Science Friday

WNYC

Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

Episodes

Creating 'world models' for robots + An AI math shakeup

What can moments of lucidity teach us about Alzheimer’s?

Colorado’s snow drought deals a major blow to recreation

How do you find a ‘lost’ species?

What we get wrong about vaccine hesitancy

Why this lab studies the speed of bug pee and other curiosities

Some primates undergo even more extreme childbirth than humans

Deb Haaland is a politician, and proud of it

Sitting all day is terrible for us. Moving a little can help

A Nagasaki survivor and physician recounts his life's work

What do people eat? Plant and animal DNA in sewage provide clues

3D images of galaxies will rock you (ft. Queen)

The evolution of an enzyme engineer who changed chemistry

Why is brain cancer so hard to treat?

How can astronaut food be better?

The reality of living with extreme heat in India

Tracking shark populations, one shark at a time

The Black women codebreakers of the Cold War

Asha de Vos’ journey from deck hand to marine science leader

Why worry about my data If I have nothing to hide?