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The 4,000-Year History of Humans and Silk
For her new book, Aarathi Prasad spent years researching the past and future of silk—and even grew her own silkworms.
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Flint’s Water Crisis, 10 Years Later | Underwater Cables Could Help Detect Tsunamis
While progress has been made in replacing water pipes in Flint, Michigan, many residents say they still don’t know if their tap water is clean or not. Also, scientists are adding sensors to an underwater cable network to monitor changes in the ocean and quickly detect earthquakes and tsunamis.
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Fighting Banana Blight | Do Birds Sing In Their Dreams?
America’s most-consumed fruit is at risk from a fungal disease. Researchers in North Carolina are on a mission to save Cavendish bananas. Also, birds move their vocal organs while they sleep, mimicking how they sing. Scientists have translated those movements into synthetic birdsong.
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Why Is Solving The Plastic Problem So Hard?
Plastics are everywhere, in packaging, clothing, and even our bodies. Could they be made less integral to manufacturing and more recyclable?
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What Worsening Floods Mean For Superfund Sites
Superfund sites contain extreme pollution. Flooding—made worse by climate change—could carry their toxic contaminants into surrounding areas.
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The Global Mental Health Toll Of Climate Change | Capturing DNA From 800 Lakes In One Day
An explosion of research is painting a clearer picture of how climate change is affecting mental health across the globe. Also, a citizen science project aims to find species that have gone unnoticed by sampling the waters of hundreds of lakes worldwide for environmental DNA.
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A gem
Science Friday has been a "go to" for me for years. Often while cleaning up at the lab, we'd play it on NPR and it was a good intro for my undergrad students, to the nerdy, funny, gee-whiz aspects of science. Thanks for a real gem of a program!
Five star content, one star listening experience
Please just bring back the full episodes on Friday.
Still enjoying
I preferred the longer format but I understand the reasoning…it is not the only long podcast I listen to that went to shorter segments because it seemed more likely audiences would listen. I enjoy the variety of topics and views. I see a lot of negativity but if I am
Not interested in a topic I just skip it myself. The people interviewed that I listen to always seems knowledgeable and I always learn something.