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Science Friday: Bug News Roundup: Ant Rafts to Robot Caterpillars
The pick of the week turns to insect engineers.
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Science Friday: Chinese Moon Mission Launch
This week, China launched Chang'e One, a robotic lunar orbiter. Does the launch mean the start of a new global space race?
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Science Friday: Drawing the Line Between Science and Politics
Science, technology, and other cool stuff from the folks behind public radio's Science Friday. It's brain fun, for curious people.
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Science Friday: The Secret to Making Ultrastrong 'Gorilla Glass'
Gorilla Glass isn't unbreakable. But it's twice as durable as regular glass -- at half the thickness.
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Science Friday: Sci Fri Book Club Has 'The Right Stuff'
Join the SciFri Book Club regulars for a look back, er, up, at 'The Right Stuff.'
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Science Friday: Debunking Doomsday and Exploring Maya Science
Two archaeologists weigh in on what the ancient Maya actually said about 2012. Spoiler: not much.
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Science Friday: Shooting Stars: Capturing the Night on Camera
Photographer Colin Legg makes time-lapse movies of celestial scenes.
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Science Friday: Can the Anti Aging Secret Be Found in Red Wine?
Researchers are examining the link between red wine and longevity.
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Science Friday: Shoring Up the Nation's Crumbling Coastlines
Can beaches be rebuilt to face fiercer storms and rising seas? Is there even enough sand to do it?
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Science Friday: Cold Snap Shakes Up Winter Weather Outlook
Climatologist Jeff Weber explains why this winter could pack a punch.
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Science Friday: The Sci Fri Book Club Falls for Mr. Feynman
The Science Friday Book Club discusses the classic book Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
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Science Friday: Desktop Diaries: Temple Grandin
I'm pure geek, pure logic, says Grandin, an animal scientist at Colorado State University.
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Science Friday: Turing Award Winner Barbara Liskov
Ira talks with Barbara Liskov, the winner of this year's Turing Award, what's been called the Nobel Prize of computing research.
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Science Friday: Teenager Launches Lego Shuttle Into Space
Raul Oaida sent the payload to space by way of a large helium balloon.
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Science Friday: Curiosity Rover Zaps a Rock, Starts to Roll
The rover is on its way to Glenelg, an area where scientists hope to drill into bedrock.
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Science Friday: Dean Kamen
He's invented everything from an insulin pump to the Segway Transporter. He started the FIRST Robotics competitions for students. And now, he has his own television show.
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Science Friday: Documenting the Oldest Living Things in the World
In her new book of photography, The Oldest Living Things in the World, artist Rachel Sussman documents the oldest continuously living organisms on the planet.
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Science Friday: Customizing Your Cryptocurrency With Altcoins
ZeroCash, Litecoin, and SolarCoin are digital currency alternatives to Bitcoin.
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Science Friday: The Science Club Talks Art Machines
The Science Club meets to recap the month's 'Build an Art Machine' project.
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Science Friday: Movie Night for Scientists
Movie theaters and scientists pair up to present a National Evening of Science on Screen.
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Science Friday: Sci Fri's Winter Nature Photo Contest Winner Revealed!
Winter Nature Photo Contest judge John Weller discusses your top shots.
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Science Friday: This Doc's Prescription? Use This App, Twice Daily
Cardiologist Eric Topol says smartphone apps give him a better day-to-day view of patients' health.
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Science Friday: These Smartphone Apps Track Every Step of Your Day
Quantified self apps count your steps, measure your sleep, and collect a bevy of other details.
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Science Friday: Building an Open 'Internet of Things'
Lights that talk to window blinds. Sprinklers that check the weather. The 'Internet of Things' promises to revolutionize our daily lives, but only, MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld argues, if our appliances are connected to each other via...