Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Who's an Expert?
With technology placing endless information at our fingertips, has 'expertise' changed its meaning?
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Science Friday: Texting Aid Dollars
Much of the financial support for earthquake-stricken Haiti has a high-tech source -- the text message.
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Science Friday: Defining a Data Deluge
Researchers attempt to measure the amount of information humanity can store and transmit.
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Science Friday: Could Gaming Be Good for You?
Jane McGonigal, author of Reality is Broken, explains how to make real life more 'gameful.'
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Science Friday: Keep the Holidays Merry and Safe
Find out how to poison-proof holiday gatherings, and keep the holidays happy.
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Science Friday: Making New Year's Resolutions Stick
Why do people make, keep, and break their New Year's resolutions?
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Science Friday: Shade Grown Coffee Not Just for the Birds
Shade-grown coffee is sometimes called "bird friendly coffee," but a new paper in the journal Current Biology suggests that the plantations also help maintain the genetic diversity of native tree species.
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Science Friday: The Telephone Gambit
Are the stories about Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone accurate? We'll talk with an author who has a different take on the history of the telephone.
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Science Friday: Loop Hearing
We'll talk about the hearing loop, an assistive technology for the hard of hearing that's popular in Europe, but less widespread in the US.
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Science Friday: Summer Sky Forecast
We'll give you a heads-up on what to watch for in your summer stargazing.
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Science Friday: The Invention of Air
Take a breath and think of scientist-theologian Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen.
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Science Friday: New Biography Focuses on Einstein's Creativity
Why does Einstein, who died more than 50 years ago, continue to fascinate us?
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Science Friday: Nih Director Francis Collins
Ira talks with Francis Collins, incoming director of the National Institutes of Health, about research priorities for the years ahead.
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Science Friday: The Thousand Genomes Project
This week, scientists unveiled the first phase results of a public/private effort known as the 1000 Genome Project, an effort to sequence and compare the genomes of 2500 people from around the world.
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Science Friday: Keeping Up With Math
Ira talks with actress and math author Danica McKellar about keeping students' math skills sharp over the coming summer months.
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Science Friday: Top Jobs for the Math and Science Savvy
It's a tough time to be in the job market. We'll talk about the top-rated jobs for people with math and science knowledge.
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Science Friday: White Shark Sightings on the Rise on East Coast
The sharks may be swimming closer to shore to prey on booming numbers of gray seals.
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Science Friday: Study Suggests Earlier Meat Eating in Hominids
Study authors say fossil bones have marks from the tools used for butchering.
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Science Friday: Seti Throws a Party
SETIcon celebrates all things extraterrestrial this weekend.
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Science Friday: Ancient Penguin
Researchers report the discovery of a fossilized penguin predecessor, minus the traditional black tuxedo. [7:55]
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Science Friday: The Story of Texas Longhorns, as Told by Their Dna
Centuries of natural selection left longhorn cattle less susceptible to drought and disease.
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Science Friday: Ancient Skull Holds Clues to Dog Domestication
Do you know when dogs became domesticated? This audio lecture discusses the discovery of an ancient skull sheds light on the domestication of dogs. [10:28]
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Science Friday: Putting Care in Context
Doctors should work harder to establish 'context' for a patient's care, considering all factors that might affect the quality of care.
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Science Friday: Progress Through Challenges
We'll talk about encouraging ingenuity through contests and prizes -- and hear from the winner of the Progressive Automotive X Prize, a major prize awarded this week for advances in car efficiency.