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Leading science and tech journalists dive into a rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show. To view all of our archived  material, go to:  www.scientificamerican.com/podcast .

    Music-Making Artificial Intelligence Is Getting Scary Good

    Music-Making Artificial Intelligence Is Getting Scary Good

    Google’s new AI model can generate entirely new music from text prompts. Here’s what they sound like.

    • 15 min
    Artificial Intelligence Helped Make the Coolest Song You've Heard This Week

    Artificial Intelligence Helped Make the Coolest Song You've Heard This Week

    Machine-learning algorithms are getting so good that they can translate Western instruments into Thai ones with ease.

    • 13 min
    Space Force Humor, Laser Dazzlers, and the Havoc a War in Space Would Actually Wreak

    Space Force Humor, Laser Dazzlers, and the Havoc a War in Space Would Actually Wreak

    In the inaugural episode of Cosmos, Quickly, we blast off with Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno of the Space Force, who is charged with protecting our space in space, particularly from Russia and China.

    • 13 min
    Squeak Squeak, Buzz Buzz: How Researchers Are Using AI to Talk to Animals

    Squeak Squeak, Buzz Buzz: How Researchers Are Using AI to Talk to Animals

    The burgeoning field of “digital bioacoustics” is helping us understand animals like never before.

    • 10 min
    RSV Vaccines Are Coming At Last: Your Health, Quickly, Episode 2

    RSV Vaccines Are Coming At Last: Your Health, Quickly, Episode 2

    A vaccine pioneer tells us that shots to protect against RSV—a dangerous virus for babies and older people—are finally nearing approval.

    • 9 min
    If the Mathematical Constant Pi Was a Song, What Would It Sound Like?

    If the Mathematical Constant Pi Was a Song, What Would It Sound Like?

    Every year on Pi Day, we have a reason to celebrate one of math’s most famous symbols. But this year we speak to someone who has captured it in song.

    • 9 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
1.2K Ratings

1.2K Ratings

Mike in Pleasanton ,

Very informative show, audio is now great

Your Health Quickly is a very informative show, well researched, and firmly rooted in the latest scientific findings. The show producers are very responsive to listener input. Audio quality of recent episode was great.

The Real Zen Boy ,

Went from mediocre to just awful

The new format is terrible. The writing is inaccurate and childish. The show tries to be hip by talking about topics completely outside their lane. Armchair science at its worst. Also, the injection of politics into science is completely inappropriate, especially when the politics is so amateurish and out of touch.

But what finally made me delete the feed was just how racist it has become. The episode on the Thai music composer was the epitome. Instead of introducing a form of music that most people weren’t exposed to and delving into it, the host for some reason kept making racist comments and stereotypes about the current musical landscape. On and on. I really wonder how the artist “featured” felt about having the episode about them turned into a self-indulgent racist diatribe. I know I would be peeved if it happened to me.

jdenning ,

Too cute, trying to hard.

I don’t like to change the format. They’re going for cuteness. Silly Hass happiness. Talking down to the listener. Too much giggling. Especially in this last episode about animal communication. I’ll keep listening. But hope it finds a balance between what it was, and what it has become.

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