Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Negative Temperatures That Are Hotter Than the Sun
Scientists have cooled potassium gas to one billionth of a degree below absolute zero. But in the quantum world, that's actually 'hotter' than the Sun. How is that possible?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Making Sense of Science Infographics
How you can decode modern infographics and spot those that mislead.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Putting a Friendly Face on Statistics
Turning data into faces makes people take notice.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Learning From the Things That Annoy Us
Why you have to overcome irritation in order to examine it.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Why Ignorance Trumps Knowledge in Scientific Pursuit
Neuroscientist Stuart Firestein discusses why ignorance is key to scientific discovery.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Studying Locomotion With Rat Treadmills, Wind Tunnels
For some scientists, a regular day at the office is training a guinea fowl to run on a treadmill.
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Science Friday: Partnerships Help Drugmakers Get Closer to Patients
A look at new partnerships that take drug development out of the clinic and into the real world.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Marc Abrahams Makes Science Improbably Funny
The editor and co-founder of The Annals of Improbable Research talks about why some seemingly absurd science matters.
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Science Friday: Tumors Evade Treatment With Help From Neighboring Cells
Researchers hone in on where cancer cells live for answers about drug resistance.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Spending the Holidays at a Toxic Waste Site
Where the typical tourist sees putrid wasteland, writer Andrew Blackwell sees magnificent scenery.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: What's the Secret to Great Tomato Flavor?
Horticulturalist Harry Klee is on a mission to bring great taste back to the supermarket tomato.
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Asking Questions & Defining Problems
Paul Andersen explains how asking questions is the first step in both science and engineering. Questions allow scientists to direct inquiry with a goal of understanding the phenomena in the Universe. Questions allow engineers to define...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Engaging in Argument From Evidence
Paul Andersen explains the importance of argumentation in improving both understanding and design. This video begins with a discussion of the heliocentric and geocentric model of the Universe that eventually lead to the Copernican...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Planning & Carrying Out Investigations
Paul Andersen explains how investigations are used by scientists to answer questions and by engineers to test designs. He delineates be investigative and observational science. He demonstrates the formation of a good question the design...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Spider Man Gets a Physics Lesson
Do the laws of physics apply to superheroes? Sort of, says James Kakalios.