Science Magazine Podcast

Science Magazine Podcast


Latest Episodes

A jump in rates of knee arthritis, a brief history of eclipse science, and bands and beats in the atmosphere of brown dwarfs
August 17, 2017

On this week’s show: A close look at brown dwarf atmospheres, plus a roundup from the daily news site

Coddled puppies don’t do as well in school, some trees make their own rain, and the Americas were probably first populated by ancient mariners
August 10, 2017

On this week’s show: Most archaeologists think the first Americans arrived by boat. Now, they’re beginning to prove it, plus a roundup from the daily news site

The biology of color, a database of industrial espionage, and a link between prions and diabetes
August 03, 2017

On this week’s show: How do animals see and make color, chemistry haiku, plus a roundup from the daily news site

DNA and proteins from ancient books, music made from data, and the keys to poverty traps
July 27, 2017

On this week’s show: The application of biological tools to very old books plus a roundup from the daily news site

Paying cash for carbon, making dogs friendly, and destroying all life on Earth
July 20, 2017

On this week’s show: the economics of paying farmers not to cut down trees plus a roundup from the daily news site.

Still-living dinosaurs, the world’s first enzymes, and thwarting early adopters in tech
July 13, 2017

On this week’s show: What happens when you deny early adopters access to new technology, plus a roundup from the daily news site.

Odorless calories for weight loss, building artificial intelligence researchers can trust, and can oily birds fly?
July 06, 2017

On this week’s show: A special issue on the role of artificial intelligence in science plus a roundup from the daily news site

A Stone Age skull cult, rogue Parkinson’s proteins in the gut, and controversial pesticides linked to bee deaths
June 29, 2017

On this week’s show: Controversial pesticides have subtle links to bee declines plus a roundup from the daily news site

Why eggs have such weird shapes, doubly domesticated cats, and science balloons on the rise
June 22, 2017

On this week’s show: Why bird eggs come in all different shapes, plus a roundup from the daily news site

Slowly retiring chimps, tanning at the cellular level, and plumbing magma’s secrets
June 15, 2017

On this week’s show: Single-crystal recordings show the dwell time of magma under a volcano, plus a roundup from the daily news site