Science Talk

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Science Talk episodes

August 30, 2017 Grazing Cattle Trim the Menu for Birds
When cattle graze the desert's natural landscape, birds face changes in food availability—and some species are unable to adapt. Jason Goldman reports.

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4 min
August 29, 2017 Climate Change Might Shrink Fish
Warmer water boosts fishes' demand for oxygen—and their bodies may shrink in response. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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3 min
August 25, 2017 A Fruitful Experiment in Land Conservation
In 1998 an orange juice maker dumped 12,000 tons of orange peels on degraded pastureland in Costa Rica—transforming it into vine-rich jungle. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
August 23, 2017 Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses
Astronomers Without Borders wants to share your used eclipse glasses with kids in other parts of the world for the 2019 total solar eclipse.

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4 min
August 19, 2017 Seeing 1 Solar Eclipse May Not Be Enough
David Baron, author of the new book American Eclipse, talks about how seeing his first total solar eclipse turned him into an eclipse chaser.

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4 min
August 18, 2017 Solar Eclipse in 1097 May Be Rock-Carving Subject
A petroglyph spotted in Chaco Canyon may depict a total solar eclipse witnessed by the Pueblo people.

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4 min
August 17, 2017 Social Media Sites Can Profile Your Contacts
Why you should think twice before you give an app access to your phone’s address book.

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4 min
August 14, 2017 "Textalyzer" Aims at Deadly Distracted Driving
A new device promises to tell police when a driver has been sending messages while behind the wheel, but is it legal? Larry Greenemeier reports.

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4 min
August 10, 2017 Climate Change Fires Up Polar Bear Treadmill
Sea ice is drifting faster in the Arctic—which means polar bears need to walk farther to stay in their native range. Emily Schwing reports.

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4 min
August 09, 2017 No Bull: Lizards Flee When They See Red
Western fence lizards are more spooked by red and gray shirts than they are by blue ones—perhaps because the males have blue bellies themselves. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 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.