Science Magazine Podcast
Science Magazine
Weekly podcasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.
Episodes
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Mar 19, 2015 • 22min
Robotic materials and a news roundup
Nikolaus Correll discusses the future of robotic materials inspired by nature. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Nick Dragotta] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 12, 2015 • 20min
The politics of happiness and a news roundup
Sean Wojcik discusses the relationship between happiness and political ideology. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Erik Hersman/flickr/CC BY 2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 5, 2015 • 23min
Antimicrobial resistance and a news roundup
Stephen Baker discusses the challenges faced by lower-income countries when fighting antimicrobial resistant infections. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Merton Wilton/flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2015 • 25min
Sexual trait evolution in mosquitoes and a news roundup
Sara Mitchell discusses the co-evolution of sexual traits in mosquitoes and their influence on malaria transmission. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Sam Cotton] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 19, 2015 • 18min
Maternal effects in songbirds and a news roundup
Renée Duckworth discusses the role of maternal effects on species replacement in ecological communities shaped by forest fires. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Alex Badyaev] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2015 • 30min
The planetary boundaries framework, marine debris, and a news roundup
Will Steffen discusses the processes that define the planetary boundaries framework: a safe operating space within which humanity can still thrive on earth. Jenna Jambeck examines the factors influencing how much plastic debris a nation contributes to the ocean. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Bo Eide Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 5, 2015 • 20min
Spatial neurons and a news roundup
Gyorgy Buzsáki discusses how two types of neurons in the brain's hippocampus work together to map an animal's environment. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Isaac Planas-Sitjà] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 29, 2015 • 26min
Mathematicians and the NSA and a news roundup
John Bohannon discusses the growing rift between mathematicians and the National Security Agency following Edward Snowden's 2013 revelations of massive eavesdropping on U.S. citizens. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Amos Frumkin/Hebrew University Cave Research Center] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2015 • 17min
How comets change seasonally and a news roundup
Myrtha Hässig discusses variability and heterogeneity of the coma of comet 67P as part of Science's special issue on the Rosetta spacecraft. Meghna Sachdev discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: European Space Agency/Rosetta/NAVCAM] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 15, 2015 • 26min
High-altitude bird migration and a news roundup
Charles Bishop discusses the "roller-coaster" flight strategy of bar-headed geese as they migrate across the Himalayas between their breeding and wintering grounds. Online news editor David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Nyambayar Batbayar] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
