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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Feb 10, 2014 • 21min
From Gadgets to Galaxies: Conference Reports
Scientific American technology editor Seth Fletcher talks about the recent Consumer Electronics Show and astronomy editor Clara Moskowitz discusses last month's American Astronomical Society conference
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Jan 27, 2014 • 28min
Fighting Cancer with Physics
Rakesh K. Jain, director of the Edwin L. Steele Laboratory for Tumor Biology in the radiation oncology department of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, talks about his article in the February issue of Scientific American about interfering with extracellular matrix as a way to increase the efficacy of cancer therapy
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Nov 7, 2013 • 28min
The Man Who Wasn't Darwin: Alfred Russel Wallace on the Centenary of His Death
Alfred Russel Wallace biographer Peter Raby of the University of Cambridge talks about the great naturalist and co-creator of the theory of evolution by natural selection on the 100th anniversary of Wallace's death Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2013 • 41min
Perv-View: Jesse Bering's New Book <i>PERV</i>
Psychologist Jesse Bering talks about his latest book PERV: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 9, 2013 • 21min
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Karplus, Levitt and Warshel
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel for applying both quantum and classical physics to develop computer models of chemical systems that show details of chemical reactions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 8, 2013 • 24min
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics: Englert and Higgs
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to François Englert and Peter Higgs for the theory of how particles acquire mass, requiring the existence of the Higgs Boson, experimentally confirmed to exist in 2012 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 7, 2013 • 20min
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Rothman, Schekman and Südhof
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 30, 2013 • 35min
Alan Alda Communicates Science
At the Learning in the Digital Age summit at Google's New York City offices, Scientific American editor in chief Mariette DiChristina talked with Alan Alda about communicating science to the general public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2013 • 20min
Ira Flatow and the Teachable Moment
At the Learning in the Digital Age summit at Google's New York City offices, Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina talked with Science Friday host Ira Flatow about the "teachable moment in science and culture" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2013 • 26min
Adam Rutherford's Creation Science (The Real Kind) Part 2
Science journalist, author and Nature editor Adam Rutherford talks about new book Creation: How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself, which looks at the science of the origin of life and at the emerging science of synthetic biology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
