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.
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Sep 24, 2015 • 4min
Sitting Not the New Smoking for Fidgeters
Sitting for more than seven hours a day is linked to a 30 percent higher risk of death, but that association disappears among the in-place movers and shakers. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 23, 2015 • 3min
We Emit Clouds of Microbes Wherever We Go
Humans shed a million particles an hour, and those microbe-laced clouds are sometimes unique enough to identify the person producing them. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2015 • 3min
House Dust Organisms Reveal Location and Residents
The particular fungi found in house dust can tell investigators where you live, and the bacteria in the dust can give away who and what you live with Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 21, 2015 • 4min
Biosciences Get Defense Secretary's Attention
At the recent DARPA Wait What? conference, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said lifesaving technologies are a priority for his department Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2015 • 3min
Teenage Clockmaker Upholds Long Scientific Tradition
As Daniel Boorstin, former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of History, once put it, clockmakers were the "pioneer scientific instrument makers"
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Sep 17, 2015 • 3min
Nonpolitical Tweets May Reveal Political Bias
Word selection among Twitter users who could be identified as likely members of one or the other political party showed specific usage patterns. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2015 • 3min
California Mountain Snowpack Is Flaking Out
With the Sierra Nevada snowpack at historic lows, should policy makers focus on capturing future rain instead of relying on the snow bank? Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 14, 2015 • 3min
Domesticated Pigs Kept Oinking with Wild (and Crazy) Boars
Domesticated pigs had many dalliances with wild boars that added new genes to the pig population well after they had settled down on the farm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 11, 2015 • 3min
Snake Bites in Costa Rica Peak with El Niño Cycling
Researchers found that snakebites were two to three times as prevalent in the hottest and coldest years of the El Niño climate cycle. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 10, 2015 • 3min
Sperm Whales Congregate in Click-Based Cliques
The whales appear to prefer the company of "like-minded" individuals, based on common vocal clicking behavior—an example of culture, researchers say. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
