Science Friday Audio Podcast
By Science Friday
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Podcast Description
Science Friday, as heard on NPR, is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by Ira Flatow. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and policymakers, and listeners can call in and ask questions as well. Watch the latest science videos from the Science Friday website.
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SciFri 052512 Hour 2: Ticks and Lyme Disease, Fears and Phobias | A look at Lyme disease, and research into conquering phobias. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 052512 Hour 1: Giant Turtle, Omnivorous Mind, Tasty Tomatoes | An ancient turtle, looking at food preferences and culture, and the search for a tastier tomato. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 051812 Hour 2: Urban Agriculture, Itchy Mysteries | Gathering an urban harvest from rooftops and vacant lots, and the connection between thinking and scratching. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 051812 Hour 1: Solar Eclipse, Neural Control, Rerouting Nerves, SpaceX Launch | Upcoming solar eclipse, controlling a robot arm via thought, rewiring damaged nerve connections, and an upcoming private launch to the ISS. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 051112 Hour 2: Steganography, Obesity Documentary, Disease Detectives, Garbage-Men | Hiding messages in information, the documentary series The Weight of the Nation, tracking down a norovirus outbreak, and a band that plays trashy instruments. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 051112 Hour 1: Hidden Racial Bias and Voting, The Push for a Science Debate | A new study shows hidden racial attitudes are playing a role in the 2012 presidential vote. Plus, a grassroots group is calling for a presidential debate based on science and technology issues. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 050412 Hour 2: Thorium Reactors, Spinning Eggs in Milk, Cloud Computing | Thorium reactors for nuclear energy, an experiment you can try at home, and moving to cloud computing. | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 050412 Hour 1: Cocaine Overdose Antidote, Mayim Bialik, Climate Change Policy | Research into drug treatment, actress Mayim Bialik, and public opnions regarding climate change policy. | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 042712 Hour 2: Headstrong Play, Mining Asteroids, Cancer Care, Robofish | A play about concussions in athletes, a company plans to mine the asteroids, a look at cancer care and treatment, and a video about robot fish. | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 042712 Hour 1: Space Science, Idea Factory | Astronaut and astrophysicist John Grunsfeld leads NASA investigations of Earth and beyond, and Jon Gertner writes of how Bell Labs became a hotspot for innovation. | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 042012 Hour 2: Under the Oceans | James Cameron, Sylvia Earle and John McCosker talk about the sights and creatures of the deep ocean. | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 042012 Hour 1: Movie Visual Effects, Bridge Building | From miniatures to motion capture, a look at how movie visual effects technology has evolved, and a look inside a new bridge span for the San Fransisco Bay. | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 041312 Hour 2: | -- | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 041312 Hour 1: | -- | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 040612 Hour 2: Wild New York, Urban Coyotes | From beavers to flying squirrels -- researchers discuss how cities like New York are home to diverse plant and animal life. Plus, a video about coyotes in the Big Apple. | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 040612 Hour 1: NYC Mayor Bloomberg, Paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall | Mayor Michael Bloomberg discusses his vision to turn the Big Apple into the technology capital of the world, and paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall discusses our human origins. | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 033012 Hour 2: Art Mind and Brain in Vienna, Diving Deep | Neuroscientist Eric Kandel writes of artists and scientists in 20th-century Vienna, and a look at a recent dive to the deepest point on Earth. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SciFri 033012 Hour 1: Science Jokes, Sticky Webs | Ira Flatow and guests share science funnies, and a video looks at a sticky question that has plagued arachnologists for decades. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Still one of the best programs on the air
I love this program. Science *is* agnostic and liberal--that's what allows people to start with questions and end with answers (rather than the other way around). It's a shame some people want to politicize facts. If you want something that affirms your beliefs, gather each Sunday with a group of people who believe what you do. If you want to question your beliefs and learn a little something, listen to this program each Friday. Of course, some of us are comfortable doing both. ;-)
Give us back the individual items!
I HATE the new format of an entire hour. I loved that this was one long radio show that divided things up so I could listen to the sections I was interested in. You can easily get your podcasts to play one after the other, but it's far harder to fast forward past a section you aren't interested in. Very, very disappointed. :(
listen and decide
There are some very odd reviews here concerning Flatow's abilities as a host. I really like the show and download them all. I listen at the gym and on long flights. Flatow is more than good; he's one of the best. Everyone I recommend this show to thinks so too. Granted that opinions vary on anything and everyone, but the nature of the criticisms seems a bit absurd to me. A little like some of the critiques of Darwin on Amazon... if you catch my drift. It's getting increasingly difficult to separate an honest reviewer from a clever religious or political fanatic. I don't pretend that I can. Anyway, I don't know Flatow, but I hope he keeps it up.
