Science Talk

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Science Talk episodes

April 04, 2016 Bird Combines Calls in Specific Order
The Japanese great tit combines two calls in a specific order and does not respond to a recording of the calls combined in reverse order, apparently demonstrating compositional syntax.

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4 min
April 01, 2016 Cellular Circuit Computes with DNA
Researchers have created what they call the first "programming language" for cells, which compiles code into a genetic circuit. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
March 31, 2016 Lasers Could Hide Earth from Prying Aliens
We could use laser light to mask our transits across the sun and thus hide Earth from any intelligent aliens looking for planets to invade

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6 min
March 30, 2016 Twin Birth Proposed for Colliding Black Holes That Produced Gravitational Waves
A flash of light shortly after the detection of gravitational waves could mean that that historic event has an added wrinkle—the black holes that collided may have been born in the same collapsing massive star.

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4 min
March 29, 2016 City Birds Outwit Country Counterparts
Birds that live in urban environments are brasher than rural birds, solve problems better and even have more robust immune systems. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
March 28, 2016 Quasar Winds Clock In at a Fifth of Light Speed
Quasars can shape the evolution of their galaxies, by blasting 135-million-mph winds. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
March 25, 2016 The Fastball Gets Its Scientific Due in a New Documentary
The new movie Fastball dissects the pitch from the perspective of pitchers, hitters, umpires—and scientists, who talk about everything from the physics governing the trajectory of the ball to the neuroscience of the batter’s perception and reaction—including how the ball can appear to vanish.

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5 min
March 23, 2016 Garbage Pickings Get Storks to Stop Migrating
Some white storks have stopped migrating from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa in the winter, because of the availability of food in landfills.

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4 min
March 22, 2016 Smart Glass Goes from Clear to Cloudy in a Jolt
Researchers say their prototype is cheaper and easier to make than other smart glass, and since it's flexible and foldable, could be used for camouflage. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
March 21, 2016 Cuba–U.S. Thaw Should Ease Scientific Collaborations
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology researcher Eduardo Inigo-Elias, a veteran of efforts to work with Cuban researchers, talks about what improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba could mean for science and conservation.

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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.