Science Talk
Scientific American
Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.
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Jul 22, 2014 • 17min
Under the Dome: <i>Scientific American</i> Editor in Chief Talks to the Senate
Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation about the value of scientific research and development. Also testifying is Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the Internet and Google’s vice president and "chief Internet evangelist." The hearings took place July 17, 2014 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 15, 2014 • 32min
Wild Sex: Beyond the Birds and the Bees
Joy Reidenberg, comparative anatomist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, talks about her new PBS series Sex in the Wild, about the sex lives of elephants, orangutans, kangaroos and dolphins. The series debuts July 16, 2014 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 7, 2014 • 34min
What's So Funny?: The Science of Humor
Cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems talks about his book HA!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 23, 2014 • 23min
Hunting the Wild Neutrino
Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana, of the University of Toronto, talks about his new book Neutrino Hunters: The Thrilling Chase for a Ghostly Particle to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 30, 2014 • 34min
Sometimes the Hoofprints Are from Zebras
David J. Hand, emeritus professor of mathematics at Imperial College London, talks about his new book The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles and Rare Events Happen Every Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 24, 2014 • 24min
The First Nuclear Arms Race: Churchill's Bomb, Part 2
Graham Farmelo is the award-winning author of the Dirac biography The Strangest Man. His latest book is Churchill’s Bomb: How the United States Overtook Britain in the First Nuclear Arms Race Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 24, 2014 • 30min
The First Nuclear Arms Race: Churchill's Bomb, Part 1
Graham Farmelo is the award-winning author of the Dirac biography The Strangest Man. His latest book is Churchill’s Bomb: How the United States Overtook Britain in the First Nuclear Arms Race Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 18, 2014 • 39min
Take Me Out to the Run Expectancy Matrix Analysis
Smith College economics professor Andrew Zimbalist talks about his latest book, The Sabermetric Revolution: Assessing the Growth of Analytics in Baseball (co-authored with Benjamin Baumer), at the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, with proprietor Jay Goldberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2014 • 22min
Found in Space, Part 2
Journalist Lee Billings Talks about his book Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search For Life Among the Stars, Part 2 of 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2014 • 21min
Found in Space, Part 1
Journalist Lee Billings Talks about his book Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search For Life Among the Stars, Part 1 of 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
