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**Science Talk**

Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American–from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.

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Bones and Stones: Cemetery Geology Oct 31, 2018

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A tour of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, N.Y., focuses on the geology of the landscape and the mausoleums.

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Tinder for Cheetahs; and an Unusual Blindness Oct 17, 2018

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Scientific American assistant news editor, Tanya Lewis, and collections editor, Andrea Gawrylewski, host a new podcast that takes a deeper look at short articles from the Advances news section of the magazine.

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Better Living through Evolution: Nobel Prize in Chemistry Oct 03, 2018

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Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter shared the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for using evolutionary principles to create highly efficient enzymes and antibodies, with numerous practical applications.

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Laser Advances That Changed Our Lives: Nobel Prize in Physics Oct 02, 2018

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Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland shared the Nobel Prize for finding ways to control and enhance laser light, leading to numerous common applications.

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Unleashing Immunity against Cancer: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Oct 01, 2018

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James P. Allison and and Tasuku Honjo shared the Nobel Prize for their discovery of inhibition of negative immune regulation, the basis of new drugs against cancer.

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Where There's a Wills There's a Way to Explain the Home Run Rise Sep 30, 2018

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Astrophysicist and sports data scientist Meredith Wills talks about why a subtle change in Major League baseballs may be behind the jump in home runs after 2014.

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More People, but Less Hardship? Sep 25, 2018

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann talks about the just-issued Goalkeepers Report, tracking progress against poverty and disease even as the population keeps rising.

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Here's Looking at Humanity, Kid Sep 05, 2018

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Senior Editor Gary Stix talks about the September special issue of Scientific American, devoted to the science of being human. And Brown University evolutionary biologist Ken Miller discusses human chromosome 2 and what it tells us about us.

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Life at the Improv: The Power of Imagination Aug 16, 2018

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Stephen Asma, professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, talks about his two latest books, The Evolution of Imagination and Why We Need Religion.

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Out with the Bad Science Aug 02, 2018

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NPR science journalist Richard Harris talks about his book, Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope and Wastes Billions.

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