Octopus taste with their suckers? Cool! As an evolutionary biologist, I find this week's show to be full of segments that I really enjoy. Tune in 7-9 p.m. GMT, 1-3 p.m. CT, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. PT or subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

Love Science & SciFri and live in the SF Bay Area? SciFri is coming your way. Join us at Southern Pacific Brewing on 9/16 5:30 - 8:30pm and meet SciFri host Flora Lichtman. Only 50 tickets available. $20/ticket for 3 great hours of science, drinks, & food. secure.everyaction.com/2zAaObPv2UKr...

Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🍦 🎧

Sea spiders have leg cannons? That alone is a great reason to listen. 7-9 p.m. GMT, 1-3 p.m. CT, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT.

The @vrubinobs.bsky.social‬ team is getting ready to #CaptureTheCosmos! Join it tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT as it reveals *the first* images from the world’s newest and most powerful survey telescope. 🔭 🌌 Hear more from our Friday news roundup: buff.ly/nElEHea

Space, birds, prairie, prairie dogs, superfund sites, cancer screening, and dinosaurs…No doubt there are things that will fascinate you and things to learn. Spend part of Friday the 13th with SciFri.

Take a break from the ugly of life and immerse yourself in the fascinating and uplifting.

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Have you started listening to “The Leap” episodes on the @scifri.bsky.social podcast? Great science stories! Great human stories!

Recommend listening to The Leap, a terrific new podcast about the scientists who are taking risks in pursuit of something huge. It's a great show about discovery, conviction, and adaptation –– Produced by Hypothesis Fund & weekly on @scifri.bsky.social

Consider yourself a curious person? Take a couple of hours to scratch that curiosity itch by streaming Science Friday today from sciencefriday.com or tuning in to your local public radio station. Want smaller daily doses? Subscribe to the podcast.

It’s #SciFri day. What’s cooking? Pasta physics and lab grown meat, for starters. Plus movie magic, mouth taping, and the limits to what science can test. Belly up to the bar at 6pm GMT, 2pm ET, 11am PT, or 8am HAT at sciencefriday.com or your local station or listen to the podcast anytime.

Does #science go into how our roads are designed? What do we know about #cat behavior and genetics? Have we detected #life on another planet? Plus colossal #squid! You can stream it all from sciencefriday.com from 6-8pm GMT, 2-4pm ET, 11am-1pm PT or subscribe to the podcast.

Almost time for a live call-in show! Allergies, allergies, allergies. Oh and AI and what a new space station might be like.

A diverse group of science stories today - dark energy, one of the deadliest diseases in humans, dwarf fat-tailed lemurs, and word use trends in AI. Hear them all today from 6-8pm GMT, 2-4pm EDT, 11am-1pm PDT. Stream from www.sciencefriday.com or listen to your local station.

It’s Pi day and SciFriday all in one! Of course there will be maths. Also robots and fungi and the unfolding reality of the new administration’s cuts and freezes. Tune in today or stream from sciencefriday.com (6-8pm GMT, 2-4pm EDT, 11am-1pm PDT).

Today is Stand Up for Science day in the US. Please participate! And listen to SciFri today and every Friday! Tune in to your local station or stream from sciencefriday.com from 11am-1pm PT, 1-3pm CT, 2-4pm ET, 7-9pm GMT. Can’t listen today? Subscribe to the podcast and never miss a segment.

Finally Science Friday! #primates, #bears, and #turtles are enough reason for me to listen, but I'm also looking forward to learning more about #pain, #painkillers, #grief, and the latest book from @neilshubin.bsky.social Tune in from 7-9pm GMT, 2-4pm ET, 11am-1pm PT or get the daily podcast.

Ever notice the smell of snow? Is vaping safer than smoking tobacco? Someone made a show about mycology (no, not The Last of Us)? Get a week’s worth of science with this week’s Science Friday. Stream from 7-9 pm GMT / 2-4 pm ET / 11 am - 1 pm PT at sciencefriday.com or listen to your local station.

Ira Flatow (@heyira.bsky.social) and I will be in San Antonio this week for a couple of @texaspublicradio.bsky.social events. Hope to see lots of @scifri.bsky.social fans & supporters. We’re doing a small meet & greet for SciFri fans on Friday (2/7) at 11:00 am CT. Contact me for details.

IMO this is one of the biggest science stories in a long, long time. @meteordannyg.bsky.social

When a fire burns through an urban area, it can release a mix of harmful chemicals. Dr. Rima Habre and Dr. Mark Wilson discuss the toxic aftermath of urban fires and the research needed to fully understand the health risks.

It's #Friday. Finish the week off with a couple of hours of the latest in #science by tuning in to Science Friday from 7-9pm GMT / 2-4pm ET / 11am-1pm PT. Can't find a station in your area? Go to www.sciencefriday.com to stream it. #fires #quantumcomputing #rna #bennu #birdflu

A packed show of great #science stories this week - #bird sounds, #paxlovid and #longcovid, #memecoins, new #antibiotics from #AI & #neanderthals, & how to thrive in #winter. Tune in 7-9pm GMT, 2-4pm ET, 11am-1pm PT. Can't get it on the radio at that time? No problem. Go to www.sciencefriday.com.

Did you know @scifri.bsky.social has a book club? Great read coming up next month and we are giving away 10 copies. You can enter at www.sciencefriday.com/scifri-book-club/

Lots of #space news and stories on this week including hearing from astronauts on the #ISS. Also, urban wildfires, HPV vaccine, and the resignation of journal editors. Tune in or stream from www.sciencefriday.com from 7-9 pm GMT, 2-4 pm EST, 11am-1pm PST

Science Friday now has two hosts—Ira Flatow, the program’s founder, and veteran science journalist Flora Lichtman. Flora joins Ira to introduce herself and tell us what she’s been up to since she interned at SciFri 20 years ago. Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3Mut28J

Great lineup of #science stories this week AND the first week with both Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman hosting! Listen to your local station or stream it from sciencefriday.com between 7:00 & 9:00 pm GMT (2:00 to 4:00 pm ET).

Want to get a feel for what @scifri.bsky.social will be like with Flora Lichtman and Ira Flatow. Check out this short video. This is going to be fun! www.youtube.com/shorts/2reVP...

Excited to have Flora hosting with Ira! First show together is this week (1/10/25).

Kick off 2025 with a dose of #science. Tune in today (www.sciencefriday.com) from 7-9 pm GMT (2-4 ET) or subscribe to the podcast and listen to a segment each day (M-F).

Tune in today anywhere around the world by going to www.sciencefriday.com between 7:00 & 9:00pm GMT (2-4pm ET)

Looking back at 2024, @scifri.bsky.social covered so many interesting science stories. Take a look. See a favorite? Is there a story we covered that is your favorite that isn't on the list? www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the...

I find that I agree with this article... Let's cut down on hot takes and make full use of our cognitive abilities to think through things and reflect. Then draw conclusions regarding what we see, hear, or experience. theconversation.com/stop-and-thi...

Lots of interesting science on today’s program (13 Dec). Tune in to your local station or go to sciencefriday.com to stream from 2-4 pm EST.

The new plant reality.

Young science reader on your gift list? Check out the book list from Science Friday. Is there a book you recommend that isn’t on the list?

It's time for #SciFri 📻 We kick off with @feltman.bsky.social, who joins us to discuss the health implications of a Supreme Court case on vape regulation, as well as other top science stories of the week.

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Fun chemistry and circular economy segment from a live show we did in Ames, IA earlier this year. Hope the process scales up into a major contributor for materials recovery.

Have you ever wanted to ask an astronaut about what it’s really like to live and work in space? Well, now’s your chance. Submit your question, and it may be asked during a LIVE @scifri.bsky.social event with the International Space Station! #EduSky #ISS @edusky.bsky.social forms.gle/YrhstEsXtCmS...

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Science lovers & Researchers in the NYC area - 2 SciFri events in the city this week. 12/5 7-9pm Cocktails & Conversation w/Ira and SciFri Staff (invitation only - contact me if interested in an invitation). 12/6 This Year in Science at The Greene Space. www.sciencefriday.com/articles/yea...

The Florida Keys are known as the Conch Republic, a name derived from the once-abundant queen conch. However, the popularity of the shells and the tastiness of the meat led to overfishing.

Creative way to bring an issue to people’s attention. #sciarts

Join @scifri.bsky.social today from 2-4 pm ET for these great science stories. Personally, I love the interview with Dr. Bertozzi where she talks about NOT loving chemistry when she first encountered it in school. #EduSky 🧪 Listen or learn more at www.sciencefriday.com/episodes/nov...

How can studying living birds help us figure out what dinosaurs sounded like?

Word cloud from my researcher days.

How can we weave more science into our culture? * Talk about it w/friends & associates beyond our science colleagues. * Attend & encourage others to attend events like this @scifri.bsky.social event in NYC on 12/6. * Support organizations that share science with the public (like Science Friday).