60-Second Science
Scientific American
Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
Episodes
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Nov 29, 2017 • 4min
Bumper Stickers Make Highways More Social
A social scientist studies how car stickers turn the roads into actual information highways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 27, 2017 • 4min
Chimps Able to Apprehend Another Chimp's Mind-Set
By listening to the calls of their brethren, chimps seem to be able to understand the mind-sets and perspectives of other chimps. Jason Goldman reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 26, 2017 • 4min
Even without Hands Honeybees Show Handedness
About half the honeybees in a test exhibited no sidedness, but the other half was split 50–50 between righties and lefties—perhaps to navigate obstacles more efficiently.
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Nov 25, 2017 • 4min
Humpback Whale Flippers Do More Than Maneuver
Researchers attached cameras to humpback whales and found that they flap their flippers to help power forward swimming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2017 • 3min
A New Recipe for Counting Cranberries
Estimating cranberry harvests involves tedious hand-counting. But microwave analysis could change all that. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2017 • 3min
How Fit Is Bitcoin?
A new analysis treats bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies as species in an evolutionary model—and finds bitcoin has no selective advantage. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2017 • 4min
Salmon Sex Changes Entire Landscape
Salmon excavate streambed holes in which to lay eggs, setting off a chain of events that has surprisingly large geographical effects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2017 • 3min
Ancient 1 Percenters Were Beast-Based
New World societies long ago likely had less income inequality than those in the Old World, and the difference might have been an oxen gap. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2017 • 4min
Feathers Help This Bird Sound the Alarm
The crested pigeon, found in Australia, has a modified wing feather that helps produce an alarm signal sound to warn other birds when there's trouble.
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Nov 15, 2017 • 4min
Put Space Cat on a Pedestal
A campaign calls for the creation of a statue to recognize Félicette, the first cat to be sent into space.
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