Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Cracking the Cool Science of Ice
Sure, it's just frozen water, but what IS ice really?
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Science Friday: Synth Music Pioneer Thomas Dolby Back With New Ep
Electronic music pioneer Thomas Dolby talks about his career in music and technology.
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Science Friday: Are Your Gadgets Spying on You?
Can electronics makers collect and share your data without your consent?
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Science Friday: When Packing on Pounds, Location Counts
A study suggests fat around the waistline poses the biggest risk for patients with heart disease.
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Science Friday: Defending Climate Science's Place in the Classroom
The National Center for Science Education helps teachers keep pseudoscience out of the classroom.
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Science Friday: Newly Fallen Meteorites Offer Fresh Look at Mars
Rocks collected recently in the Moroccan desert fell to Earth during a meteor shower last July.
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Science Friday: Seeing Super Fast Animals
A high-speed video camera is a must for biologist Sheila Patek.
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Science Friday: Synthetic Windpipe Transplant Boost for Tissue Engineering
American cancer patient gets the world's second synthetic trachea transplant.
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Science Friday: Innovative Projects Tap Renewable Energy Sources
Two projects aim to use innovative technology to turn renewable energy into power.
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Science Friday: Technology Aids Free Speech and Its Suppression
Cellphones and the Internet have democratized free speech, but what if governments shut off service?
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Science Friday: An Outhouse for the Sea
This toilet floats. You have to see it to believe it. Learn how rainwater and human waste can be converted to plants and clean water in a paddle-boat-toilet. It's a zero-waste waste disposal system that's discussed in this video and...
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Science Friday: Eco Boat Breaks Speed Record
We'll talk with the skipper of a bio-fueled powerboat named Earthrace, which just broke the record for circumnavigation of the globe. [17 mins. 48 secs.]
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Science Friday: Breast Cancer Update
Researchers made news this week with findings that could point the way to a vaccine for breast cancer. We'll talk about the work, and how it fits into the larger picture of breast cancer research.
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Science Friday: Summer Science: Lightning
Thousands of lightning strikes occur each minute on Earth. We'll talk about the science of lightning.
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Science Friday: Naturalist Bernd Heinrich
Ira talks with naturalist and author Bernd Heinrich about his life and work.
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Science Friday: Wash Your Hands of That Decision
A study finds that people making a tough decision may find some solace in washing their hands.
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Science Friday: Neanderthal Genome
What makes us human? The sequence of the Neanderthal genome has been largely completed. We'll talk about how we're different from -- and similar to -- our Neanderthal relatives.
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Science Friday: Video Pick of the Week: Bioluminescence
Organisms that can light up the night.
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Science Friday: Towards Hydrogen Trains
While some clean energy advocates have suggested fuel cell cars as a technology of the future, development of hydrogen fuel cell technology is moving forward in an unusual place -- the railyard.
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Science Friday: Off Shore Drilling Pluses and Minuses
In this segment, we'll talk about the realities of offshore oil drilling. How much oil might there be? When would it be available? And what other consequences might offshore drilling have?
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Science Friday: Sylvia Earle: 'The World Is Blue'
Ira talks with ocean explorer Sylvia Earle about the state of the world's oceans, and what actions need to be taken to protect them from catastrophic damage.
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Science Friday: Human Driven Evolution
Researchers believe that hunting and fishing regulations run counter to natural patterns of evolution, and have impacted the rate of evolutionary change in animals subject to human predation. Aired Jan. 16, 2009 [12:29 min]
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Science Friday: Silk
It's smooth, slippery, and strong -- but despite the efforts of many researchers, spiders and caterpillars do it best. We'll talk about silk.
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Science Friday: Meditation and the Brain
New research looks at the effects of studying a form of meditation on brain connectivity.