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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Oct 31, 2014 • 23min
Changing minds on charitable giving and a news roundup (31 October 2014)
Ayelet Gneezy discusses trends in charitable giving and how to maximize donations. David Grimm brings stories on an algal virus found in humans, how to stop zooming human population growth, and an avalanche on an asteroid. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: ISAS/JAXA] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2014 • 15min
High altitude humans living ~11,000 years ago (24 October 2014)
Kurt Rademaker discusses his work exploring the Andean plateau for artifacts of the earliest high-altitude humans, Paleoindians that lived at 4500 meters more than 11,000 years ago. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: David-Stanley/Flickr] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2014 • 20min
Plants and predators and a daily news roundup (17 October 2014)
Adam Ford discusses linking plants, their herbivores, and their predators on the East African savannah. Science daily news editor David Grimm brings stories on storing CO2 underground for millions of years, why fruit flies like yeast and vice versa, and volcanoes on the moon. [Img: Filip Lachowski] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2014 • 21min
Robot relations and a daily news roundup (10 October 2014)
The rights and responsibilities of robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 3, 2014 • 19min
Mapping the sea floor and a daily news roundup (3 October 2014)
Satellite data helps map the last unexplored terrain on planet Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2014 • 22min
The spread of an ancient technology and a daily news roundup (26 September 2014)
New evidence reveals the complicated history of stone tool use 400,000 - 200,000 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 19, 2014 • 12min
Monitoring 600 years of upwelling off the California coast (19 September 2014)
Hindcasting weather over the ocean near the California coast for 600 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 12, 2014 • 25min
Engineering global health and a news roundup (12 September 2014)
Frugal engineering for global health; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 5, 2014 • 23min
Scaling up a biofuel and a news roundup (5 Sep 2014)
Bringing cellulosic ethanol to market; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2014 • 24min
The home microbiome and a news roundup (29 August 2014)
Sharing microbes around the house; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
