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    Natural Sciences

    Science Quickly

    Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

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    Copyright: © Scientific American, a Division of Springer Nature America, Inc.

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    Latest Episodes:
    Baseball Mud Bath, Water Woes and Wooden Satellites Nov 11, 2024
    Show notes

    A wooden solution to metal satellites polluting space. Water woes create droughts in 48 of the 50 U.S. states—and climate change is of course a culprit. Microplastics could make wastewater recycling more challenging. And researchers figure out how mud from a secret spot off the Delaware River makes baseballs easier to grip.


    Recommended reading:

    How Baseball Got Faster but Riskier

    Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death

    Space Junk Is Polluting Earth’s Stratosphere with Vaporized Metal


    E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!


    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.


    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. Our show is edited by Anaissa Ruiz Tejada with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.



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    Why Weight May Not Be the Whole Story on Health Nov 08, 2024
    Show notes

    Could our fixation on weight actually be harming, rather than helping, people’s health? Host Rachel Feltman is joined by Ragen Chastain, a writer, researcher and board-certified patient advocate, to discuss how weight stigma could be fueling many of the negative health outcomes we commonly link to weight gain.


    This episode is part of “Health Equity Heroes,” an editorially independent special project that was produced with financial support from Takeda Pharmaceuticals.


    Sign up for Chastain’s Substack newsletter, Weight and Healthcare


    Recommended reading:

    People Who Are Fat and Healthy May Hold Keys to Understanding Obesity

    Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia. Sabrina Strings. NYU Press, 2019

    Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness. Da’Shaun L. Harrison. North Atlantic Books, 2021


    Email us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!

    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.


    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. Emily Makowski, Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck fact-check our show. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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    Your Zodiac Sign Mattered in Medieval Times Nov 06, 2024
    Show notes

    Rising Signs: The Medieval Science of Astrology, a new exhibit at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, takes a look at medieval manuscripts to showcase the importance of astrology to the period’s elites. Larisa Grollemond, an assistant curator at the museum, takes us through the impact of astrology on day-to-day decisions and the way it became tied up in the medieval obsession with humoral balances. Plus, we discuss how today’s astrology split from the modern science of astronomy.


    Rising Signs is on display at the Getty Museum through January 5, 2025. https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/rising-signs/index.html


    Recommended reading:

    How to Survive Mercury in Retrograde https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-survive-mercury-in-retrograde/


    E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!

    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.


    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with guest Larisa Grollemond, an assistant curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Our show is edited by Fonda Mwangi with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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    Your 2024 Election Rundown, from Climate Change to Education Nov 04, 2024
    Show notes

    The 2024 U.S. presidential candidates have very different visions for the country. On today’s show, host Rachel Feltman is joined by associate sustainability editor Andrea Thompson to talk about the climate choices faced by the next president and the shifting energy landscape. Senior news reporter Meghan Bartels reviews the gun control policies of the Biden administration and the complicated cultural dynamics around gun ownership that faces the next president. Plus, we discuss how public education could be stymied by a future Trump administration and how immigration decisions will shape the STEM workforce.

    Read more about the election:

    – In-depth coverage explains the candidates’ climate and energy policies

    – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer starkly different responses to gun violence

    – How the 2024 election could reshape education, from pre-K to college

    – The 2024 Election Will Define America’s Stance on Immigration, with Consequences for Science and Technology

    – Deep dives from other SciAm editors report on the candidates’ positions on artificial intelligence, heath care, and more

    E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!

    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.

    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with guests associate news editor Allison Parshall, senior editor of mind and brain Gary Stix, senior news reporter Meghan Bartels and associate editor of sustainability Andrea Thompson. Our show is edited by Madison Goldberg with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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    Your 2024 Election Rundown, from Health Care to Nuclear Proliferation Nov 01, 2024
    Show notes

    The 2024 U.S. presidential candidates offer very different policy perspectives. On today’s show, host Rachel Feltman is joined by health editors Tanya Lewis and Lauren Young to discuss how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump plan to address reproductive rights and health care accessibility and affordability. Plus, senior opinion editor Dan Vergano draws on his coverage of nuclear weapons to preview what a win for each candidate would mean for the U.S.’s approach to nuclear policy.

    Read more about the election:

    – In-depth coverage of the candidates’ health policies

    – The nuclear decisions awaiting the next president

    – Deep dives from other SciAm editors on the candidates’ positions on artificial intelligence, climate, and more

    E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!

    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.

    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with associate editor of health and medicine Lauren Young, senior editor of health and medicine Tanya Lewis and senior opinion editor Dan Vergano. Our show is edited by Madison Goldberg, with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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    Exploring the Science of Spookiness at the Recreational Fear Lab Oct 30, 2024
    Show notes

    Why do so many of us love a good scare? Whether it’s horror movies, haunted houses or creepy podcasts, there’s something thrilling about feeling spooked—especially around Halloween. In this episode, host Rachel Feltman dives into our fascination with fear and morbid curiosity with Coltan Scrivner, a behavioral scientist at the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark. They explore the evolutionary and psychological reasons behind why we’re drawn to the dark and eerie and why a dose of fear can be so much fun.

    Recommended reading:

    The Evolutionary Reasons We Are Drawn to Horror Movies and Haunted Houses

    Email us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!

    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.

    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, along with Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck fact-check our show. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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    Scurvy, Bird Flu and a Big Old Meteorite Oct 28, 2024
    Show notes

    An enormous meteorite’s impact 3.26 billion years ago may have made conditions on Earth more hospitable for life in the long run. Washington State is the sixth state to report cases of bird flu in humans. Weight-loss procedures and treatments could lead to an uptick in scurvy cases if patients and physicians aren’t vigilant about vitamin C. And scientists are learning more from the remains of a Norse soldier whose body was dumped in a well some 800 years ago.


    Recommended Reading

    Bird Flu Is Infecting Pet Cats. Here’s What You Need to Know

    Teenagers Are Taking New Weight-Loss Drugs, but the Science Is Far from Settled


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    E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!

    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.


    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman. Our show is edited by Fonda Mwangi with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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    Spooky Lakes and the Science of Haunted Hydrology Oct 25, 2024
    Show notes

    Artist and author Geo Rutherford created Spooky Lake Month to highlight the strange and eerie waters of the world. She first fell in love with the Great Lakes during graduate school in Milwaukee. Rutherford was an early educational video creator, but it was a video about spooky lakes that skyrocketed her to viral fame. She has a new book, Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet. Rutherford joins host Rachel Feltman to discuss art, natural wonders and the deepest lake in the world.


    You can get Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet at www.georutherford.com/book

    Watch Spooky Lakes videos at www.tiktok.com/@geodesaurus


    We’re still looking for listener submissions for our upcoming episode on the science of earworms. We’d love to hear a song you just can’t get out of your head. If you’re up for the challenge, sing or hum a few bars in a voice memo and send it over to ScienceQuickly@sciam.com with your name and where you’re from.


    We value your input! Take our quick survey to share your feedback.

    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.


    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with guest Geo Rutherford. Our show is edited by Fonda Mwangi with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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    What Do Societal Beauty Standards Have to Do with Breast Cancer? Oct 23, 2024
    Show notes

    Host Rachel Feltman is joined by Jasmine McDonald, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, to discuss the disturbing trend of an increase in early-onset breast cancer diagnoses. They explore how chronic exposure to endocrine disruptors could be fueling this rise and examine the surprising role that societal beauty standards may play in shaping these risks.


    We value your input! Take our quick survey to share your feedback.


    Email us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!


    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.


    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck fact-check our show. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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    Microbes Are Evolving to Eat Cleaning Supplies, and Whooping Cough Is Making a Comeback Oct 21, 2024
    Show notes

    NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed we’re in the solar maximum, a period of increased solar activity that could lead to more auroras. Also, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a fivefold surge in whooping cough cases. And a new study suggests that some microbes might be using our disinfectants against us by chowing down on them.


    Recommended reading:

    Whooping Cough Is Spreading Again after Years of Relative Quiet


    Email us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!


    Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.


    Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Anaissa Ruiz Tejada. Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck fact-check our show. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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