Science Talk

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Science Talk episodes

September 04, 2018 Pasta Problem Cracked!
An intrepid undergrad led the way to understanding the physics of snapping strands of spaghetti.

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5 min
August 31, 2018 Science News You Might Have Missed
A few very brief reports about science and technology from around the globe.

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4 min
August 27, 2018 Pineapple Waste Won't Be Wasted
Costa Rican scientists are extracting valuable materials from the peel and stubble of pineapples.

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5 min
August 24, 2018 Sometimes Mosquitoes Are Just Thirsty
Mosquitoes want your blood for its proteins...or simply to hydrate on a hot, dry day.

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4 min
August 23, 2018 Robot Bartender Will Take Your Order
Digital assistants have to respond quickly, but correctly—so researchers are studying how real humans navigate that trade-off, to design better machines. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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5 min
August 22, 2018 As Spring Arrives Earlier, Arctic Geese Speed Up Their Migration
The birds are arriving in the Arctic up to 13 days earlier than they used to. But at a cost: hunger. Annie Sneed reports.

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5 min
August 21, 2018 Freeloading Ants Help the Workflow
Fire ants tunnels got excavated efficiently by only a small percentage of the group doing most of the work, thus avoiding pileups in tight spaces.

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4 min
August 20, 2018 Ancient Americans Bred Symbolically Important Scarlet Macaws
Genetic information from the bones of macaws found in abandoned pueblos suggests they were bred and distributed as a commodity. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
August 17, 2018 Rising CO2 Means Monarch Butterfly Bellyaches
Milkweed grown with more carbon dioxide in the air supplies fewer toxins to monarch butterflies that need the toxins to fight off gut parasites.

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4 min
August 16, 2018 Life at the Improv: The Power of Imagination
Stephen Asma, professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, talks about his two latest books, The Evolution of Imagination and Why We Need Religion.

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42 min

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Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.