Science Magazine Podcast
Latest Episodes
Podcast: Killing off stowaways to Mars, chasing synthetic opiates, and how soil contributes to global carbon calculations
On this week’s show: How much carbon is in soils, and what happens when it warms up? Plus, a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Teaching self-driving cars to read, improving bike safety with a video game, and when ‘you’ isn’t about ‘you’
On this week’s show: How language helps people cope with negative experiences and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: The archaeology of democracy, new additions to the uncanny valley, and the discovery of ant-ibiotics
On this week’s show: Building the case for collectives in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Ants that brew their own antibiotics, new residents for uncanny valley, and archaeological evidence for early democratic societies in the Americas
On this week’s show: Building the case for collectives in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Human pheromones lightly debunked, ignoring cyberattacks, and designer chromosomes
On this week’s show: Building yeast chromosomes from scratch and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Breaking the 2-hour marathon barrier, storing data in DNA, and how past civilizations shaped the Amazon
On this week’s show: How ancient people left their imprint on the Amazon and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Cracking the smell code, why dinosaurs had wings before they could fly, and detecting guilty feelings in altruistic gestures
On this week’s show: building a flying dinosaur and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Recognizing the monkey in the mirror, giving people malaria parasites as a vaccine strategy, and keeping coastal waters clean with seagrass
On this week’s show: Reducing harmful bacteria with seagrass and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: Saving grizzlies from trains, cheap sun-powered water purification, and a deep look at science-based policymaking
On this week’s show: Looking at the influence of science on policy, and a roundup from the daily news site
Podcast: An 80-million-year-old dinosaur protein, sending oxygen to the moon, and competitive forecasting
On this week’s show: Forecasting tournaments help improve predictions, and a roundup from the daily news site