Science Magazine Podcast
By Science Magazine
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Podcast Description
Periodic audiocasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary. For a full archive of shows, please visit www.sciencemag.org/multimedia/podcast.
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Science Podcast - Science comedy, kinship classification systems, our terrible teeth, and more (25 May 2012) | How our terms for relatives reflect our communication systems; the evolution of human teeth; the relationship between science and comedy; and more. | 24 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Policy Podcast - Preventing Mass Violence (18 May 2012) | David Hamburg speaks with Meghna Sachdev about the role of the scientific community in preventing violence. | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Exploring human conflict: the evolution of strife, the roots of racism, and peace systems (18 May 2012) | A special show exploring human conflict: how our primate ancestors managed conflict and resolution; the psychological roots of racism; and the fundamentals of “peace systems.” | 17 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Policy Podcast - Tackling Human Fungal Infections (11 May 2012) | Meghna Sachdev chats with Gordon D. Brown, co-author of an Editorial entitled "Tackling Human Fungal Infections." | 14 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Ancient Mayan calendars, news from the asteroid belt, a fossilized forest in China, and more (11 May 2012) | Some of the earliest Mayan astronomical tables found in Guatemala; what Vesta can teach us about the earliest solar system; a pristine fossilized forest in the path of a Chinese coal mine; and more. | 10 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Policy Podcast - Empowering Science Teachers (4 May 2012) | Meghna Sachdev chats with Sheila Tobias, co-author of an Editorial entitled 'Empowering Science Teachers." | 7 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Remote-controlled nanoparticles, water on ancient mars, nanopore sequencing, and more (4 May 2012) | A technique for remotely activating genes via heated nanoparticles; more insights into the role of water on ancient Mars; advances in nanopore DNA sequencing; and more. | 3 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Synchronizing optical clocks, Neolithic farming in Europe, a measles resurgence, and more. (27 April 2012) | A fiber optic cable to connect optical clocks; the spread of Neolithic farming in Europe; roadblocks to global measles eradication; and more. | 26 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Synthetic DNA, two heads vs. one, a citrus parasite, and more (20 April 2012) | Man-made polymers that function like DNA; the role of individual confidence in group decision-making; a parasite that’s sweeping its way through U.S. citrus plants; and more. | 19 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Modeling cell polarity, women in science, virtual animals, and more (13 April 2012) | Elucidating complex biological processes through quantitative modeling; why women are under-represented in scientific faculty; using virtual animals to predict real animals’ responses to climate change; and more. | 12 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Policy Podcast - Why Statistics? (9 April 2012) | Meghna Sachdev chats with Marie Davidian, Professor of Statistics at North Carolina State University, and Thomas A. Louis, Professor of Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about their editorial 'Why Statistics?' | 9 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Antimalarial resistance, flexoelectricity, Nobel rivalry, and more (6 April 2012) | A genetic look at resistance to antimalarial drugs; exploring flexoelectricity in writing electronic memory; the 2011 Nobel Prize rivalry; and more. | 5 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Uranium age-dating, the brain's geometry, data replication, and more (30 March 2012) | New insights into uranium age-dating; elucidating the curved 3D grid of the human brain; replicating psychology experiments; and more. | 29 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Policy Podcast - Community Colleges (26 March 2012) | Encouraging entrepreneurship in the developing world; the immune system and early microbe exposure; robots that fly like birds; and more. | 26 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Entrepreneurship for the developing world, the hygiene hypothesis, flying robots, and more (23 March 2012) | Encouraging entrepreneurship in the developing world; the immune system and early microbe exposure; robots that fly like birds; and more. | 22 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Policy Podcast - Open access (19 March 2012) | Maria Leptin discusses how her varied scientific roles have affected her understanding of open access. | 19 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Earth governance, alcoholic fruit flies, mental health in Indonesia, and more (16 March 2012) | Balancing environment, economy, and accountability in global governance; sex, alcohol, and fruit flies; improving mental health care in Indonesia; and more. | 15 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Lunar magnetism, nuclear meltdowns, deep-sea light, and more (9 March 2012) | Why the Moon’s surface is inconsistently magnetized; the importance of studying nuclear fuel during reactor accidents; how deep-sea creatures adapt to deep-sea darkness; and more. | 8 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Cumulative culture, microbial fuel cells, peak gold, and more (2 March 2012) | Exploring the sociocognitive precursors for cumulative culture; microbes that produce energy from wastewater; approaching peak gold; and more. | 1 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Food webs, horse evolution, science in India, and more (24 February 2012) | Restoring ecological “networks of networks;” how early horse evolution reflected climate change; the history and state of science in India; and more. | 23 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Junior Scientists - AAAS Meeting (2/20/2012) | Poster Session of the American Junior Academy of Sciences | 20 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Monday ScienceNOW - AAAS Meeting (2/20/2012) | ScienceNOW Stories From the AAAS Meeting | 20 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Anthropology and Engineering - AAAS Meeting (2/19/2012) | Anthropology and Engineering: Technological Innovations in Global Health | 20 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Oceans of the Future - AAAS Meeting (2/19/2012) | Predicting the Future Ocean: The Nereus Program | 19 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast - Mineral Resource Dependence - AAAS Meeting (2/19/2012) | The Future of Mineral Resource Dependence in the 21st Century | 19 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 18 February 2012 - AAAS Meeting Special - Saturday Science Live - Evolution Under Pressure | Life in the Pressure Cooker: Evolution at the Bottom of the Ocean | 18 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 18 February 2012 - AAAS Meeting Special - Saturday Science Now | Science Now Stories from the AAAS Meeting | 18 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 18 February 2012 - AAAS Meeting Special - Ancient Acoustics | Archaeoacoustics: Did Ancient Civilizations Use Acoustic Design To Create Powerful Ritual Spaces? | 18 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 17 February 2012 - AAAS Meeting Special - Earth Microbiome Project | The Earth Microbiome Project: Modeling the Microbial Planet | 17 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 17 February 2012 - AAAS Meeting Special - Endangered Languages | Endangered and Minority Languages Crossing the Digital Divide | 17 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 17 February 2012 | Job retention for men and women in STEM faculty positions; identifying genetic mutations from genomic analysis; how research agencies fared in the President’s 2013 budget request; and more. | 16 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 10 February 2012 | How plants use salt bridges to sense UV light; how LiDAR may help scientists understand earthquake propagation; citizen scientists help study indoor microbes; and more. | 9 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 03 February 2012 | The consequences of climate change on coral growth; the complex relationship between brain structure and drug addiction; winners of the 2011 Visualization Challenge; and more. | 2 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 27 January 2012 | Observing coevolution in viruses; the relationship between livestock grazing, nitrogen and locusts; the next frontier in supercomputing; and more. | 26 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 20 January 2012 | Watching a comet evaporate in the Sun’s atmosphere; manganese as protection against the Shiga toxin; experimental cancer therapies in early-stage cancers; and more. | 19 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 13 January 2012 | The multiple benefits of combating methane and black carbon emissions; how female leaders influence young girls; how genetics reveal the history of the Aleutian Islands; and more. | 12 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 06 January 2012 | This week’s podcast features ants that keep genes in reserve, Ohm’s law and quantum computing, and finding links between insulin, obesity, and cancer. | 5 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 23 December 2011 | A special show featuring the 2011 Breakthrough of the Year and runners-up, 2011’s top science news stories, and areas to watch in 2012. | 22 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 16 December 2011 | The hardy naked mole-rat, finding patterns in large datasets, a new shot at a tuberculosis vaccine, and more. | 15 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 09 December 2011 | Using satellite imagery to map measles outbreaks; how honeybees dance to make decisions; bolstering Europe’s research funding; and more. | 8 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science Podcast, 02 December 2011 | The differences in facial recognition among wasp species and across taxa; improving the quality of Internet data; the debated role of sirtuins in aging; and more. | 1 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 41 Episodes |

- Free
- Category: Science & Medicine
- Language: English
- © 2012 American Association for the Advancement of Science





