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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Jan 8, 2015 • 19min
Deworming buffalo and a news roundup
Vanessa Ezenwa discusses the complex relationship between parasitic infections and tuberculosis in African buffalo and what it can tell us about human health. Online news editor David Grimm dicusses coloration in lizards, weighing earth-like planets, and how bears help meadows by eating ants. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Mark Jordahl/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 1, 2015 • 16min
Measuring MOOCs
Justin Reich discusses the brief history of MOOCs and their impact on teaching online and offline. [Img: GARY WATERS/GETTYIMAGES] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2014 • 29min
Our breakthrough of the year and this year's top news stories
Robert Coontz discusses this year's Breakthrough and letting readers have their say. Online news editor David Grimm brings the top news stories of 2014 and takes an audio news quiz. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 15, 2014 • 20min
The oldest piece of Mars on Earth and a news roundup (21 November 2014)
Eric Hand discusses the winding history of the Black Beauty meteorite--a 4.4 billion-year-old piece of Mars. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on bacteria's role in the blood-brain barrier, the "ice-pocalypse", and why only 10 percent of galaxies may host complex life. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Joe McNally] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 15, 2014 • 19min
Science Podcast - Lessons from the tsetse fly genome and a news roundup (18 April 2014)
Tsetse fly genetics; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2014 • 23min
A flock of genomes and a news roundup (12 December 2014)
Erich Jarvis sums up the findings from sequencing 40+ bird genomes. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories capturing comet dust, the origins of life, and losing the Y chromosome. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Copyright © Flip de Nooyer/Foto Natura/Minden Pictures] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 5, 2014 • 26min
The shocking predatory strike of the electric eel and a news roundup (5 December 2014)
Kenneth Catania takes a close look at how exactly electric eels stun their prey. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on pushing back the earliest abstract art by a few millennia, how our primate ancestors handled their liquor, and murderous sea mammals. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Kenneth Catania] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2014 • 26min
Gendered brains and a news roundup (21 November 2014)
Cordelia Fine discusses the prevalence of "neurosexism" in the study of the human brain. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on climbing walls like a gecko, human hand transplants, and measuring altruism in the lab. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: turkishdisco/Flickr/CC-BY-SA] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 14, 2014 • 22min
How hippos help and a news roundup (14 November 2014)
David Grimm and Meghna Sachdev discuss robots that can induce ghostly feelings, the domestication of cats, and training humans to echolocate. Elizabeth Pennisi discusses overcoming hippos' dangerous reputation and oddly shaped bodies to study their important role in African ecosystems. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Kabacchi/Wikipedia] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 7, 2014 • 21min
A new way to study norovirus and a news roundup (7 November 2014)
Stephanie Karst discusses her team's successful efforts to culture norovirus in the lab and what this new system means for treatment and prevention. David Grimm brings daily news stories on counting virtual friends, drama at the center of the galaxy, and the birth of the penis. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
