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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. ❄️ ⚛️ 🎸 Learn more here: buff.ly/8Em9q7x

Deeply care about #conservation? Then listen to @gilbertjacka.bsky.social from @scrippsocean.bsky.social discuss the importance of microbial conservation as the foundation for all other conservation (including us macrobes). www.sciencefriday.com/segments/mic...

As a kid, I picked up every rock I came across and took loads of #Geology along w/my Bio major courses. Absolutely love the passion @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social has for rocks and their stories. This was a great way to start my week back! Thanks Flora & Anjana! www.sciencefriday.com/segments/whi...

Can we love something to death? Are we loving African grey parrots to extinction in the wild? Flora talks with Rene Ebersole, co-founder of @wire-wildlife.bsky.social. Podcast version below or listen to the full show today from 2-4pm ET at sciencefriday.com www.sciencefriday.com/segments/afr...

Trivia games are a fun way to learn/teach science. Take 12 minutes for some food science fun and try the Super Food Science Excellence Trivia Blowout (SFSETBO) w/Flora & @parttimegenius.bsky.social co-host Mangesh Hattikudur (Mango). Fun food facts! www.sciencefriday.com/segments/foo...

More fascinating #animals this week! These #superagers live ‘long’ healthy lives - much longer than expected for the types of animals they are. What can we learn from them? Flora talks with Vera Gorbunova (U of Rochester) and Juan Manuel Vazquez (Penn State U) www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ani...

Heard of the Evelyn Tables? Displays of real human nerves & blood vessels in their positions in the body. Love that @realgdt.bsky.social included these 17th century science artifacts in #Frankenstein. Love this article by @emmalgometz.bsky.social, too! www.sciencefriday.com/articles/fra...

Alphafold (released 5 yrs ago) won the 2024 Nobel in Chemistry. If you don’t work in protein structures, you may not know what it is. Ira talks w/John Jumper (Nobel recipient) about what Alphafold is, what it does well & doesn’t do well, & where it's headed. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/alp...

Join us at CU Denver Biology! We have an open search for an assistant professor in cell and molecular biology to support our research and teaching mission. cu.taleo.net/careersectio...

Animals are endlessly fascinating! Two cool animal studies to kick off the week: 1) How #woodpeckers peck wood, and 2) How #ants crown a queen. Flora talks with @nickantonson.bsky.social about woodpeckers and @danielkronauer.bsky.social about ants. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ant...

In today's podcast, Dr. Steve Ramirez - Boston U (@okaysteve.bsky.social) says memory manipulation in mice is #Inception & #Severance type manipulations. What??? He also shares that memory & imagination light up the same #brain regions. Catch it all at www.sciencefriday.com/segments/how...

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. 🐦 🎸 🧠 Learn more here: buff.ly/wRuFSXF

We're thrilled to share that "The Leap," from Science Friday and @hypothesisfund.bsky.social, is a winner of the 2025 @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award for Audio. Explore the entire 10-part series here: buff.ly/rlL5C0h

Many humans see us as apart from nature. This study points out we are part of the natural world for other organisms. Plus, bearded vultures are cool - eating mostly bones. Flora's 12 min conversation w/ Dr. Ana Belen Marín-Arroyo - Universidad de Cantabria www.sciencefriday.com/segments/bea...

Confession - I've loved the music of @phish.com since their 1st album. I especially love the live jams with the guys in #flowstate. Love that this conversation between Flora and @mike-gordon.com (bassist) and Dr. Greg Appelbaum (UCSD) is about flow state. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/phi...

Ever wonder what the journey to a Nobel Prize is like? Take a 36 min dive into the not-so-straight path that led @ardemp.bskyverified.social from roach-stomping as a child in Lebanon to Nobel Prize winning scientist. Armed's conversation with Flora is great. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ard...

Take a 13 min break for an interesting discussion on the potential impact of COVID mRNA vaccines on cancer treatments & cancer patients. Ira talks with Adam Grippin (@mdanderson.bsky.social) and @erictopol.bsky.social (The Scripps Research Inst.). www.sciencefriday.com/segments/cov...

Fossil Friday anyone? Finish the week with Dinosaurs. Today's SciFri podcast focuses on the latest late Cretaceous research - Were Dinos thriving at the end? (w/ @stevebrusatte.bsky.social ) and Nanotyrannus is real (w/Lindsay Zanno). www.sciencefriday.com/segments/din...

#NYC area folks - SciFri event at the Greene Space - Friday 12/5 6-9pm. 1st hour - open bar, hors d'oeuvres & talking w/ @heyira.bsky.social & @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. Only 130 seats. Tickets $200/each. Come for a fun night of science! www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...

After you cram lots of pixels into a small space, does it matter if you cram in some more? What are the limits of our vision? Today's SciFri podcast is "Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Resolution On A TV?" with Dr. Maliha Ashraf, U of Cambridge, and Dr. Bryan W. Jones, U of Pittsburgh

Keeping human-introduced carp out of the Great Lakes Today's SciFri podcast: "Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?" with Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (@juanpab.bsky.social), WBEZ environment reporter, and Dr. Cory Suski, U of Illinois. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/inv...

Axolotls are so interesting! Today's SciFri podcast is "Inside The Race To Save Wild Axolotls" with Dr. Alejandro Maeda-Obregón, University College London, and Dr. Luis Zambrano (@zambranol.bsky.social), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sav...

One in 10 women with a uterus experience endometriosis in their lifetime. Today's SciFri podcast is "Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?" with Dr. Linda Griffith, Scientific Director of The MIT Center for Gynepathology Research. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/end...

Happy Spooky Science Friday! Grab your headphones and get ready for a frighteningly nerdy Halloween show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🎃🧛🏽🧪 Learn more here: buff.ly/jsQPONI

It’s Science Friday! I'm looking forward to segments with @whatknows.bsky.social, @drkencarter.bsky.social & @morbidpsych.bsky.social, @geodesaurus.bsky.social, and @elena-tena.bsky.social. Tune in! 11am - 1pm PT, Noon - 2pm MT, 1-3pm CT, 2-4pm ET, and 6-8pm GMT. @scifri.bsky.social

Have you ever dressed up or dressed your kids up in a nerdy costume this time of year? www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sci...

“It really suited us to portray ourselves as this kind of pinnacle of human evolution,” says paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, who hosts the BBC and NOVA PBS docuseries “Human.” She says Homo sapiens was actually an evolutionary underdog—and shares why Neanderthals get a bad rap.

Get a dose of amazing and end the week on a high note! So much packed into this week's show. I'm really looking forward to Archaeologists recreating the tastes and smells of lost civilizations and hearing more about why many rodents have thumbnails similar to you and me.

🤖 Robots are everywhere these days, but how close are we actually to "The Jetsons"? A professor of computer science weighs in on humanoid robotics: buff.ly/UAZYYqx

Train like an astronaut 🚀 Cool your community ❄️ Raise cosmic crops 🌿 Experience these #DownToEarth missions and more this #WorldSpaceWeek: buff.ly/zdH5j1t

In memory of Dr. Jane Goodall, we're releasing a special podcast episode today. Ira Flatow shares his memories of the renowned primatologist, including a 2002 interview in which they discussed her groundbreaking discoveries and hopes for a better future.

"I do know that when talking to people who perhaps think very differently, the only chance you have of getting them to think in a different way is to touch the heart." — Dr. Jane Goodall (1934-2025) Thanks, Jane, for touching our hearts.

Looking for a good discussion on #Tylenol and #autism? Listen to the 12.5 minute SciFri podcast episode that came out today - www.sciencefriday.com/segments/tyl...

Science Friday has arrived. Tune in and subscribe to the podcast. Worried about your local station due to funding cuts? Did you know that your local public station could potentially carry Science Friday for free? Check out this post from our Executive Director for more info - lnkd.in/g3SthRAH

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.