Scientific American Podcast
Scientific American Podcast
The Scientific American Podcast is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and ...
Human Evolution II: Recent Evolution; and Becoming Human NOVA Preview
Anthropologist John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison talks about recent human evolution, especially of our ability to digest lactose. And producer Graham Townsley discusses his three-part PBS NOVA premiering on November 3rd called Becoming ...
Human Evolution: Lucy And Neanderthals
Anthropologist Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London talks about Neanderthals. And Scientific American's Kate Wong, co-author with Donald Johanson of Lucy's Legacy, talks about the discovery and impact of the famous Lucy fossil. Plus we ...
Brain Enhancement: October Issue of Scientific American
In this episode Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina discusses the contents of the October issue of Scientific American, including articles on brain enhancement, lost cities of the Amazon and a century-old plan to make subway rides more entertaining
New Nobel Laureate Jack Szostak and Surrogates Film Director Jonathan Mostow
Jack Szostak, who just shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, talks about his latest research on the origin of life. And Scientific American editor George Musser talks to Jonathan Mostow, director of the new Bruce Willis scifi thriller ...
Clean Energy Contest; and Counting Crickets and Katydids
Scientific American podcast correspondent Cynthia Graber talks about the MIT Clean Energy Prize Competition. And we take part in the recent Cricket Crawl, an effort to take a census of crickets and katydids in the New York metropolitan area. Plus we'll ...
Where There Was Smoke There's Science
Wake Forest University School of Medicine neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin talks about the the Winston-Salem area's adoption of biomedical research, as well as meetings with Congress about science funding and his comic strip contributions to Scientific ...
Origins of Everything: The September Scientific American Magazine
Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette Dichristina discusses the September special single-topic issue of Scientific American magazine, which covers origins, from the universe to the horse stirrup. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent ...
Colony Collapse and Ruptured Ribosomes; Minding Darwin's Bees Wax
John Williams, the beekeeper at Down House in England, talks about Darwin's bees. And May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks about the latest publication related to colony collapse disorder and ribosome ...
To Bee Or Not To Bee
In part 2 of our bee podcast, we talk with May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and inspiration for the X Files fictional entomologist Bambi Berenbaum, about bees, other insects and how life history analysis can ...
Bee Afraid, Bee Very Afraid
May Berenbaum, entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and inspiration for the X Files fictional entomologist Bambi Berenbaum, talks about colony collapse disorder and disappearing bees, as well as the importance of honeybees in ...
Swimming In Spacetime and Other Stories
Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette Dichristina and staff editor Kate Wong talk about the contents of the August issue, including articles on some of the odd consequences of general relativity, life as a Neanderthal and the latest research on ...
Nuts, Bolts, Photons and Electrons of Solar Energy
Jeff Wolfe, the CEO and co-founder of groSolar, talks about solar energy's present and future. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites related to this episode include www.grosolar.com
Movie Magic (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs), Part 3
In this series of episodes, we talk to many of the scientists at Blue Sky Studios, which created the Ice Age series of animated features, including the recently released Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In episode 3, we hear from co-director Mike ...
Movie Magic (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) Part 2
In this series of episodes, we talk to many of the scientists at Blue Sky Studios, which created the Ice Age series of animated features, including the recently released Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In episode 2, we hear from the research and ...
Movie Magic (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) Part 1
In this series of episodes, We talk to many of the scientists at Blue Sky Studios, which created the Ice Age series of animated features, including the recently released Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In episode 1, we hear from company founders Carl ...
Atul Gawande Redux
While Steve's at the conference of the World Federation of Science Journalists in London, we look ahead to some of the programming coming your way in the coming weeks, and we replay our 2007 interview with surgeon Atul Gawande, whose recent research in ...
Hello Moon, Goodbye Rennie
We look at the contents of the July issue of Scientific American magazine, the last under outgoing Editor in Chief John Rennie, including an article by moon explorer Harrison Schmitt, a piece on the fight against superbugs, a report on the potential of ...
Panamania!: A Visit to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
We take a walking tour of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, with the STRI's Beth King and Harilaos Lessios. Plus we'll test your knowlege of some recent science in the news. Websites related to this episode ...
The Truth about Cats and Dogs
Scientific American magazine Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about the contents of the June issue, including articles on the evolution of cats and the physiology of sled dogs. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news