Science Magazine Podcast

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Podcast: Ending AIDS in South Africa, what makes plants gamble, and genes that turn on after death Jun 30, 2016

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Listen to stories on how plants know when to take risks, confirmation that the ozone layer is on the mend, and genes that come alive after death, with Online News Editor David Grimm. Science news writer Jon Cohen talks with Julia Rosen about South Africa’s bid to end AIDS. [Image: J.Seita/Flickr/Music: Jeffrey Cook]

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Podcast: A farewell to <i>Science</i>’s editor-in-chief, how mosquito spit makes us sick, and bears that use human shields Jun 23, 2016

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Listen to how mosquito spit helps make us sick, mother bears protect their young with human shields, and blind cave fish could teach us a thing or two about psychiatric disease, with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic. Marcia McNutt looks back on her time as Science’s editor-in-chief, her many natural disaster–related editorials, and looks forward to her next stint as president of the National Academy of Sciences, with host Sarah Crespi.
[Music: Jeffrey Cook; Image: Siegfried Klaus]

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Podcast: Treating cocaine addiction, mirror molecules in space, and new insight into autism Jun 16, 2016

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Listen to stories on the first mirror image molecule spotted in outer space, looking at the role of touch in the development of autism, and grafting on lab-built bones, with online news editor David Grimm. Karen Ersche talks about why cocaine addiction is so hard to treat and what we can learn by bringing addicted subjects into the lab with host Sarah Crespi. [Image: Science/Music: Jeffrey Cook]

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Podcast: Scoliosis development, antiracing stripes, and the dawn of the hobbits Jun 09, 2016

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Listen to stories on lizard stripes that trick predators, what a tiny jaw bone reveals about ancient “hobbit” people, and the risks of psychology’s dependence on online subjects drawn from Mechanical Turk, with online news intern Patrick Monahan. Brian Ciruna talks about a potential mechanism for the most common type of scoliosis that involves the improper flow of cerebral spinal fluid during adolescence with host Sarah Crespi. [Image: irin717/iStock/Music: Jeffrey Cook]

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Podcast: Bionic leaves that make fuel, digging into dog domestication, and wars recorded in coral Jun 02, 2016

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Listen to stories on new evidence for double dog domestication, what traces of mercury in coral can tell us about local wars, and an update to a classic adaptation story, with online news editor David Grimm. Brendan Colón talks about a bionic leaf system that captures light and carbon and converts it to several different types of fuels with host Sarah Crespi. [Image: Andy Phillips/Flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0/Music: Jeffrey Cook]

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Podcast: The economics of the Uber era, mysterious Neandertal structures, and an octopus boom May 26, 2016

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Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on underground rings built by Neandertals, worldwide increases in cephalopods and a controversial hypothesis for Alzheimer’s disease. Glen Weyl joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss academics’ role in rising markets that depend on data and networks of people. We’re lucky to live in the age of the match—need a ride, a song, a husband? There’s an app that can match your needs to the object of your desire, with some margin of error. But much of this innovation is happening in the private sector—what is academia doing to contribute? [Music: Jeffrey Cook; Image: Etienne Fabre / SSAC]

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Podcast: Tracking rats in a city slum, the giraffe genome, and watching human evolution in action May 19, 2016

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Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on finding clues to giraffes’ height in their genomes, evidence that humans are still evolving from massive genome projects, and studies that infect humans with diseases on purpose. Warren Cornwall joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss an intense study of slum-dwelling rats. [Image: Mauricio Susin]

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Podcast: Rocky remnants of early Earth, plants turned predator, and a new artificial second skin May 12, 2016

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Online News Editor Catherine Matacic shares stories how the Venus flytrap turned to the meat-eating side, a new clingy polymer film that shrinks up eye bags, and survey results on who pirates scientific papers and why. Hanika Rizo joins Julia Rosen to discuss evidence that parts of Earth have remained unchanged since the planet formed.

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Podcast: Why animal personalities matter, killer whale sanctuaries, and the key to making fraternal twins May 05, 2016

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Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on a proposal for an orca sanctuary in the sea, the genes behind conceiving fraternal twins, and why CRISPR won’t be fixing the sick anytime soon. Elizabeth Pennisi joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss bold birds, shy spiders, and the importance of animal personality. [Image: Judy Gallagher]

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Podcast: Patent trolls, the earthquake-volcano link, and obesity in China Apr 28, 2016

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Online News Editor Catherine Matacic shares stories on how
earthquakes may trigger volcanic eruptions,
growing obesity in China’s children, and turning salty water
sweet on the cheap.
Lauren Cohen joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the rise of patent
trolls in the United States and a proposal for cutting back on
their sizable profits.
[Image: © Alberto Garcia/Corbis]

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