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Brain fun for curious people.

    Abortion-Restrictive States Leave Ob-Gyns With Tough Choices

    Abortion-Restrictive States Leave Ob-Gyns With Tough Choices

    Post-Dobbs, ob-gyns and medical students alike must navigate the risk of criminal prosecution associated with patient care in some states.

    • 18 min
    Nasal Rinsing Safely | How Your Brain Constructs Your Mental Health

    Nasal Rinsing Safely | How Your Brain Constructs Your Mental Health

    A recent study looked into life-threatening Acanthamoeba infections, and a few deaths, linked to the use of tap water with devices like neti pots. And, in ‘The Balanced Brain,’ Dr. Camilla Nord explores the neuroscience behind mental health, and how our brains deal with life’s challenges.

    • 24 min
    A New Book Puts ‘Math in Drag’

    A New Book Puts ‘Math in Drag’

    Do you think math is boring? Drag queen Kyne is on a mission to make math fun and accessible for all.

    • 18 min
    With This Rare Disorder, No Amount Of Sleep Is Enough

    With This Rare Disorder, No Amount Of Sleep Is Enough

    A new book explores idiopathic hypersomnia, which causes overwhelming daytime sleepiness despite ample sleep.

    • 16 min
    How Election Science Can Support Democracy | The Genetic Roots Of Antibiotic Resistance

    How Election Science Can Support Democracy | The Genetic Roots Of Antibiotic Resistance

    The Union of Concerned Scientists has unveiled an election science task force led by experts from across the country. Also, a survey of soil and animal poop samples from around the world identified 18 new species of Enterococcus bacteria.

    • 18 min
    Triple Feature: Dune, Mars, And An Alien On Earth

    Triple Feature: Dune, Mars, And An Alien On Earth

    On the heels of the Oscars, we dive into three films that take us to other worlds: A planetary scientist compares Arrakis from 'Dune' to real planets and analyzes whether life could exist on such a sandy, scorching-hot world. And, in a new documentary, NASA psychologists try to find solutions for the mental health challenges of a three-year trip to Mars. Finally, in the movie “65,” an alien crashes on Earth during the Jurassic era, shocked to discover dinosaurs. An astrobiologist has questions.

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
5.1K Ratings

5.1K Ratings

vetmike92 ,

My favorite science podcast.

Science Friday has been a staple for me for years. As a podcast, I never miss it.

Blorik ,

Sigh

I don’t like the blurb format at all. Please return to long episodes.

moving on-missu ,

program isn’t what it once was

So much science to discuss and the program inserts political issues and trans issues into every story. They began a story saying we don’t talk enough about women and women’s bodies- and then they take away half the time to bring trans issues up not once but four times! I guess still no time for women in science

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