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Science Friday: Strangers Can Spot Genetic Disposition for Empathy
Neuroscientist Sarina Saturn discusses the oxytocin receptor gene and its evolution across cultures.
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Science Friday: Pondering the Possibility of Non Constant "Constants"
New research indicates that a value thought to be a basic foundation of physics might vary from place to place in the universe.
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Science Friday: Microbes in the Atmosphere Send Down Hail and Ice
Snow and ice usually form around a nucleus of dust--but a bacterium can seed precipitation too.
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Science Friday: Prochlorococcus
Just over twenty years ago, researchers discovered a photosynthetic marine microorganism now known as Prochlorococcus. In this segment, guest host Joe Palca talks with Penny Chisholm, a biologist at MIT who first reported the discovery...
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Science Friday: The Science of Brewing
It's beer that made Milwaukee famous -- and in this hour, live from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ira and guests raise a glass to the science of brewing beer. How do yeast, water, hops and grain combine to form a lager, pilsner, or ale?
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Science Friday: Is a Moon Necessary for a Planet to Support Life?
Researchers are studying our moon's effects on the Earth to guide their search for habitable worlds elsewhere.
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Science Friday: Organism Captures Foreign Dna
Small freshwater invertebrates known as rotifers have the uncanny ability to capture bits of DNA from other organisms and assimilate that genetic code, scientists have found.
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Science Friday: Weedkiller Worries
Researchers report that the common weedkiller atrazine may be able to disrupt hormonal signaling in humans.
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Science Friday: New Research Into Stroke and the Brain
We'll hear about two new medical studies dealing with strokes, losses of brain function due to problems in the brain's blood supply.
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Science Friday: Primate Music
There's research on whales singing and birds dancing, but what about monkeys and apes? In this segment, we'll look at the musical abilities of our fellow primates.
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Science Friday: Same Sex Behavior in the Animal Kingdom
A review of the literature suggests that same-sex behaviors may occur in many animal species.
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Science Friday: Is It Right to Nick?
A proposal from the American Academy of Pediatrics lies at a difficult overlap of medicine and morality.
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Science Friday: Peering Into the Dark Side of Scientific Discovery
Why scientists have come to blows -- literally -- over who gets the glory for a discovery.
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Science Friday: Perhaps Another Reason to Spike That Eggnog?
A perennial holiday mystery: will alcohol kill bacteria in homemade eggnog?
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Science Friday: The "Science of Kissing"
How did osculation start and why?
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Science Friday: Young Blood Sharpens Memory in Old Mice
The blood of young mice seems to rejuvenate older mice, both strengthening their muscles and improving their ability to learn and remember.
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Science Friday: Male Researchers May Increase Stress in Lab Mice
The gender of a researcher might influence the stress levels of laboratory mice.
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Science Friday: Recording the Global Soundscape
Ecologist Bryan Pijanowski hopes to create a soundscape of every ecosystem on the planet.
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Science Friday: Join the Science Club: Build an Art Machine
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Build a machine that can make art.
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Science Friday: Extracting Data From Photos of Our Eyes
Researchers used photographs to recover reflected images 30,000 times smaller than the actual subject. [8 mins. 27 secs.]
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Science Friday: Space Telescope Reawakened for an Asteroid Hunt
NASA will give the dormant WISE space telescope a new task, enlisting it in the hunt for near-Earth asteroids.
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Science Friday: James Webb Space Telescope Wings It
The telescope's massive mirror will unfurl on a newly completed set of wings.
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Science Friday: Scientists Search for Gulf War Illness Answers
More than 20 years later, many Gulf War veterans still suffer from an array of unexplained ailments.
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Science Friday: With Shutdown Over, Scientists Assess the Damage
Government labs are turning on their lights but many Antarctic scientists are still in limbo.