Science Magazine Podcast
Latest Episodes
How to weigh a star—with a little help from Einstein, toxic ‘selfish genes,’ and the world’s oldest Homo sapiens fossils
On this week’s show: A selfish genetic element that masquerades as an essential developmental gene, plus a roundup from the daily news site
A new taste for the tongue, ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies, and early evidence for dog breeding
On this week’s show: The impact of surgery on cognition and a roundup from the daily news site
How whales got so big, sperm in space, and a first look at Jupiter’s poles
On this week’s show: Fresh data from Jupiter and a roundup from the daily news site
Preventing augmented-reality overload, fixing bone with tiny bubbles, and studying human migrations
On this week’s show: Many migration stories and a roundup from the daily news site
Our newest human relative, busting human sniff myths, and the greenhouse gas that could slow global warming
On this week’s show: People’s amazing sniffers and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Reading pain from the brains of infants, modeling digital faces, and wifi holograms
On this week’s show: detecting pain and the effectiveness of pain relievers in babies, plus a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Where dog breeds come from, bots that build buildings, and gathering ancient human DNA from cave sediments
On this week’s show: Finding ancient people without fossils and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: When good lions go bad, listening to meteor crashes, and how humans learn to change the world
On this week’s show: The tough challenge of facing societal disapproval and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Watching shoes untie, Cassini’s last dive through the breath of a cryovolcano, and how human bias influences machine learning
On this week’s show: Training machines on human language can lead to prejudiced artificial intelligence and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Giant virus genetics, human high-altitude adaptations, and quantifying the impact of government-funded science
On this week’s show: Linking National Institutes of Health grants to patents and a roundup from the daily news site