Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Lunar Eclipse Outlook
The night of December 20 will bring a lunar eclipse to the skies over much of North and South America. We'll get viewing tips.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Early Space Shuttle Flights Riskier Than Estimated
A retrospective analysis found that early flights had a one-in-nine chance of catastrophic failure. [12 mins. 21 secs.]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Reliving 30 Years of Space Travel
The tumultuous saga of the Shuttle program comes to an end and NASA moves on.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Space X Craft to Head to Space Station
The first privately built spacecraft could dock at the International Space Station this year.
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Science Friday: Is It Time to Leave the Space Station?
A Russian rocket crash might lead to the evacuation of the International Space Station.
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Science Friday: Video Pick: Space Eggs
What happens when you spin eggs in space?
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Science Friday: Two Personalities, One Brain?
We'll talk about the condition known as dissociative identity disorder.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Science Through Graphic Novels
We'll take a look at two graphic novels that approach science from a different direction.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: One Woman Show Presents Voices of the Health Care Debate
We talk with Anna Deavere Smith about her one-woman show that gives a voice to patients and doctors around the country.
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Science Friday: Jupiter Impact
Earlier this week, an amateur astronomer in Australia spotted signs of a massive impact on the planet Jupiter. We'll talk with him about his find, and about the international community of astronomical observers.
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Science Friday: Sun Activity
The sun has been in a relatively quiet period in recent years -- but astronomers say that's going to change soon.
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Science Friday: Carl Sagan's Cosmos
Thirty years ago this week, Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' debuted on television. We'll look back on the series and Sagan's contributions to popular science.
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Science Friday: Southern California Utilities Go Solar
Solar experts discuss the politics and technology of new solar installations planned for California.
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Science Friday: Engineering Earth's Climate Could Be Dangerous
Geoengineering could cool the Earth a few degrees, but with what consequences? [17 mins. 44]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Buzz on Bees: Coping With Vanishing Colonies
Researchers discuss bees in urban areas and beekeeping in the wake of colony collapse disorder.
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Science Friday: Moon Missions Preview
If all goes according to plan, two spacecraft will launch en route to the moon next week. We'll get an update on the LRO and LCrOSS missions.
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Science Friday: The Road Ahead for Nasa
Will the shift in administration mean a re-ordering of national space policy? We'll talk with a space policy expert about prospects for the space agency and human space flight.
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Science Friday: See You From the Dark Side of the Moon
NASA has given the go-ahead to researchers to begin planning an array of radio telecopes on the far side of the moon.
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Science Friday: Obesity Research
New Year's resolution to lose the weight? We'll get the latest on research into obesity.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Eric Kandel
A conversation with Nobel-winning neurobiologist Eric Kandel about learning and memory. [35 mins. 49 secs.]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Energy News
With energy prices a top issue this season, we'll get a roundup of current energy news. [29 mins. 31]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Oil From Diatoms
Is it possible to engineer diatoms to secrete oil?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Video Pick of the Week: Boulder Field
A trip to a geologic attraction: a boulder field.
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Science Friday: Drilling to the Mantle of the Earth
Geologist Damon Teagle talks about what boreholes may reveal about the Earth's formation. [16 mins. 39]