter 2 6 mins
Understanding Human Birth Through Science
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Botanical Rescue Centers Take In Illegally Trafficked Plants
There’s a thriving black market to buy and sell enda... more
Mar 25 2024 17m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Plant Rescue Program at Botanic Garden
Chapter 2 12 mins
Rescuing Rare Orchids and Carnivorous Plants
Chapter 3 56 sec
Hypnotic and Tequila Playmaking Moment
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2023 Was Hottest Year On Record | The NASA Satellite Studying Plankton
The World Meteorological Organization’s report confi... more
Mar 22 2024 24m
Studying Plankton From Space
Chapter 1 14 mins
Climate Crisis and Environmental Solutions
Chapter 2 10 mins
The Importance of Plankton and PACE
Chapter 3 1 min
Exploring Carbon Pathways With LiDAR
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A Strange-Looking Fish, Frozen In Time
The term “living fossil” has been applied to any num... more
Mar 21 2024 17m
Adaptive Traits of GARs
Chapter 1 12 mins
Evolutionary Secrets of Living Fossils
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Adaptive Evolution of Gars
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What We Know After 4 Years Of COVID-19
Four years ago this week, the world as we know it ch... more
Mar 20 2024 18m
Risk of Long COVID With Reinfections
Chapter 1 9 mins
Long COVID
Chapter 2 9 mins
Long COVID Research and Advocacy
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